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The Rural Roundup | Full Show November 6th

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Philip & Lyneyre Hooper | Winners of the Regional Supreme Award - Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards

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Cole Davies | Champion Motocross/Supercross Rider on the Verge of Greatness

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Sam Whitelock | All Black Great on his Connection to Farmstrong

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show November 4th

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Brando Yelavich | Survivalist Cleaning up the Coromandel through 'Project Guardian'

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Sam Owen | Agriculture Teacher Discusses the Retention of Year 11 Ag Classes

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Steve Abel | Green Party Agriculture Spokesperson

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Dane Sales | Young Horticulturalist of the Year Finalist

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show November 2nd

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Mainland Coachwork Equestrian Segment: Leanne Ireland | Equestrian Enduro Athlete & Ruahine Equestrian Enduro Club President

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Campbell Parker | DairyNZ Chief Executive

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Anna Kelland & Phoebe Scherer | Young Horticulturist of the Year Finalists

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 30th

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Roy Sloan | Fiordland Wapiti Foundation General Manager

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Clayton Hart & Meg Spittal | Young Horticulturist of the Year Finalists

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Sam Gibson | 'Sam the Trap Man' on Recently Released Second Book

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 28th

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Storm Baynes-Ryan | Founder of 'That Farming Physio'

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Jess Blair | New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Chair

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Marc Gascoinge | Farmstrong Champion Biking the Length of NZ for Rural Wellbeing

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Kerry Williams | Target Shooting New Zealand Executive

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 23rd

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Barry Dawe | President of the NZ Lawn Mower Racing Association

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Janet Smith | President of NZ Merino Shearing, Alexandra

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Murray Bush | Chair of Honey & Bees New Zealand

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Robyn Askey | Edgecumbe Farmer Going Viral After Conversation with the PM

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 21st

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Abbey MacDonald | 2026 Stone Skimming Women's World Champion

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Jono Philips | Marlborough Championship Target Shooting Organiser

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Campbell Parker | DairyNZ Chief Executive

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Daniel Eb | The Opportunity Party Deputy Leader

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 19th

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Connor McIndoe | Business and Economic Research Limited Senior Consultant

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Andrew Hoggard | Associate Minister for Agriculture & ACT Agriculture Spokesperson

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Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Allan Oldfield | World Champion Blade Sheep Shearer

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Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Josh Moorby | All Black & Hurricanes Winger + A Farm Kid From Te Awamutu

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 16th

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Ashton Whyte, Blake Affleck, Bailey Newbould & Charlotte Knight | International Six Day Enduro (ISDE) Team NZ in Portugal

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Jared Stockman | DairyNZ Lower South Island Regional Manager

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Bush & Blue: Warren Maher | Hauraki Gulf Forum Co-Chair & Waikato Regional Council Chair

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Paddy Thornton | Maungaturoto Dairy Farmer & Volunteer Firefighter

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 14th

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Maegen Blom | 2025 Zanda McDonald Award Winner & Operations Manager for Mills Bay Mussels

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Karen Williams | Irrigation NZ CEO

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Jack Fagan | Shearing Sports NZ Circuit Update

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George Shield | New Head Steward for the Tux Yarding Challenge, Poverty Bay

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 12th

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Alice Addis | Equifest On-site & Team NZ Veterinarian

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Chris Kershaw | NRANZ NZ Rifle Team Captain

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Simon Cameron | Federated Farmers Meat & Wool Vice Chair

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Jo Luxton | Labour Party Spokesperson for Agriculture

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 9th

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Margaret Faulkner | Celebrating 60 years of being involved in Rural Women NZ

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Lucas Evans | CEO of Premium Seas on harvesting seaweed in Akaroa

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Dr Kate McAlpine | DOC Scientist on creating SWAT

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 5th

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Mark Patterson | NZ First MP & Minister for Rural Communities

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Tom Slee | Young Farmer of the Year & Southland Farmer

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Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Skylar Heathcote | Event Organiser - 2026 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals

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Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Duncan Leslie | National Merino Open Shearing Champion

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show October 2nd

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Bush & Blue: Isabell Zitzelsberge | Founder of Wild Chix

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Richie Cosgrove | NZ Fish and Game Chief Operating Officer

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Chloe Phillips-Harris | Horse Trainer - Expedition Leader - Author & Equifest Presenter

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Kylie Dorr | Team Manager for the NZ International Six Days' Enduro (ISDE) Team

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show Sept 30th

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Preparing for El Niño: Tim Mitchell | FENZ Service Delivery Wildfire Manager

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Anna Gillespie | Federated Farmers Otago President on Central Otago Sludge Problem

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Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Jack Hawkeswood | 2026 New Zealand Rally Championship Champion

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Rebecca Greaves | Farmer's Weekly Senior Reporter on Heretaunga Plains Aquifer Water Shortages

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show September 28th

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Fabian Yukich | Chair of NZ Wine Growers

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Chris Dillon | Southland Federated Farmers Provincial President

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Harriet Bremner-Pinckney | Farmer, Author, Speaker & Health, Safety & Well Being Advocate

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show September 25th

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Tavendale & Partners On Farm Legal | Hon Simon Moore KC - Chair of the NZ Electoral Commission

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Marc Featherstone | Founder & Director of Outdoor Expo

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Brad Siebert | NZ Avocado Chief Executive

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show September 23rd

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Mel Parsons | Award Winning NZ Country/Folk/Indie Musician

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Preparing for El Niño: Chris Brandolino | Principal Scientist for NIWA

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Jaiden Drought | Publisher of Farm Trader Magazine on his Massive Biofuel Tractor Journey

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Hon Todd McClay | Minister for Agriculture & Forestry

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show September 21st

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Courtney Chamberlain | Hadstock Farms Sixth Generation Flower Grower

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Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Jack Jordan | The World's Best Timber Sports Athlete

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Angela Clifford | Eat New Zealand CEO

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show September 18th

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Bush & Blue: Glen Thurston | Creator & Founder of Mental Hunts

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Nicola Mitchell aka Niccolo Piccolo | Award Winning NZ Country Folk Artist on New Album

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Hon Todd McClay | Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Trade & Investment on the India FTA & Supermarket Duopoly

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show September 16th

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Tania Gibson | Grey District Mayor Discusses NZTA Subsidy Cuts

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Chris Bain | Massey Ferguson NZ Product Manager on 175 Year Celebration

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Preparing for El Niño: Dr Hugh Jellie | Founder & Managing Director at Āta Regenerative

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Colin Hurst | Federated Farmers President Discusses the Latest Confidence Survey

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The Rural Roundup | Full Show September 14th

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Kevin Bain & Bella Nolan | NZ Auto Traps Inventor/Co-founder and Communications Manager

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Tony Wilson | Agrecovery Chief Executive Discusses the Rural Recycling Scheme