The Country

We kick off the show with the Hīkoi and we wrap with our man in Parliament grounds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Finn Ross, Alan Thomson, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The founder of Climate Action Company and the co-chair of Future Farmers NZ has been at Cop 29 at Azerbaijan (Nov 11-22). He's also written a very good column for our website - Carbon Farming: Urgent ETS changes needed to protect productive farmland .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ joins us for the first time on the show and shares a very interesting revelation from 1982!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 One of NZ's leading primary sector academics and educators talks about her time at Lincoln, Massey and Waikato Universities. She also laments the lack of funding for science and science-based research and conferences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Todd Charteris, Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Sir David Carter, Kate Acland, Stu Duncan and Duncan Humm, Craig Wiggins, Phoebe Nicholls and Ben Trevelyan, Barry Soper, and Rowena Duncum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toyota New Zealand’s marketing guru and Miles Toyota Christchurch’s new vehicle sales consultant are at the show for the launch of the Hilux Hybrid Tour, where said vehicle will be towing a 3.5-tonne sign around New Zealand to prove its grunt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Canterbury A&P Association chairman used to be the Speaker of the House, so we asked him what he would’ve done about yesterday’s events in Parliament before getting his thoughts on the main event at Christchurch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel is at the Christchurch Show; one’s up from the Maniototo for the races and the other’s arrived from Mid Canterbury to talk venison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.