Smile and Pod - Craig 'Wiggy' Wiggins
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In this week's episode we feature rural broadcaster, Craig Wiggins.Best known to the rural community as 'Wiggy', Craig's life has taken many different paths since his childhood in Raetihi.Growing up on a farm with steep and rugged topography, Craig learned early about the importance of horses and developed a passion for working with them. Through many chance opportunities in life he has developed a respected broadcast and MC career and regularly reports for rural media such as Farmers Weekly, The Country and is a host of the annual Rural Games in Palmerston North. He's also been a huge driver of the current health check programme for farmers with Global HQ, and supporting farmers mental health following the Mycoplasma Bovis outbreak. After losing his father early in life and suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, Craig has learned to embrace every opportunity and fulfill it to it's maximum potential. 
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