Dom is Jamie Mackay's reluctant sidekick and long-suffering verbal punching bag. When he's not being abused at work he's being abused at home by his wife and kids. His cheery disposition is further enhanced by the fact that he has to get up at 4 am every day to host The Country Early Edition on Radio Sport. (5-6 am Tue-Sat). Tune in...if you dare.
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Dominic 'Furious' George: How farmers can bridge the rural-urban divide
This week's farming protest in Morrinsville was a damp squib. Why preach to the converted?
Dom 'Furious' George: Come join the Great Kereru Count
Dom praises the seed dropping, fruit quaffing, drunken 'gardener of the sky' - the kereru.
Dom 'Furious' George: farmer pen pal bridges urban/rural divide
A rural education from farmer pen pal helps close the urban/rural gap for Dom's co-worker.
Dom 'Furious' George: Personality politics or toe the party line?
Dom George can't make up his mind who to vote for come September.
Dom 'Furious' George: Let's take 'vanguard' back
Dom George hopes Kiwi ingenuity can take the word vanguard back from the alt-right.
Dom 'Furious' George: When it rains it pours
A solo Dom George hosts The Country in what turns out to be one of the busiest news weeks.
Heifers and old people bring joy to a cynic's heart
Dom George finds hope and life lessons from an unlikely source this week.
Dom 'Furious' George: Crusaders clash brings back troubling memories
"Humourless and nasty" - Highlanders' supporter Dom George baits Crusaders' fans.
Dom 'Furious' George: hands off my steak MPI
Dom George comments on MPI's recent ruling on the safety of medium-rare meat.
Dom 'Furious' George: Lions blind date a surprise success
Noted curmudgeon Dom George is forced to play nice...and ends up enjoying himself.
Dom 'Furious' George: Why are dairy farmers' kids being bullied?
Dairy farmers' kids are being bullied due to their parents' profession writes Dom George.
Dominic 'Furious' George: Gypsy Day here to stay
An Otago Regional Councillor objects to the use of the phrase 'Gypsy Day'.
Dom 'Furious' George: War heroes put life in perspective
Comment: Dom George delves into history to put a cold day into perspective
Dom 'Furious' George: The more things change...
Dom George reflects on a year after The Farming Show's change to The Country...
Dom 'Furious' George: So many years, so many killed
Dom George reflects on Anzac Day and how war has become a game of numbers
Dom 'Furious' George: Why have farmers gone from hero to zero?
Opinion: Gone are the farmer-friendly Fred Dagg days of yore writes Dom George
Dominic 'Furious' George: I don't mind the chains
It's neither safe for myself nor society at large to be entirely free of work commitments
Dom 'Furious' George: 'Stalin of the skies' gets my vote
Pest bird proves you don't have to be popular to win awards writes Dom George.
Dom 'Furious' George: When pets become pests
What do you do when a national pest is also an increasingly favourite pet in New Zealand homes? Dom George investigates.
Dom 'Furious' George: Ode to nudie calendars
The latest Massey student vet calendar Barely There causes Dom to reminisce about his love of "nudie calendars".
Dom 'Furious' George: Kiwis quick to judge
People are quick to point the finger where drugs are concerned writes Dom George
Dom 'Furious' George: What do vegans eat when they're hungover?
Kebab-quaffer Dom George can't work out what a vegan would chow down on after a big night.
Dom 'Furious' George: Fonterra on the right PR track
In a world of urban/rural "he said-she said" could Fonterra actually be winning the PR battle for farmers?
Dom 'Furious' George: To tweet, or not to tweet
Whether you're the President of the United States or a rodeo king - Twitter is a dark and dangerous place writes Dominic George
Dom 'Furious' George: I read the news today, oh boy
After a month off, it's back to the grindstone and as usual I have to catch up with what's happened in the world over the past 4
Dom 'Furious' George - Have yourself a beery little Christmas
Dom George attempts to piece together the events of The Country's Christmas party.
