It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by a dark day in New Zealand sporting history. Yes, on this day in 1981 the infamous underarm bowl incident took place at the MCG. A day where Aussie sportsmanship truly was "the pits".
On with the show: First up it's Winston Peters. The New Zealand First leader and Northland MP talks about drought, manuka honey, Shane Jones and Donald Trump.
Then we catch up with Mark Heer. The GM Rural for ASB announces the winner of the second of three big prizes in the ASB FarmSmarts promo - a trip for two to the Bledisloe Cup in Dunedin on August 26.
Weather o'clock with Chris Brandolino follows. We ask NIWA's weather forecaster about the Greatest American Hero and when the Big Dry in the North Island will break?
Let's get green with James Shaw. Today the Green Party co-leader opines on water quality, the election dates and Bill English's silence on Donald Trump.
Then we end the show with our buddy Andy Thompson. He comments on the big wet and Westland Milk Products' very conservative forecast payout announcement.