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Listen to The Country online: Immigration Minister Erica Stanford on Act’s plan

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Immigration Minister Erica Stanford spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Minister of Immigration Erica Stanford, after the Act Party revealed its immigration campaign policies yesterday.

On with the show:

Erica Stanford:

The Minister of Immigration is none too pleased with Act’s new proposed immigration policy.

She says it’s “dog whistling” in an election year.

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Tom Young:

Affco’s national livestock manager discusses the importance of migrant labour to the meat industry and how the beef and lamb schedule remains high.

Plus, would he eat a steak from a cull dairy cow?

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Pita Alexander:

The Christchurch-based farm accountant comments on rates, the cost-of-living crisis, the state of the Government’s books and raising the age of eligibility for National Super.

Check out The Country’s radio frequencies here.

Phil Duncan:

Monday’s weatherman discusses a big high settling in across the country.

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