October 16, 2025 • 6 mins
Today’s farmer panel comprises a Federated Farmers’ current local government and adverse events spokeswoman, and the former meat and wool chairman.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
The farmer panel with the Isuzu Dmax, the Kiwi Ute,
built Tough with truck DNA.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Dance dance Jacks.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Fresh's she is telling me, Yeah, we love Welcome back
to the country on the Friday. We always go country
on the Friday in the country. That's a lot of countries,
isn't it. I can't get rid of the prime mister,
he said, I'm not going until you play Sally when
the Wine runs out by role Model catching.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Very good, mate. I even saw you bopping along there.
You've got a bit of the hooker, take a shuffle
and you're coming out there. I can see that day.
But I told you at the beginning, I'll come on
your show, but you've got to let me promote country music,
proper country music. So this is my song of the week,
which is role Model Sally when the Wine runs out.
So pretty cool.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Okay, we're going to thank you. We're going from Sally
to Sandra. Sally to Sandra as opposed to Sandra. You
want to get over there, Sandra and get straight down
that microphone. And this is Hello, and this is Sandra
Faulkner from Federated Farmers. Hello, Sandra, you might want to
get a wet more onto that. How's that been? Ben
(01:15):
Humphrey doing a wonderful job here as my technical support
and believe you me, when it comes to technical stuff,
I need support. This is home patch for you. Half
the population or is it three quarters of the population
comes through the gates over the next two days.
Speaker 5 (01:29):
Yeah, how good is this. We've got to spectacular day
here in Gisbood one hundred and fifty eth Poverty Bay
amb Association Show and just a massive shout out to
Pat and Stephen and all the team here because the
showgrounds are gleaming, people are smiling. Things are great in
the bay.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
We're going to chat to Toby Williams shortly, former Federated
Farmers Meat and wooelchair and he's got out of the
job at the wrong time because store Lambs one hundred
and eighty dollars six dollars seventy two a kilogram live
weaight lambs on the hooks eleven bucks wool Sandra is
suddenly worth something. Happy days for the Porol sheep farmers.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
Happy days all right.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
If we can get sharing to wash its faith now
for a while, then you know it's all up from
here right.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, now you're a federated of I've lost my screen here.
You're Federated Farmers spokesperson for adverse events, and goodness knows
you've had enough of those in this region over the years.
But I want to talk to you about local government.
The Prime Minister talked about reforming through the rima local
government and I was off sure when the local body
elections were on, but I'm thinking we've got far too
(02:37):
many local body politicians. We've got far too many local
body authorities. We need more unitary authorities and a bit
of economy of scale.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Yeah. Well, of course you're right in the heart of
a unitary authority here with the Gismond District Council and
a shout out to Mayor Rihet who's been returned to
her role there. But I think probably out of this
last election, the thing to note is just that the
sheer numbers of rural and provincial voters that came out.
So you know, we've all heard about how abysmal the
(03:07):
voting rates were around the country, but it was our
country folk that got out and voted. And on top
of that, we've got some fantastic rural people have put
their hands up. They're now sitting around council tables, so
you know, all that reform around our may it's going
to be in good hands and we've got a lot
of work to do it.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Just word on the adverse events. Of course, you've had Bowler,
and if I get the chance, I might speak to
Graham Williams about that a wee bit later in the show.
But of course more recently Gabrielle. Has the recovery finished
yet or is this are we still a decade away
from being recovered?
Speaker 5 (03:42):
Well, it's all individual right, and we're going to have
events up and down this country. We live in the
roaring forties and it just does miserable things to us
with the weather, so they'll be ongoing events. I think
what's really important to remember, though, is that we don't
become the generation that says, oh, you haven't seen an
adverse event until you've seen gabriel because we saw that
a lot after and we have to be a bit
careful with the people that we are looking after out
(04:04):
in the regions because it doesn't matter how big or
how widespread the event, Your event is devastating when it happens.
