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The Country Today - Moon tunes and Chinese whispers edition

The Country
21 Jul, 2016 01:33 AM2 mins to read

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It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by the moon.

Whatever for?

On this day in history in 1969 man's first landing on the moon was broadcast live on radio throughout New Zealand. To celebrate, Dom George is playing moon tunes.

On with the show: John Key is up first.

Dom asks the Prime Minister about US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit and the possibility of US ships coming back to our shores. Indonesia and China are also discussed.

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Next up with have Andrew Hutchinson who is the Young Grower of the Year.
He has been identified by industry leaders as a shining example of the exceptional young talent in our $5 billion horticultural sector.

Hayley Moynihan is in charge of Rabobank's Rural Banking. The Global Dairy Trade Event is the topic du jour.

Hard-case Highlander Joe Wheeler is next cab off the rank. He gives Dom an update on all things Super Rugby as the competition heats up!

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Finally we find out what's going on across the ditch with Australian correspondent Chris Russell.

Dom gets to talk to him about some posh golf courses. Strewth!

You can hear the whole shebang in the Soundcloud embed below:

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