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The Country - Mental health edition

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Today on The Country we catch up with a couple of big names in mental health, Sir John Kirwan and 'Resilient Farmer', Doug Avery.

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Sir John Kirwan:

Courtesy of Crowe Horwath we talk mental health and rugby with a man who has achieved great things for his country in both fields.

Doug Avery:

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We head to Marlborough to catch up with the 'Resilient Farmer' who's just returned from a speaking tour of Scotland, spreading the mental health gospel.

Chris Russell:

Our Australian correspondent says Prince Harry has proved a bit of drought-breaker in Dubbo plus we examine the best ag job in Australia and ask if it's safe to eat strawberries again?

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Joe Wheeler and Marty Banks:

Japan is our final port of call as two former hard-case Highlanders, plying their trade in the land of the rising yen, cast their eye over the prospects of the eight teams in the Mitre 10 Cup semi-finals.

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