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Listen to The Country online: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on RMA reforms

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

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 discuss RMA reforms.

Plus, does he eat lamb or ham for Christmas?

On with the show:

Christopher Luxon:

The Prime Minister ponders an FTA with India, the RMA reforms and the latest 1News poll.

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Plus, whether lamb beats ham for Christmas in the Luxon household.

Wayne Langford:

The Federated Farmers president applauds the RMA reforms, and we count down the Feds’ “12 Pests of Christmas”.

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Professor Will Happer:

Strong attendance at climate change events with world-renowned Princeton physicist Will Happer demonstrates support for a serious conversation about climate change policy.

So says Groundswell. But is the good doctor simply a climate change denier?

Campbell Parker:

The chief executive of DairyNZ releases the latest break-even price ($8.50) for milk production and celebrates some good wins in 2025 on the biosecurity and research fronts.

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