So for us it's really important that we continue to
look after people and a big shout out to those
that are doing it up and down the country.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Okay, hundred, thanks for your time. Part two of the
Farmer Panels also a gismond Or East Coast farmer, Toby
Williams's former chair of a Federated Farmers Meat and Wool section.
Isn't it good? You must be wrapped Toby. That especially
sheep farmers at the moment they're now making some money.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Oh what a day to be a sheep fam What
a time to be a sheep farmer, Jamie. Know, we've
had a plenty of just rubbish years no money in
sheep farming. All of a sudden the stars are aligned.
We've got amazing pricing store and the works and meet
coming to saying it's here for a little while. You know,
sheep look pretty positive.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
What do you think might happen around this big of
lions folk early next week?
Speaker 1 (04:57):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
You'd love to be a fly on the wall. And
then I'm not lying shareholder, but it's it's, you know,
as tough. It's a tough decision and for me personally
now a matter of feeds. I can say, look, I don't.
I think the Dawn deal is a good deal for Dawn,
but not a good deal for New Zealand's. It's pretty tough,
you know, but they've backed themselves into a pretty poor
position Alliance, and I knew the management and the board
(05:20):
of Alliance now understand that they're trying the best they
can to get out of this. But you know, let's
hope we can find a solution that really suits the farmers.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
We have to still have too much capacity in the industry,
don't We We do.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Have way too much capacity in the industry, and I
was talking with the Sulfur and Farms at their Farmer
conference this week about that, and you know that needs
to be solved. But a bigger thing we need to
actually solve is how we look after each other in
the market. We need more collaboration around how we market
our products like the lamb COO and in North America.
We need to see this in Europe because we're running
a rescue now of not having enough to supply these
(05:52):
restaurants and keeping our brand out there. So it's a
you know why, it's amazing at the moment. We need
to work together.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
And I've only been in gisban for less than a day,
but the country's looking a picture.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
We're amazing. Like we had forty miles of rain last
week and it could not have come at a better time.
We were northwest of the winds were browning us off,
drying us out pretty severely, and forty miles of rain
is just pennies from heaven.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Okay, we thanks Toby, and thanks and Andra for being
a farmer penet that I really appreciate.
The farmer panel with the Isuzu Dmax, the Kiwi Ute,
built Tough with truck DNA.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Dance dance Jacks.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Fresh's she is telling me, Yeah, we love Welcome back
to the country on the Friday. We always go country
on the Friday in the country. That's a lot of countries,
isn't it. I can't get rid of the prime mister,
he said, I'm not going until you play Sally when
the Wine runs out by role Model catching.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Very good, mate. I even saw you bopping along there.
You've got a bit of the hooker, take a shuffle
and you're coming out there. I can see that day.
But I told you at the beginning, I'll come on
your show, but you've got to let me promote country music,
proper country music. So this is my song of the week,
which is role Model Sally when the Wine runs out.
So pretty cool.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Okay, we're going to thank you. We're going from Sally
to Sandra. Sally to Sandra as opposed to Sandra. You
want to get over there, Sandra and get straight down
that microphone. And this is Hello, and this is Sandra
Faulkner from Federated Farmers. Hello, Sandra, you might want to
get a wet more onto that. How's that been? Ben
(01:15):
Humphrey doing a wonderful job here as my technical support
and believe you me, when it comes to technical stuff,
I need support. This is home patch for you. Half
the population or is it three quarters of the population
comes through the gates over the next two days.
Speaker 5 (01:29):
Yeah, how good is this. We've got to spectacular day
here in Gisbood one hundred and fifty eth Poverty Bay
amb Association Show and just a massive shout out to
Pat and Stephen and all the team here because the
showgrounds are gleaming, people are smiling. Things are great in
the bay.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
We're going to chat to Toby Williams shortly, former Federated
Farmers Meat and wooelchair and he's got out of the
job at the wrong time because store Lambs one hundred
and eighty dollars six dollars seventy two a kilogram live
weaight lambs on the hooks eleven bucks wool Sandra is
suddenly worth something. Happy days for the Porol sheep farmers.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
Happy days all right.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
If we can get sharing to wash its faith now
for a while, then you know it's all up from
here right.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, now you're a federated of I've lost my screen here.
