With three sleeps to go we ask Labour's high-flying leader to say two nice things about Bill English and also why should farmers bother to contemplate voting Labour?
John Wilson:
Fonterra's chairman comments on another really solid GDT auction result, we look forward to Monday's annual results and ask if the dairy giant if taking sides ahead of the election.
Courtesy of Allflex, we continue our series "Farmers are Good Buggers too", showcasing farmers who are doing good things for the economy but, more importantly, doing the right thing by the environment. Today it's the turn of the winner of the 2014 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Chris Brandolino:
NIWA's principal weather scientist ponders the real arrival of spring with the equinox due on Saturday morning plus we look at the devastating consequences of Hurricane Harvey on Texas farmers.
Nathan Guy:
We talk to the Minister for Primary Industries about a good GDT, a bad start to spring, Mycoplasma Bovis, Myrtle Rust and whether he'll still have his job next week?
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