It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is bought to you by the music of David Brent because Jamie Mackay simply cannot wait until Brent's feature length movie is out in cinemas.
Never fear, The Country is also all about farming and agriculture, especially that Fonterra forecast payout and the Havelock North water crisis.
On with the show: Let's start at the top with John Key. This week the PM ponders a 50 cent lift in Fonterra's forecast payout, the Havelock North water contamination crisis and the vast potential of the Muslim tourist market from South East Asia.
Next up is Ele Ludemann and Sarah von Dadelszen. Today's panel discusses Zambian agriculture, this season's prospects for dairy and lamb, lower world fertilizer prices and the blame game around the Havelock North water crisis.
Let's talk rugby with Joe Wheeler and special guest Jimmy Cowan. Courtesy of Tru-Test we talk Mitre 10 Cup footy with a Highlander plying his trade in Japan and Stags legend who's returned home to help Southland.