Dom 'Furious' George - Give a goat this Christmas
Dom has come over all festive in this week's Furious George, advising us to give to those in need this Christmas.
Dom 'Furious' George - Below the belt
Dom George is miffed that boxing novice Jamie Mackay gets ringside seats to the Joseph Parker fight...
Dom 'Furious' George - Grin and beer it
Dom lovingly recounts The Country beer brewing process in association with Emerson's Brewery and under the iron-fist of Jamie Mackay.
Dom 'Furious' George - the Kea was robbed
Dom George bemoans the fate of the cheeky Kea who lost out to the vote-fixing Kokako as Bird of the Year.
Dom George: Anarchy in New Zealand
Dom George reckons New Zealand need a healthy dose of anarchy and dissent and we could learn this from the Icelandic people.
Dom 'Furious' George - Kiwi farmer's radio revolution
Dom takes a trip down memory lane and gives us the history of radio which started on a farm!
Dom 'Furious' George - rugby, 'rasists' and beer
A weekend in the life of Dom George: fantastic All Blacks, a delectable Tuatara brew, and atrocious social "medea" spelling.
Dom 'Furious' George - are rural towns becoming ghost towns?
Are we losing our regional towns? Dom George investigates rural depopulation.
Dom 'Furious' George - Why is there such a divide between farmers and townies?
Dom George looks at both sides of the rural/urban story to try and see if everyone can play nice.
Dom 'Furious' George - so mad about So-Med
The Country's resident cynic investigates the murky world of social-media one-upmanship.
Furious George - Looking for love or a TV deal?
Dom George wonders if Marcella Bakker is really looking for love or just looking for a TV show...
Dom George's ode to a chilled out entertainer
Dom George writes a touching and heartfelt and in no way sarcastic tribute to his boss The Country host Jamie Mackay.
Dom George tackles the trolls
Dom takes on some ill-informed keyboard warriors in this week's Furious George.
Dom 'Furious' George - Give townies a break
Dom George wonders why we can't all just get along?
Dom 'Furious' George - Believe it or not! Olympic edition
Sports commentator Paul Allison has some fascinating Olympic tales. Dom George rips them off wholesale in this week's column.
Dom 'Furious' George goes to the Olympics
Dom George scores an own goal watching too much Olympic coverage rather than doing his job.
Dom 'Furious' George: A tribute to Duncan Laing
Dom George pays tribute to 'understated yet hugely renowned Andrew James Duncan Laing.'
Dom 'Furious' George: The idiocy of local body politicians
Local body politicians: For those who make a career out of it there's something just a little 'off' about them says Dom George.
Furious George: Concussion repercussions
COMMENT: The Country's Dom George recounts his meeting with footy player/journalist/author /raconteur Peter FitzSimons. George also gets a plug in for his Bledisloe Cup junket. Shameless!
Furious George: Farming Champions
COMMENT: Dom George celebrates the achievements of rally driver Mike McLean and FMG Young Farmer of the Year Athol New in this week's Furious George.
Furious George: You can take the girl out of the farm...
Dom's wife's love for her new pet bunny has driven the notorious curmudgeon to write a column about the history of rabbit-genocide in farming.
Furious George: The madness of Dom George
Jamie Mackay has taken leave of his senses over Brexit and Dom is starting to feel the effects as The Country HQ descends into pandemonium.
Furious George: Grin and beer it
In this week's Furious George, Dom investigates his favourite industry. That'd be the craft beer brewing industry of course.
Furious George: A true New Zoolander
COMMENT: Max Key's recent photo-shoot sparks inter-office hi jinks...
Furious George: Chinese whispers
This week Dom investigates the media coverage of the Silver Fern Farms deal and those Theo Spierings rumours.
Furious George: The Broadband Blues
Dom reckons the National Party should put its money where its mouth is and give farmers a better broadband deal.
Furious George: Business in the front, party in the back
In this week's Furious George - Dom waxes lyrical about the mighty, mighty mullet.