Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: Siobhan O’Malley from Meat the Need

Meat the Need co-founder, Siobhan O'Malley spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Siobhan O’Malley, one of Meat the Need’s co-founders, to learn how people can get behind the farmer-led charity to help New Zealanders in need.

On with the show:

Siobhan O’Malley:

We catch up with one of the co-founders of Meat the Need - the only charity in New Zealand to distribute a continuous supply of protein to food banks and community organisations nationwide.

They are a farmer-led charity donating livestock, milk and cash to turn into mince and milk meals for Kiwi families.

Since 2020, Meat the Need has delivered over 2 million meals to New Zealanders in need.

Ben Picton:

We track down Rabobank’s Sydney-based senior macro strategist on a speaking tour of the South Island where, amongst other things, he’s addressing the timing of a likely cut in our OCR rate. We also look at what a Trump Presidency could mean for global trade and the world economy.

Steve Wyn-Harris:

After an early morning start to watch the closing holes of the British Golf Open, who should we hear from first, but a Central Hawke’s Bay sheep farmer in Poland, about the breaking news of Joe Biden stepping down from the 2024 US Presidential race.

Don Fraser:

The former head of Fraser Farm Finance and long-time show contributor shares his concerns for the Western world, should we fall prey to a cyber attack from the likes of Russia or China. What can we do to futureproof ourselves? Plus, we try to put the current farming downturn into some historical perspective.

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