The chairman of New Zealand Apples and Pears updated the destruction on the ground in Hawke’s Bay. He said there was a huge difference between those affected and those not. Punter said some people just had transportation issues to port, while others had been completely decimated, with only a “dystopian landscape” remaining.
Winston Peters:
The NZ First leader and New Zealand’s longest-serving politician put Cyclone Gabrielle into historic perspective. We also asked him if he was still happy to lead the party of a billion trees - in the right place? Yeah right!
Peter Newbold:
The general manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate and Livestock said sentiment drove the markets and there was a lot of negative sentiment out there at the moment.
Chris Russell:
Our Australian correspondent talked about bad water (flooding), good water (irrigation) and a bad cricket team.
Scott Duggan:
Volkswagen’s national commercial sales manager talked about the launch (in early May) and pricing of the all-new 2023 VW Amarok.
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