Listen to The Country online: Alliance Group vote with Riley Kennedy and Pete Turner

Riley Kennedy and Pete Turner spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay about the Alliance Group vote on The Country today. Photo / Michael Craig

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with BusinessDesk’s senior rural reporter, Riley Kennedy, and Alliance shareholder Pete Turner.

They discuss the voting for the Alliance Group vote on the proposed Dawn Meats deal.

David Seymour:

The Deputy Prime Minister and Act Party leader comments on the quarterly CPI Inflation Index – up to 3% from 2.7% – with the leading contributors being local council rates and energy costs.

Plus, with two big farmer votes coming up, why is Winston Peters meddling with his nationalistic views?

We also look at politically motivated mega-strikes.

Riley Kennedy:

BusinessDesk’s senior rural reporter has been watching the Alliance Group vote, plus we look at his excellent piece on excess capacity in the red meat industry.

Pete Turner:

We ask a large Alliance shareholder, and son of a former chairman, for his thoughts on today’s big vote on the proposed Dawn Meats deal.

Graeme Williams:

An East Coast farmer and poet on why A&P shows are the most quintessential of all heartland rural events.

Phil Duncan:

There’s another wild, wet and windy week in store as we head towards the windiest weekend of the year – Labour weekend.

Listen below: