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Listen to The Country online: Acting PM David Seymour co-hosts with Jamie Mackay

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9 Jul, 2025 02:22 AM2 mins to read

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Acting PM David Seymour (left) popped into the studio to co-host The Country with Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Michelle Watt

Acting PM David Seymour (left) popped into the studio to co-host The Country with Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Michelle Watt

Today on The Country radio show, Acting Prime Minister David Seymour popped into the studio in Dunedin to co-host with Jamie Mackay.

On with the show:

David Seymour:

The Act Leader and Acting Prime Minister, “Deputy Dave”, joins us in the studio.

We talk about the 2025 FMG Young Farmer of the Year, Hugh Jackson, and today’s OCR.

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Plus, how’s he getting on with Winston Peters?

Will Act and NZ First cannibalise National’s rural vote?

And how is Mark Cameron?

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Wayne Langford:

Federated Farmers is calling on Kiwis to “get in behind” flood-affected farming families at the top of the South Island, as recovery efforts ramp up and the scale of the damage becomes clearer.

President Wayne Langford visited the area on Monday, July 7.

He says the destruction in parts of Nelson and Tasman is extensive, with some farms completely unrecognisable.

Hunter McGregor:

We find our “Guy in Shanghai” back in his hometown of Roxburgh today, where he’s escaping the oppressively hot 40-degree summer heat.

Today we discuss the seasonal variations on the Chinese economy.

Campbell Parker:

The chief executive of DairyNZ discusses the Foot and Mouth (FMD) Operational Agreement, improvements in winter grazing practices, and the successful recent Farmers Forums.

Shane McManaway:

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A Wairarapa farmer and philanthropist talks about saving the Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre.

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