Jamie Mackay: And the 2020 Rural Oscars go to ... 23 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read The New Zealand primary sector - the farmers, growers, foresters and fishermen - went into head-down, bum-up mode when the Covid lockdown hit. Photo / File OPINION: There's no sugar-coating it, 2020 has been a bugger of a year. And personally, while I want to kick it to touch, 20 rows deep into the grandstand, it's worth taking a little time out to reflect on 12 months we'll never forget. For anyone younger than Winston Peters, who was born in a Northland manger just before the end of World War II, this could easily have been the most tumultuous year of their lives, maybe even their "annus horribilis".