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Listen to The Country online: Christopher Luxon on coalition friction

The Country
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who reckons there aren’t any cracks in his coalition government.

On with the show:

Christopher Luxon:

The Prime Minister says he won’t hang the Tasman/Nelson region out to dry after the devastating flooding.

He also denies that cracks are appearing in the coalition and is adamant we should not be pulling out of the Paris Agreement.

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Todd McClay:

Following on from the Prime Minister’s comments, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry announces a $600,000 support package for flood-affected farmers, growers and foresters in the Tasman/Nelson region.

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Andrew Murray:

Fonterra’s chief financial officer reviews last night’s positive GDT Auction - up 1.1%, WMP + 1.7%, SMP + 2.5%.

Jack Fagan:

We catch up with one half of the New Zealand Shearing Team ahead of the Welsh Test Series, starting on Saturday.

This follows on from a loss to Scotland and wins against England and France.

Jim Hopkins:

We get the take of a well-known rural raconteur on water, politics and the politics of water.

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