It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by gold. On this day in 1862 the first gold shipment left from Dunedin to London. Let's celebrate with a bit of Spandau Ballet!
On with the show: Winston Peters: The New Zealand First leader says Bill English is puzzled, confused and losing his grip and Nathan Guy is dumb. Tell us how you really feel Winston!
Mike Petersen: We catch up with New Zealand's Special Trade Envoy in Egypt, following on from his trip to Algeria, surprisingly our third largest dairy market.
Ben Noll: We ask NIWA's weather forecaster about that the approaching "evil wench" Donna!
Richard Kidd: The 2016 Ballance Farm Environment Awards winner, who's just returned Rabobank-sponsored to trip the Netherlands, talks about studying intensive Dutch farming systems and the concept of a Green Bank.