Listen to The Country online: Winston Peters on being Prime Minister, and Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to ask him if he’s keen on being Prime Minister.

He also quizzes him on his criticism of Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell’s decision to step down.

On with the show:

Winston Peters:

We get the New Zealand First leader’s take on the state of our economy.

Does he want to be our oldest Prime Minister?

And why is he slamming retiring Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell?

Jane Smith:

North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards reckons it’s taken a war for this country to realise that net zero will leave us cold, hungry and poor.

Peter Newbold:

We take our monthly look at the state of the rural market with PGG Wrightson’s general manager, livestock and real estate.

Chris Russell:

Our Australian correspondent says weight loss drugs are great news for dairy farmers and that rain is trumping Trump on sheep farms.

Listen below: