January 16, 2025 • 38 mins
Rowena Duncum talks to Tristan Meyers, Steve Hollander, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, Rachel Shearer, and Jason Pine.
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Love, Good afternoon, New Zealand. Welcome into the country.
Speaker 6 (00:28):
Yeah, better it Luke Holmbs Friday? Is it Combs? Is
it comes? I actually don't know.
Speaker 5 (00:33):
I'm heading to the concert tomorrow night. A heap of
people around the country already making their way to Auckland
for the concert tonight. Executive producer Michelle Watt is a fan.
I only know two songs. We'll talk to her about
that a bit later on the show today, taking you
through until one o'clock. I'm rolling a duncan by the way,
Jamie McKay back with you on Monday.
Speaker 6 (00:54):
We're going to be joined waiting patiently on hold.
Speaker 5 (00:56):
Tristan Mayer's NIEWA analytical meteorist and forecaster. Quite a big
title there. Just looking at the weather ahead.
Speaker 6 (01:04):
What is coming?
Speaker 5 (01:05):
I know the North Island and the north of the
North Island is crying up for rain. Other parts of
the country are too. We'll find out who's going to
get it. Others want sunshine. Are you gonna get it.
We'll get to the bottom of that shortly. Steve Hollander
joins us. Here's the founder and trustee of the New
Zealand Rural Games, which are celebrating their tenth year an
amazing weekend in Palmerston North along with the New Zealand
(01:27):
Sports Awards, so we'll preview both events with Steve. Coming
up on March seven to nine, We're heading to coastal Tatanaki.
I don't think I've hit it there this week catching
up with Kevin Smiley Barrett Organic dairy farmer over there
will update conditions and the nakki and also what does
rugby playing offspring are up to, both in New Zealand
and Ireland. Rachel Shearer, the GM for wool at PGG
(01:50):
right Syn takes a monthly look at the wool market,
and Jason Pine Weekend sport host and Today News doorgs
Hedb Afternoon's host will join me ahead of broadcasting low
h from sale GP. This weekend, which had the Australian
Open and the big sporting story is coming up for
twenty twenty five. It is nine after twelve. You are
with the Country. Time to talk with her The Country.
Speaker 6 (02:13):
Negwa meteorologist Tristan Meyers joins me. Now, good afternoon, Tristan
gotta how's it going? Very well?
Speaker 5 (02:19):
Thanks, But I'm a bit nervous about what's to come
this weekend though. That's a very selfish thing because a
lot of places around New Zealand are wanting rain. What
are we in store for? I know there's a bit
of an eastern front coming in.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Yeah, yeah, we got an easterly coming in for Northland, Auckland,
stuff like that, and also around Core Mandel. So what
that means is this weekend you're going to see that
cloud increase, some isolated showers and look, by the time
we get to early next week, we're actually in for
some pretty heavy downforce potentially. You know, areas like Lee
(02:54):
could see by this time on Wednesday around fifty maybe
seventy millimeters or so, and it's quite a bit of rain.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
It's more rain that we've.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Seen there in quite some time. But it's needed. Like
you said, right, these are areas which we're actually seeing
are really quite dry, haven't had a lot of rain
over the last month or so. And therefore, while you know,
a little bit depressing that we're getting a break from
summer in these areas. I'm sure some people will be
thankful as it fills up those water tanks and that
easterly also affecting, you know, as we go into early
(03:24):
next week parts of East Cape and down to Hawk's Bay.
But we're not going to be seeing as heavy rainfall.
There are just a few light showers for those regions.
So the areas to look for if you're in Northland
maybe northern Auckland, around Lee's Well and around Coramandel, those
are areas that could experience some of those heavy rain
and also those winds picking up, maybe gusting even seventy
(03:45):
kilometers now on the coastal fringe around early next week.
Speaker 6 (03:49):
What about for the South Island Tristan, what are they
in for?
Speaker 4 (03:53):
Well, it's a very different story in the South Island.
If you're on the west coast, that's run of beautiful weather.
Well it's continuing. You're having the best of us all
right now. As a Wellingtonian I am very jealous of you. Look,
we will get some showers in Fjordland and parts of
Southland into Saturday, but it's a pretty weak front that's
coming through, so we're not really expecting too much from it.
If you're around to Tago or or maybe even the
(04:15):
Canterbury Hills or Mackenzie Country region, it's gonna be a
mostly sunny day or weekend for you, and in fact,
you'll potentially see some isolated showers and thunderstorm crop up
in the afternoon after that sort of heat gets going.
If you're, for instance, around the Nelson region or even
upper parts of the South Island area, very little rainfall,
(04:36):
if any at all, is expected for you. So a
dry weekend on the cards for you, and some very
clear skies ahead too. So pretty decent weekend. But as
we go into next week, look those conditions really set
to continue. You know, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, we're seeing a
really extended spell of this hot summer, and unfortunately, you know,
(04:58):
areas of the West Coast have only ten percent or
less of the rain that we'd usually expect for January.
