Here's the Best of The Country hand picked by Jamie Mackay and brought to you by our mates at Rabobank.
This week's interviews are: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The chief scientist of the Environmental Protection Authority debunks claims that New Zealand will need to slash pastoral stock numbers by up to 35% to get GHG emissions down to zero by 2100.
Nathan Guy: The Minister for Primary Industries comments on two good news stories from the dairy industry and denies we need to drop livestock numbers by 35% to be GHG-free by 2100.
Hayley Moynihan: Rabobank's GM Country Banking discusses the positive results of the bank's latest rural confidence survey, Fonterra's result announcement and says "fat is where it's at" for dairy prices.
Andrew Little: The Labour leader opines on the importance of sex appeal for politicians and pays tribute to John Key on his last day in Parliament.
John Wilson: Fonterra's chairman comments on the latest GDT auction and a positive forecast payout and interim six month result for the dairy cooperative.
Bill English: The PM ponders an unchanged OCR, Nicky Hager's war crimes allegations, terror attacks abroad and the legacy of his predecessor John Key.