You're Federated Farmers spokesperson for adverse events, and goodness knows
you've had enough of those in this region over the years.
But I want to talk to you about local government.
The Prime Minister talked about reforming through the rima local
government and I was off sure when the local body
elections were on, but I'm thinking we've got far too
(02:37):
many local body politicians. We've got far too many local
body authorities. We need more unitary authorities and a bit
of economy of scale.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Yeah. Well, of course you're right in the heart of
a unitary authority here with the Gismond District Council and
a shout out to Mayor Rihet who's been returned to
her role there. But I think probably out of this
last election, the thing to note is just that the
sheer numbers of rural and provincial voters that came out.
So you know, we've all heard about how abysmal the
(03:07):
voting rates were around the country, but it was our
country folk that got out and voted. And on top
of that, we've got some fantastic rural people have put
their hands up. They're now sitting around council tables, so
you know, all that reform around our may it's going
to be in good hands and we've got a lot
of work to do it.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Just word on the adverse events. Of course, you've had Bowler,
and if I get the chance, I might speak to
Graham Williams about that a wee bit later in the show.
But of course more recently Gabrielle. Has the recovery finished
yet or is this are we still a decade away
from being recovered?
Speaker 5 (03:42):
Well, it's all individual right, and we're going to have
events up and down this country. We live in the
roaring forties and it just does miserable things to us
with the weather, so they'll be ongoing events. I think
what's really important to remember, though, is that we don't
become the generation that says, oh, you haven't seen an
adverse event until you've seen gabriel because we saw that
a lot after and we have to be a bit
careful with the people that we are looking after out
(04:04):
in the regions because it doesn't matter how big or
how widespread the event, Your event is devastating when it happens.
So for us it's really important that we continue to
look after people and a big shout out to those
that are doing it up and down the country.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Okay, hundred, thanks for your time. Part two of the
Farmer Panels also a gismond Or East Coast farmer, Toby
Williams's former chair of a Federated Farmers Meat and Wool section.
Isn't it good? You must be wrapped Toby. That especially
sheep farmers at the moment they're now making some money.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Oh what a day to be a sheep fam What
a time to be a sheep farmer, Jamie. Know, we've
had a plenty of just rubbish years no money in
sheep farming. All of a sudden the stars are aligned.
We've got amazing pricing store and the works and meet
coming to saying it's here for a little while. You know,
sheep look pretty positive.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
What do you think might happen around this big of
lions folk early next week?
Speaker 1 (04:57):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
You'd love to be a fly on the wall. And
then I'm not lying shareholder, but it's it's, you know,
as tough. It's a tough decision and for me personally
now a matter of feeds. I can say, look, I don't.
I think the Dawn deal is a good deal for Dawn,
but not a good deal for New Zealand's. It's pretty tough,
you know, but they've backed themselves into a pretty poor
position Alliance, and I knew the management and the board
(05:20):
of Alliance now understand that they're trying the best they
can to get out of this. But you know, let's
hope we can find a solution that really suits the farmers.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
We have to still have too much capacity in the industry,
don't We We do.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Have way too much capacity in the industry, and I
was talking with the Sulfur and Farms at their Farmer
conference this week about that, and you know that needs
to be solved. But a bigger thing we need to
actually solve is how we look after each other in
the market. We need more collaboration around how we market
our products like the lamb COO and in North America.
We need to see this in Europe because we're running
a rescue now of not having enough to supply these
(05:52):
restaurants and keeping our brand out there. So it's a
you know why, it's amazing at the moment. We need
to work together.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
And I've only been in gisban for less than a day,
but the country's looking a picture.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
We're amazing. Like we had forty miles of rain last
week and it could not have come at a better time.
We were northwest of the winds were browning us off,
drying us out pretty severely, and forty miles of rain
is just pennies from heaven.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Okay, we thanks Toby, and thanks and Andra for being
a farmer penet that I really appreciate.
Popular Podcasts
CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist
It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.