October 29, 2025 • 3 mins
Liz McMillian has named 2-term Councillor Richard Wilson as her deputy for the coming term. Luke caught up with Richard to share a congrats and ask if it came as a surprise.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All formalities at Fuddy Fucked. Yesterday our new council was
sworn in and shortly after Liz McMillan shared her pick
for deputy for the coming term none other than second
term Council of Richard Wilson. Congrats mate, thank you, thank you, Luke.
Something invited for or did it come as a surprise.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
I hadn't really thought about it until we got to
this here now actually, so yeah, now I'm very pleased
to be honored to get it.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Something that may come as a surprise for the listeners
is that meyor Liz gets to pick the deputy. It's
not by vote. Why do you think she opted for you?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
I probably we compliment each other and I, you know,
I'm from the rural background and their business sense and Liz,
Liz has a good sense. But also she's from a
different place in Eshburton, you'd say, so where she confidenced
other very well.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
A strategic move, while she also noted you a governance experience.
Did you serve as chair of the RDR?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yes, I was on Make Good Times derogation for a
long time and then I was the chair of ADR
after that for a few years.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
So yes, then the far which will come back to
what you read on this new council. There's a fierce
s mattery of new faces. How do you think you're
going to go?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I think we're going to go very well actually here first,
you know, so get together after the inauguration yesterday and
we all get on very well and everybody seems to
be you have a good grasp on what they've got
to do, and that's that's the biggest one. If you
if you have no conflict in council, you can actually
cohese if you get on and do stuff.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
I'd say that everybody's rather brave putting their hand up
into this term. There's a bit of headwinds. There's a
few challenges coming our way, namely water. Which one are
you looking forward to sinking your teeth into.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
I think that the water is quite exciting actually because
Ashburton District has a good record of doing things well,
like Alstereshburton and so the three Waters space and I'm
sure we can do the same thing. We've just got
to get it, get the governance right and you know,
really put our best foot forward to make it work.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Is there any other business that we take care of?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
This side of Christmas, we've got we've been starting on
the annual plan, which is effectively next year's rates, so
that's very soon. So that's probably the big thing we're
looking to do for the next few months, you know,
get our teeth into that and try and keep our
roads as law as possible, but at the same time
doing everything we need to do.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
So on farming, you've been doing it for over three decades.
Tell us about your operation. You're at near Hines or
something onn't you that's right?
Speaker 2 (02:19):
So I've looked at Hines all my life and then
I went to Hindh School in Ashtudent College, and then
I went and worked in the rural bank, which is
like a rural I was a rural banker for a
couple of years and I came home and I was
a sheep farmer for fifteen years, and then we decided
to do twenty years. Actually then we decided to just
convert to darys. I'm now a hidairy farmer.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Right on, you don't mind me asking if you're a
fond Terrish supplier.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Yes we are, yes, yes, So when.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Do you think the vote's going to go today? On
the big sale to the French giant.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I think it's I think that'll be positive. So, you know,
I think it's a good thing for all New Zealand.
All that capital we get returned back because Kevin gone
into Deirry and the high prices. We put a lot
of money into Frontier and perhaps just getting some of
it best have to pay the bank back again. So
that's quite good.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Well you've seen both sides of that absolutely. Have you
ever shown at the AMP show super quick, Richard?
Speaker 2 (03:10):
I may have as a kid, you know, we may have.
I think that the pet Lamb might have gone there
when we're very young. Their kids have shown there, you know,
Nevern my father did a lot of stock stuff there,
but now with no sheep, we don't mean to do
this the stock thing. But I've been I've always every
year I've gone to the show for single years since
i've dot. I think it would be well.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Looking forward to spotting you there the next couple of days,
with the balance of checking out the farm machinery with
kissing babies and shaking hands and trying not to spill
all that source from the hot dog down your front
as well. Congratulations our new Deputy Mayor Richard Wilson's
All formalities at Fuddy Fucked. Yesterday our new council was
sworn in and shortly after Liz McMillan shared her pick
for deputy for the coming term none other than second
term Council of Richard Wilson. Congrats mate, thank you, thank you, Luke.
Something invited for or did it come as a surprise.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
I hadn't really thought about it until we got to
this here now actually, so yeah, now I'm very pleased
to be honored to get it.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Something that may come as a surprise for the listeners
is that meyor Liz gets to pick the deputy. It's
not by vote. Why do you think she opted for you?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
I probably we compliment each other and I, you know,
I'm from the rural background and their business sense and Liz,
Liz has a good sense. But also she's from a
different place in Eshburton, you'd say, so where she confidenced
other very well.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
A strategic move, while she also noted you a governance experience.
Did you serve as chair of the RDR?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yes, I was on Make Good Times derogation for a
long time and then I was the chair of ADR
after that for a few years.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
So yes, then the far which will come back to
what you read on this new council. There's a fierce
s mattery of new faces. How do you think you're
going to go?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I think we're going to go very well actually here first,
you know, so get together after the inauguration yesterday and
we all get on very well and everybody seems to
be you have a good grasp on what they've got
to do, and that's that's the biggest one. If you
if you have no conflict in council, you can actually
cohese if you get on and do stuff.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
I'd say that everybody's rather brave putting their hand up
into this term. There's a bit of headwinds. There's a
few challenges coming our way, namely water. Which one are
you looking forward to sinking your teeth into.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
I think that the water is quite exciting actually because
Ashburton District has a good record of doing things well,
like Alstereshburton and so the three Waters space and I'm
sure we can do the same thing. We've just got
to get it, get the governance right and you know,
really put our best foot forward to make it work.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Is there any other business that we take care of?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
This side of Christmas, we've got we've been starting on
the annual plan, which is effectively next year's rates, so
that's very soon. So that's probably the big thing we're
looking to do for the next few months, you know,
get our teeth into that and try and keep our
roads as law as possible, but at the same time
doing everything we need to do.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
So on farming, you've been doing it for over three decades.
Tell us about your operation. You're at near Hines or
something onn't you that's right?
Speaker 2 (02:19):
So I've looked at Hines all my life and then
I went to Hindh School in Ashtudent College, and then
I went and worked in the rural bank, which is
like a rural I was a rural banker for a
couple of years and I came home and I was
a sheep farmer for fifteen years, and then we decided
to do twenty years. Actually then we decided to just
convert to darys. I'm now a hidairy farmer.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Right on, you don't mind me asking if you're a
fond Terrish supplier.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Yes we are, yes, yes, So when.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Do you think the vote's going to go today? On
the big sale to the French giant.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I think it's I think that'll be positive. So, you know,
I think it's a good thing for all New Zealand.
All that capital we get returned back because Kevin gone
into Deirry and the high prices. We put a lot
of money into Frontier and perhaps just getting some of
it best have to pay the bank back again. So
that's quite good.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Well you've seen both sides of that absolutely. Have you
ever shown at the AMP show super quick, Richard?
Speaker 2 (03:10):
I may have as a kid, you know, we may have.
I think that the pet Lamb might have gone there
when we're very young. Their kids have shown there, you know,
Nevern my father did a lot of stock stuff there,
but now with no sheep, we don't mean to do
this the stock thing. But I've been I've always every
year I've gone to the show for single years since
i've dot. I think it would be well.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Looking forward to spotting you there the next couple of days,
with the balance of checking out the farm machinery with
kissing babies and shaking hands and trying not to spill
all that source from the hot dog down your front
as well. Congratulations our new Deputy Mayor Richard Wilson's
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