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The Country Today - Assassination Day edition

On this day in 1963 US President John F Kennedy was shot and killed. Today's show comes to you accompanied by the sound of Dion singing Abraham, Martin and John. Today we head to the heart of quake zone to talk to inland Kaikoura farmer John Meuli about some of the devastation the industry is facing. Labour’s Primary Industry spokesman Damien O’Connor says the government should be spending its surplus on infrastructure not tax cuts. Today’s panel is Jane Smith and Nadine Porter- a former BFEA winner and the NZ Young Farmers Communication Manager. Hauraki Plains farm consultant and the founder of Fit 4 Farming Ian Handcock talks about how farmers can improve their physical and mental wellbeing by adding exercise to their day. And Zespri’s GM of Grower and External Relations Dave Courtney celebrates the final shipment of 2016 NZ kiwifruit season which has seen records broken for volumes of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit exported.

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