Hello from the other side...today's show is all about Adele. Interviews are with: Bill English, Cameron Bagrie, Joe Wheeler, Aaron Smith and Chris Russell.
It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by Adele because she's in New Zealand and fan-boy Jamie Mackay is beyond excited.
On with the show: Bill English: The PM ponders an unchanged OCR, Nicky Hager's war crimes allegations, terror attacks abroad and thelegacy of his predecessor John Key.
Cameron Bagrie: The chief economist of the ANZ Bank comments on today's OCR, yesterday's GDT and the future prospects for dairy, lamb and horticulture.
Joe Wheeler and Aaron Smith: Courtesy of Farmlands, fans of farming and footy, we have our weekly Super Rugby preview with a hard-case Highlander and the world's best halfback.
Chris Russell: Our Australian correspondent updates action from across the ditch where prawns and wool are proving expensive commodities.