We're not really seeing too much relief from that until
we get later in the month. So we're keeping an
eye out on some weather systems that are potentially going
to come through in the later bits of January.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
One thing that's been really interesting for me, I'm looking
at one of Newe's maps. It is the drought Indicator map.
There's a big g reed line through the middle of
the central North Island, Banks Peninsula, christ Church, Canterbury very
very blue, and then down Stuart Island looking quite dry.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
Again. This isn't normally what we would see at this
point in January.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
No, it's been a very unusual setup this January. And look,
we're transitioning to a weak lnina at the moment. So
lnina basically means that we see winds. Historically when we
get lninas for New Zealand more from the northeast right,
so coming from the northeast, and that in general leads
to wetter conditions for areas exposed to northeasterly, so Northland, Auckland,
(06:05):
Bay of Plenty, even in upper parts of the of.
Speaker 7 (06:08):
The South Island.
Speaker 4 (06:09):
But we're just really not seeing that too much this year,
to be honest. So while we have this weak leninia
that's pretty much formed now, we're we're keeping a very
close eye on it, but we haven't we haven't declared
lanini as yet, but it's it's it's pretty much here.
It does look like we're not we're seeing non traditional
impacts from it, right, So very variable air flows more
southerly than usual cooler conditions. And look, that's that's really
(06:34):
thrown a spanner in the works for what people would
usually think if they're planning ahead for the summer, right
and they see, oh, you know, potentially getting a lnina.
We expect this, but unfortunately, you know, no two lninas
are the same.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
They they have very different impacts with them, and we
do remind people that. But and it is just one
part of the sort of, uh, of the ingredients that
go into a seasonal forecast is what sort of eight
are we in at the moment. So yeah, that's kind
of what we're keeping our eyes on at the moment.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Yeah, yeah, interesting. Tristan Meyer's meteorologist from Nework. Really appreciate
your time. Quick question, Do we need ponchos for Luke
Combs tonight and tomorrow in Auckland.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
I think you should be okay, Well, it depends on
your tolerance, right, because if I'm not a concert and
I'm standing up, then I could take a few sprinkles.
But I think I think you'll be fine.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Awesome, Appreciate your time. Go well, no worry, Spike, So
you're Tristan.
Speaker 5 (07:31):
It is fourteen and a half after twelve, basically quarter
past twelve. Michelle what executive producer of the country Big
Luke Combs fan. Is it Combs or Combs?
Speaker 8 (07:41):
Oh, you've got me on that one. I think it.
I thought it was Combs, but I feel like we're
going to get a whole lot of Texas in here
telling me it's.
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Comes well, I mean, how do you explain it on
a text because it literally looks the same however it's written.
It's how you interpret it. Anyway, I'm going there tomorrow night.
I mentioned I know two songs, Fast Car and Beautiful Crazy,
the two that have been played the most on the radio,
just going along with friends of mine. You're a bit
(08:08):
of a fan. This one's quite It's not bad. Actually
being ever broke my heart.
Speaker 8 (08:13):
No, there's some really great songs in there, and we've
got some more coming up. I'm planning on educating you
for the next forty minutes or so, So go for
to that.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (08:21):
I tried to do that to myself last weekend. I
was like, I'm going to a concert in a week.
I need to learn the song. I'm not going to
have that trouble the following weekend when I make it
to the Summer concert in Sofo up here in the
North Island. Could chusel Ice House bit wronger ever? Clear?
Looking forward to that one, I know a lot of
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people are off to Gibson Valley tomorrow. Big weekend for
Central Low Targo right, It's going to be a big
weekend and even bigger weekend for Palmerston North. I'm not
going to say anything to rogatory about Parmiston North. Woganiwi
is the center of the universe for me, as we
all know. But it is all happening Harmsta North. On
the seventh to the ninth of March the New Zealand
(09:03):
Rural Games New Zealand Rural Sports Awards. Steve Hollander up
next to preview.
Speaker 6 (09:11):
I remember when we were well one of my favorite
events on the rural calendar.
Speaker 5 (09:15):
Every year as the New Zealand Rural Sports Awards and
Rural Games, they take over Palmerster North have done for
quite a few years now. In fact, the Rural Games
are celebrating their tenth year, joining us now as founder
and trustee. Steve Hollander Steve good afternoon, lovely to be
here again.
Speaker 8 (09:32):
This year.
Speaker 6 (09:33):
Oh and you must be extremely busy.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
Well, the rest of us have been relaxing beside a
lake or a beach at some point over the past
couple of weeks. You will have been working every day
ahead of this massive event coming up seventh to ninth
of March and Palmerston North.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (09:48):
Well it's only seven or eight weeks away when we're
hit Christmas a New Years, so there's quite a bit
of work done by not just myself but our great
team that we have working towards the event. Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
Now, first of all, to kick it off, we've got
the Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards. Now this is
an amazing event recognizing people in eight different categories from
rural New Zealand.
