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Listen to The Country online: David Seymour talks Land Rovers and school lunches

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Act Party leader David Seymour spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / George Heard

Act Party leader David Seymour spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / George Heard

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Act Party leader David Seymour, to chat about why he’s been making headlines recently.

On with the show:

David Seymour:

So where do we start with the Act Party leader this week?

In the past week, he has been embroiled in controversy over all sorts including a Land Rover stunt, school lunches, teacher-only days, a letter to police advocating for Philip Polkinghorne, and accusations of undermining the Prime Minister.

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Mark Ericksen:

We chat to a Hawke’s Bay apple grower, two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, to discuss the recovery.


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Te Radar:

The voice behind the FMG Young Farmer of the Year reviews the Waikato Bay of Plenty regional final won by Hugh Jackson.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:

One of our leading primary sector academics says we should not pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement and that tourism is not the answer to doubling exports.

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