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Listen to The Country online: The big dry with Niwa principal scientist Chris Brandolino

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The Country's Jamie Mackay asked NIWA's principal scientist Chris Brandolino for the latest on the dry weather. Photo / George Heard

The Country's Jamie Mackay asked NIWA's principal scientist Chris Brandolino for the latest on the dry weather. Photo / George Heard

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with NIWA’s principal scientist Chris Brandolino, to find out more about the dry weather and if it’s going to let up anytime soon.

On with the show:

Chris Brandolino:

NIWA’s principal scientist on the big dry.


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Kate Scott:

The new chief executive of Horticulture NZ comments on some stellar numbers in the SOPI Report for horticulture which is now worth $8 billion to our economy.


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Emma Poole and Tim Dangen:

Today’s farmer panel name their respective Ag Persons of the Year.

Chris Russell:

Our Australian correspondent talks beef, rabbits, cucumbers and cricket.

Barry Soper:

Our political correspondent has been at the British High Commissioner’s Ball with Nicola Willis.

But were Winston Peters and David Seymour there sharing some collegial yuletide cheer?

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