Listen to The Country online: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on carbon farming

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

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, to ask him what he thinks about Pāmu’s carbon farming.

On with the show:

Christopher Luxon:

The Prime Minister fronts up on The Country, after standing Mike Hosking up on Monday.

We discuss Jim Bolger’s comments about Winston and Seymour, the Investment Tax Boost, National Super and Pāmu’s carbon farming.

Cameron Bagrie:

Independent economist comments on today’s OCR announcement, the Investment Tax Boost, and National Super.

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Bruce Thorrold:

DairyNZ’s chief science adviser looks back on 40 years of change in the dairy industry.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:

One of our leading primary sector academics on the dairy industry and the Budget.

Blair McLean:

Our viticulture correspondent says this season’s grape harvest is outstripping last year’s, which is good news for New Zealand’s seventh largest export, although the higher yield may bring some challenges.

The 2025 harvest was 47,461 tonnes, up 39% on the low-yielding 2024 harvest of 34,150 tonnes and up 5% from the 2023 harvest of 45,340 tonnes. Wine exports were $2.1 billion in the 12 months ended March, up 2.3% on the prior year.

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