Listen to The Country online: Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Fonterra, butter, and doubling exports

Finance Minister Nicola Willis spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with the Minister of Finance, Nicola Willis, to learn more about her “Buttergate” meeting with Fonterra’s Miles Hurrell.

On with the show:

Nicola Willis:

Filling in for the Prime Minister, we ask the Minister of Finance if that’s a role she wants permanently.

We also discuss the “Buttergate” beat-up and whether the noble goal of doubling exports in the next decade is achievable.

Jane Smith:

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist talks about “the fascinating arms race” between David Seymour and Winston Peters to claim who thought of getting out of the Paris Agreement first.

We also discuss things getting dry down on the farm and why Ingrid Smith is a great face for New Zealand farming.

Hamish Marr:

New Zealand’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy, and Canterbury arable farmer, talks about staying in Paris and the challenging times for his industry.

Blake Holgate:

Kiwis are wasting less of their food than they were two years ago, with the estimated percentage of household food waste dropping to 10.9% from 12.2% in 2023, according to the 2025 Rabobank-KiwiHarvest Food Waste Survey.

We chat with Rabobank’s Head of Sustainable Business Development to learn more.

Listen below: