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The Country - Three Waters edition

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Today on The Country, East Coast farmer and bush poet Graeme Williams returned, to recite his latest work - Three Waters.

On with the show:

Paul Williams:

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and we talked to New Zealand's top rugby referee Paul Williams, about the mental fitness work he, and his sister Natalie, are involved in - The Strengths Shed.

Graeme Williams:

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After listening to Jacinda Ardern and Wairarapa farmer Mike Firth on yesterday's show, our resident East Coast poet awoke at 2-30am, all fired up over, and put pen to paper about his frustrations over Three Waters and carbon farming.

Remember to enter the Rabobank Farm Tracks competition - you could win a share of $5000!

Barbara Kuriger:

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National's Agriculture Spokesperson comments on her party's new Covid policy and the controversial Three Water reforms.

Chris Russell:

Australian correspondent talks Covid, coal, iron ore, kelpies and the NRL Grand Final.

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