The Country 13/11/25: Sir David Carter talks to Jamie Mackay

The chairman of the Canterbury A&P Association says the rain hasn't dampened the spirits of the event nor the local farmers, as he takes in a great crowd for day one of the show.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
To David Carter, one of the people behind the resurgence
of this weather is not flash today. But the farmers
are all pretty happy with the rain.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
It's a great rain and the rain at this time
for the livestock guys in Canterbury is just worth millions
of dollars. So the crowd's still here. The farmers don't mind.
They can come off the farm and enjoy at the show.
What we want is two good days tomorrow and the
next day, and the forecast says we're going to get them.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Well, I wore my dress m William's boots. I actually
have a set especially for field days. They're old ones.
I think I got the wrong ones on today, David.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Well, you should have watched the forecast, chairman, it's your fault. Well,
I've got my Aaron Williams on and they're holding up
pretty well. It's pretty money out there, honest to add.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
But yeah, well we're good forecast I think for tomorrow.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
And yeah, Friday and Saday will be good. And of
course there are two public holidays here in Canterbury, so
we're looking forward to a strong show.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Yeah, okay, So despite the inclement weather, and as you say,
it is welcomed, will be welcomed by all the farmers,
and a lot of them are here today. I've run
into so many already. This is a pretty good crowd,
isn't it.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
I'm really happy with it. Yeah. The farmers, as I say, well,
take the day off. They don't do much farming today.
Come into the Canterbury Show. Lots of livestock here to see,
lots of exhibits, the trade exhibits numbers are well up.
One competition, the Wall Expo. There's plenty of things for
people to do.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
Have you been down to the Boar Breeders Association competition
this morning?

Speaker 2 (01:20):
That I haven't got there yet, but it's on my
list to do. There's just so much to see, but
I'll make my way down there.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
Well, it's all fun and games. It's terribly politically incorrect.
I love it.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Well, that's what it should be. It should be fun
and games. That's what the Cannibury Show used to be
when I came as a teenager. Probably Jamie was here
at the same time, when he was at Lincoln. Probably
some memories you don't want to recall publicly.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
Well, there was no social media in those days, so it.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Didn't thank god it is. Otherwise you might not have
got the job you're doing today.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
Yeah, okay, David. So we are broadcasting, of course, from
the Emerson's Tiny Pub. That's my second home. This place.
Greg Menzi's and the team are here, and we're here
for the launch of the twenty twenty five Mackay's. That's
a very crisp pilsner, and we're going to make you
just sample of wheat taste. Greg will just poor you
one because I've also got another special guest who needs

(02:08):
no invite to have a bear. This is the EU
Ambassador to New Zealand, Lawrence Meredith. Last time I ran
into Lawrence was after the Primary Industry Awards and Lawrence
was still looking for a bar halfway through the middle
of the morning. Great man, We're gonna chat to him shortly, David,
what do you think of that?

Speaker 2 (02:24):
That's a very enjoyable personer loving it. You might have
to stay for another one, Jamie.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
Well, you're most welcome to Are you a craft beer man?

Speaker 2 (02:32):
I don't drink as much bear as I used to
when I was a Lincoln student, like you, more wine
at the moment. But that's a superb person.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
I'm loving it now. I think we chatted to you,
what was it last week or earlier earlier this week,
and I was asking you about how you were getting
on on the Banks Peninsula. You said it's getting a
bit dry. I hear this going to be like twenty
five miles of rain out of this event, so that'll
be most welcome.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
Yeah, And sounds to me like North Canaby's getting it
well too. And they were really dry off for the
guys at the stage, their livestock, for owners, they're getting
towards their weaning. This rain will just give them that
much more comfort. So it's disrupted the show a little bit.
But what it does for Canterbury they used to talk
about a million dollar rain. This is a multimillion dollar rain.
Go for it.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
Yeah, absolutely all right. So David, I'll let you go
because I know you just enjoy the rest of your
person