Listen to The Country online: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on public service cuts

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 to talk about recent public service cuts and find out what he’s up to at Fieldays this year.

Plus, Jarden’s head of commodities, Mike McIntyre, is in the studio.

On with the show:

Christopher Luxon:

We ask the Prime Minister what’s in the Budget for farmers.

With public service cuts, is Wellington doomed as a city?

Is Winston Peters barking mad (or just barking up the wrong tree) in wanting to buy the BNZ?

And at Fieldays, will he be attending the Rural Industry Leaders Event (dinner and debate) to raise funds for the Rural Support Trust?

Andrew Murray:

Fonterra’s chief financial officer comments on last night’s final GDT auction for the 25/26 season.

The headline move (up 0.6%) was largely in line with expectations, with a few unders and overs. Butter came out better than expected, and skim milk powder a little worse.

Vitor Cacula Pistoia:

The RaboResearch senior analyst covers the latest developments in global fertiliser markets, where farmers are paying the price big-time for the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Rowena Duncum:

We catch up with The Country’s former producer at the “Out the Gate” Beef + Lamb NZ conference in Christchurch.

Listen below: