Here's the Best of The Country hand-picked by Jamie Mackay and brought to you by our mates at Rabobank. Interviews are with: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth,
Nathan Guy, Hayley Moynihan, Andrew Little, John Wilson and Bill English
Here's the Best of The Country hand picked by Jamie Mackay and brought to you by our mates at Rabobank.
This week's interviews are: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The chief scientist of the Environmental Protection Authority debunks claims that New Zealand will need to slash pastoral stock numbers by up to35% to get GHG emissions down to zero by 2100.
Nathan Guy: The Minister for Primary Industries comments on two good news stories from the dairy industry and denies we need to drop livestock numbers by 35% to be GHG-free by 2100.
Hayley Moynihan: Rabobank's GM Country Banking discusses the positive results of the bank's latest rural confidence survey, Fonterra's result announcement and says "fat is where it's at" for dairy prices.
Andrew Little: The Labour leader opines on the importance of sex appeal for politicians and pays tribute to John Key on his last day in Parliament.
John Wilson: Fonterra's chairman comments on the latest GDT auction and a positive forecast payout and interim six month result for the dairy cooperative.
Bill English: The PM ponders an unchanged OCR, Nicky Hager's war crimes allegations, terror attacks abroad and the legacy of his predecessor John Key.
