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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: How a Country Calendar episode sparked a national debate
Description: Over the next few weeks, The Front Page is revisiting some of the major stories we covered in 2022. Â Over the last year, the divide between rural and urban New Zealand has only seemed to widen. There was no better example of that than an episode of Country Calendar. In the episode, businessman Geoff Ross sparked heated debate when detailed some of his more unconventional approaches to farming, including switching music in the wool shed from AC/DC to Vivaldi in an attempt to improve animal welfare. So why was this so controversial, and w...