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The Country - Golden Shears edition

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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Sir David Fagan and Kieran McAnulty for an update on all the action at the Golden Shears in Masterton.

For Golden Shears coverage click here.

On with the show:

Lisa Murray:

Our Met Service forecaster says there's little or no rain due for the drought regions as the Big Dry really starts to bite.

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Kieran McAnulty and Sir David Fagan:

We head to the War Memorial Hall in Masterton for the 59th running of the iconic Golden Shears and we ask - can anyone stop Rowland Smith?

Tim Myers and Smiley Barrett:

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Today's second panel features the chief executive and the brand ambassador for Norwood as we count down to a couple of huge weeks coming up in Palmerston North.

Don Carson:

The PR Man for the NZ Forest Owners Association reflects on the good (and bad) old days of being the PR Man for the New Zealand Wool Board.

Barry Soper:

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