It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by the positive GDT result and the power of Pollyanna Penny. ASB's rural economist has stuck to his guns about the $6 payout. Is his sunny disposition about the future of dairy starting to come to fruition?
Let's start with the man himself Nathan Penny! ASB's rural economist, the man we affectionately coined Pollyanna Penny, has now been christened 'The Oracle' after this last night's stunning GDT auction result.
Next up it's John Wilson, this week the Fonterra chairman says the great GDT result overnight was the result of tightening global supply as a genuine recovery for the dairy industry appears to be on the cards.
Where's Andy Thompson? For some shadowy reason he's been red-carded this week but our man from Weather Watch Phil Duncan is here to ponder a connection between last week's snow and this week's water contamination in Hawkes Bay.
Nathan Guy the Minister for Primary Industries ponders the GDT result , the SFF vote and the fate of the Ruataniwha dam. However Highlanders fan Jamie Mackay won't let the Minister comment on The Hurricanes...
Finally we round things off with Paul Allison as we continue on from yesterday with some brilliant Olympic trivia from one of New Zealand's leading sporting statisticians.
Today it's the tale of the one-legged gymnast, a good walk spoiled and Eric the Eel.
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