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Lake Hawea Station Owner Answers Criticism From Country Calendar Viewers

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 30 Jun 2022, 3:09PM
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Lake Hawea Station Owner Answers Criticism From Country Calendar Viewers

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 30 Jun 2022, 3:09PM

There's been bite-back from Country Calendar viewers - who've labelled a farm featured in the latest episode as "woke" and "PC".

Lake Hawea Station plays classical music during shearing, and shearers are judged on the experience for the sheep, not the traditional tally.

Kiwi entrepreneurs Geoff and Justine Ross run the place, Australasia's first certified carbon zero farm, in Central Otago.

Country Calendar gets around 600-thousand weekly viewers.

Geoff Ross called in to speak with Simon Barnett & James Daniels on the show.

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