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The Country - Feedback edition

The Country
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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay delves into some rather colourful and vitriolic feedback from the show's loyal listeners.

On with the show:

Lisa Murray:

We ask our Met Service forecaster to forecast when we'll see a change in the weather patterns to end the big dry afflicting the south and west of both islands.

Mark Wilson:

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Is a Queenstown-based business consultant who asks, "Are freedom campers defecating drifters or money makers for rural New Zealand?"

Barry Soper:

Following on from some vitriolic listener feedback, our political correspondent ponders Jacinda Ardern's un-wed pregnancy, Ratana and changes to employment laws.

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Don Carson:

Is a freelance rural commentator who comments on the Doomsday Clock moving closer to midnight, the sawmill cutback in Gisborne plus he pays tribute to the late GC Williams.

Andrew Watters:

The chief executive of MyFarm looks at the move towards rural investment in permanent crops and horticulture as opposed to the more traditional dairy, beef and sheep industries.

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