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The Country Today - Henley edition

The Country
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Today's show is dedicated to the tunes of Mr Don Henley by the boys of summer, Jamie Mackay and Dom George. Interviews are with: Georgina Griffiths, Don Carson, Graham and Graeme Smith, Peter Newbold, Jim Paterson, Mark Stafford, Barry Soper.

It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is dedicated to the tunes of Mr Don Henley by the boys of summer, Jamie Mackay and Dom George.

On with the show: Georgina Griffiths: Our Met Service forecaster talks about some wet weather coming our way.

Don Carson: The PR man for the NZ Forest Owners Association is all fired up about the prospect of planting more trees to mitigate GHG emissions.

Graham and Graeme Smith: Today's panel comprises the two G Smiths as we ponder whether New Zealand has too many dairy cows.

Peter Newbold: We go in search of Justin Bieber and take our monthly look at the rural real estate market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate.

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Jim Paterson: The former president of the New Zealand Federation of Wool Merchants reviews yesterday's sale.

Mark Stafford: This week's $100 TAB sports bet of the week sees us backing the Barracuda to score a try in Canberra and the rain to create a draw in Hamilton!

Barry Soper: Our political correspondent reflects on John Key's farewell party from Parliament.

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