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The Country - Fishy edition

The Country
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Today on The Country our rural raconteur Jim Hopkins looks into the "New Zealand Fish Passage Advisory Group."

On with the show:

Katie Milne:

The President of Federated Farmers comments on MPI's ongoing battle against M.bovis and the broadband connectivity issue facing rural New Zealand as we count down to the live-streamed coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

James Shaw:

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We ask the Minister for Climate Change and the Green Party co-leader if agriculture should be wary of his new Interim Climate Change Committee as New Zealand transitions to a net zero emissions economy by 2050.

Jim Hopkins:

Is a well-known rural raconteur who takes Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage to task over her 'New Zealand Fish Passage Advisory Group' saying the fish should not come first!

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Joe Wheeler and Jordie Barrett:

Courtesy of Farmlands, fans of farming and footy, we take our weekly look at Super Rugby. Today's it's the turn of an up and coming All Black from a famous Taranaki organic dairy farming family.

Chris Russell:

Our Australian correspondent comments on his country's controversial live animal export industry, saving arable land from urbanisation and the wonder horse Winx.

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