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The Country Today - Sir Pinetree tribute edition

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21 Aug, 2017 01:21 AM2 mins to read

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Forget about the water tax, mycoplasma bovis, the wet weather and the woes of calving, lambing and getting crops in the ground. We'll sort that out tomorrow.

Today's show is all about a celebration of the life of New Zealand's most famous farmer, Sir Colin Meads. And we've gathered some famous farmers to pay tribute to the great man.

On with the show:

Dick Tayler: We replay our 80th birthday tribute to Pinetree and then we hear from a man who was, quite literally, dying to get to the unveiling of the Sir Colin Meads statue in Te Kuiti. Today he gets the chance to deliver his eulogy, albeit two months late.

Sir Brian Lochore: A fellow knight, farmer and former team mate pays tribute to his old mate.

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Sir David Fagan: Te Kuiti's second-most famous son pays tribute to its most famous one.

Ian Kirkpatrick: We yarn to the farmer who scored the greatest All Blacks try ever - scored in Sir Colin's final test match victory in an All Blacks jersey.

Andrew Hore: We hear from a younger All Black and farmer who grew up on the legend of Sir Colin Meads.

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