The Country 30/05/25: Rowena Duncum talks to Hamish McKay

Ro discusses the upcoming Primary Industry Summit (PINZ), happening next month in Christchurch.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm so going to have to get a Friday playlist. Bro,
did you put this together? I did? I did?

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Yeah, help Sandy out.

Speaker 1 (00:06):
It is special, absolutely outstanding. The Pennce conference coming up
in christ Church.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Yeah, twenty fourth and twenty five fifth of Joan to
Pie in christ Church. So I'm going to be the
MC during the day both days. I mean, Jamie's going
to MC the evening the gala dinner, so he'll be
there in his penguin suits.

Speaker 1 (00:23):
Does do a penguin suit?

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Well? He does, he does? Yeah. Yeah. So the focus
this year is going for growth, working together to turbocharge
the primary sector because it's obviously been a little bit
challenging this year with the tariffs and everything going on
and stuff. So I love this conference. I attended at once,
was lucky enough to MC at last year, which was
my second time. And it's the people in the room,

(00:47):
you know, and it's the chance to get like farmers
to global strategists, politicians, just getting everyone together and focused
on shaping the future. It's a pretty cool conference.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
Well it sounds brilliant. So who's on the menu to speak?

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, so pretty much there's a kreme de la creme
of everyone is there doctor John Roach who you.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
Spoke to just before the What an interesting man.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Oh he's amazing, Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. We've got
Evangeli Vitalist, Deputy Secretary Trade and Economic at m FAT.
There's the lunks of your Emma Pool and Tim Dangin
Young Farmers of the Year, Thomas McDonald who won the
Xander Award, Michael Everry Love, Michael every from Rabobank, Todd McClay, Nicola,

(01:29):
Greg basically more politicians, and you can shake his stick
at Clear Taylor, who's one of the most delightful creatures
in agriculture. Nuffield Scholar, Hamish Mass specially Agricultural Trading Voy
also Nuffield Scholar, Peter Templeton, also a Neuffield Scholar. And
then there's also a bunch of CEOs who are actually
out there dealing with different markets. So the lunks of

(01:49):
Dan Bolton from Silver fer and Farms, Todd Charteris from Rabobank,
Nicola Turkie Forest and Bird Caarina, Jordan Fish and Game,
Mike Casey of the Electric Tractor Fame. Also then of
course the Galla Awards dinner sponsored by Silver f and Farms,
The menu designed by Beef and Lamb New Zealand and
Bess Ambassador chef Cameron David. So last year it was
Cheat and Pangham. Jamie and I fell in love with

(02:12):
Cheating and what he presented to us, so that the
dinner alone is amazing. It's honestly worth going to. So
we would love to see you there, Jamie and I
will be their early bird tickets close off to day.
There's a discount code for Federated Farmers members as well,
so just go to the Fred Farmer's website then click
on the events tab and all the information is up there.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Got to wrap it up shortly. But if you were
to say, between now and then pick up a bit
of a sore throat and come up with eighty rough
ones a day, kind of boys, you could still have
the fee, but I could fill in for you.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
Honestly, is a wonderful event, and so I will have
finished with the country on the Thursday before that, going
into MUTTADEKEI so looking forward to being back with Jamie
and back with everyone on those two days.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
You signed somebody to make sure that that continues.

Speaker 2 (03:01):
And that's my favorite thing is that I actually have
the right of reply. He's doing the dinner in the
middle of it, and then I'm on the mic all
day the next day, and so any shots he fires
at me I can refute.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
It's wonderful, absolutely beautifully.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
You have done a great job.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
It's been so cool to be yere I. Hopefully I'll
get another chance at some stage to do it all again.
You go, well, it pins it sounds great ro Thanks
very much.