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The Country Today - Gypsy Day edition

The Country
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Today's show is dedicated to Gypsy Day which has some under a bit of fire for being a tad politically incorrect... Interviews are with: Dick Tayler, Steve Maharey, Jane Smith, Nadine Porter, Richard French, Peter Nation and Peter Newbold.

It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is dedicated to Gypsy Day which has got into a little bit of trouble recently for being offensive to Romani people. Do you agree? Or do you think it's political correctness gone crazy? Take our poll and have your say!

On with the show: Dick Tayler: Our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador joins us in the studio to encourage farming folk to give generously to a statue saluting our most famous farmer and footy player.

Steve Maharey: We ask a former politician if political correctness is pervading society and we get his considered thoughts on the Budget.

Jane Smith and Nadine Porter: Today's panel features a former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards and the Communications Manager for Young Farmers.

Richard French: The countdown continues to the FMG Young Farmer Grand Final on July 6-8 and today we yarn to the Waikato/Bay of Plenty regional winner.

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Peter Nation: The chief executive of Fieldays is counting the sleeps (and there's 15 of them) until the biggest event on the farming calendar.

Peter Newbold: The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the rural real estate market.

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