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Rob Stowell

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:09:25 +1200

Yeah, researching this recently, and while lamb has done ok at times, wool's really gone from hero to zero. In 1964 it made up approx 37% of our dollar exports. And we were in the -top few? (can't find figures on this) nations in the world in per capita income.…

andrew llewellyn

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:10:33 +1200

I can confirm that in more ways than one, it has been a bad year for sheep.

Don Christie

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:17:19 +1200

Confused. Whilst those diary guys are snorting snow the lamb growers are down a whopping $20 bucks a carcass ($70 to $50).

If the problem is houses and diary, whack those two issues, not the whole damn economy. This is export year, remember.

And yes, I am planning a light…

Rob Stowell

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:08:02 +1200

I'm just worried what David's gonna do. Every time the Guv gets on Mr Haywood's dark side, someone gets a Bollarding. An' I reckon he's .25% over the line now.

andrew llewellyn

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:02:25 +1200

Well, as someone who possibly has to take personal responsibility for prompting the Guv to these measures...

Let me just say how much I'd like to see him on breakfast TV wearing Shrek ears.

Public Address

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:02:25 +1200

Discussion from blog post.