Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay talked to David Clark, Megan Hands, Phil Duncan, Craig Hickman and Duncan Humm about the flooding in Canterbury.
On with the show:
David Clark:
The President of Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers updated the latest on the 1-in-100 years floods hammering Canterbury. Plus, we hear a tale of heroism from the Feds.
Megan Hands:
The Canterbury Regional Councillor updated the numbers on the flooding.
Phil Duncan:
We asked Monday's resident weather expert when it was going to stop raining in Canterbury after months of asking when it was going to start.
Steve Wyn-Harris and Grant McCallum:
Today's first panel featured a Central Hawkes Bay sheep farmer and a Northland cow cocky. We dissected yesterday's Q&A Climate Change panel and this statement from National Iwi Chairs Forum's Mike Smith - "there is no scientific solution to selfishness and greed...12,000 farmers expect to have special treatment in a country of five million people".
Craig Hickman and Duncan Humm:
Our second panel featured two rural social media influencers - "Dairy Man" and the founder of the NZ Farming Facebook Page.
Listen below:
It's crucial to remind people they're not alone during challenging times.