Speaker 7 (10:08):
Yeah, look all the way from the Rural New Zealand
sports Man at a year through to the youth the
woman's Lifetime Legas says. For the first time this year
the Permobile Rural sports Person Award with a Disability is
going to be awarded. It's great to have Permobil on
board for that award, which is really suitable. And of
course there's a Ryle of All Award too for outstanding
sports person from a rural Background supported by Hagon Concrete.
(10:30):
So we've got a huge lineup including the Ford Supreme Awards,
always complete sell out. This year though, wrote I've got
two tables that I've added to the evening. We've managed
to squeeze in another two tables, so those are available
if anyone wants to get in touch with this through
the website to let us know they'd like to go.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
You are a magician, Steve. And of course nominations are
open now for all of those categories.
Speaker 7 (10:53):
When do they close, Yeah, they close at the end
of January, and that's the point in time when the
judges sit down and try and figure their way towards finals.
Free category.
Speaker 5 (11:02):
Yeah, So make sure if you're involved in any sporting
organization you get your heads together and get your entries
in for that before the end of January. And if
you want those two tables, get in touch with Steve
via the website just search Rural Sports Awards. Of course
the New Zealand Rural Games as well. They are taking
place the next two days, the eighth and ninth of
(11:23):
March in the Square in Palmist, North Steve, are you
charging entry fee this year?
Speaker 7 (11:28):
No? No, that's the whole point of the Games row.
It's a family event and we love to have everybody
turned up and it's one of those very very few
events that are held in the country that are completely free.
Speaker 5 (11:39):
It is amazing and so much on offer. We really
take over the entire square in Palmerston North, every single
inch of it.
Speaker 6 (11:47):
The council there are absolutely superb.
Speaker 5 (11:49):
One of the highlights for me every year Steve is
this Eon Edgar Southern Hemisphere Highlander Champion and this is
a great event.
Speaker 7 (11:58):
Yeah, look it is. It's an amazing event. We get
the top end to Highland Games athletes from all over
New Zealand. This year we've got a new guy coming
on board. Matthew Ragg got fourth in the Strongest Man
in the World competition. There's the New Zealand Strongest Man
and he's going to be there for the first time
this year too. Strongest fine of eight athletes coming from
(12:19):
all over New Zealand to compete in this event and.
Speaker 5 (12:21):
Now the crowd highlights Steve as the man in Mutt race.
Renamed this year is the Mutt and Mate Derby. Instead
of a race, there's an obstacle course as well. This
is a bunch of people and it's always young people
because no one else is stupid enough to go in
racing around the square with their dogs.
Speaker 7 (12:38):
Yeah, it's always an exciting and entertaining event. This year
we've added to it the apparatus that is used for
the sheep dog Trials, which is going to make it
a mixture of a race and an obstacle course for
all of these young folk, the men and women from
the Young farmer clubs from all over the region. They're
going to really enjoy that, certainly a little bit.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
Different to the part Colleges is back on Friday, the
seventh of March as well, just before the Rural Sports Awards.
This is always a fantastic event as well. Everything's fantastic
about this weekend in case you haven't gathered, but this
is so many schools converging on Palmerston North and competing
head to head.
Speaker 7 (13:17):
Yeah, from all over the Low North Finlal right from
Walks Bay through Baranakey down to Wellington and up to
the Rural Pay District. Seventeen different teams coming from schools
all over the region to compete in and agri sports
and lots of different things that will both entertain them
and strap their minds.
Speaker 5 (13:36):
One thing I always miss out on Steve though as
the charity golf tournament because usually when Jamie MacKaye is
pulling rank saying I have to host the show and
he's going to play golf. You're raising funds for Rural
Support Trust. This is taking place again at Palmerston North
Golf Club.
Speaker 7 (13:53):
Yeah, it's a brilliant event. It's added to the whole
weekend of the Games by being on a Thursday afternoon
before the Games. And certainly there are still a couple
of spots available if anyone would like to make contact
with the Rural Golf Challenge. A couple of fours that
are still there for you if you'd like having co
And it is a lovely event to proceed the rest
of the game's activities.
Speaker 5 (14:13):
Just quickly, what else can we expect at the Rural
Games As you're wandering around, there is so much for
anyone of all ages to do.
Speaker 7 (14:21):
Yeah, well, there's just a massive amount. All of the
gearing up with the horses. We've got several horses in
the square this year that have real interesting were rather
readiant joys that the first time ever we're going to
have a New Zealand Championship of Ax Throwing. We had
it as anmosport last year and we've got Australians coming
over for this New Zealand Championship. It won't be a
(14:43):
true pants dasmand championship, but the heats and semi finals
are going to be held away from the center of
the square and then on the Sunday the finals of
the New Zealand X Rowing Championship will be held. It's
going to be a great exhibition event that's a part
of our championship field that will be added to it
and of course a long time I bet we have
the usual favorite, the New Zealand Speed Sensing Championships, the
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New Zealand Speed Sharing Championships, the New Zealand Speed Tree
Climbing Champs, the sheep on File, So there's all of
the traditional events that you'd expect to see there.
Speaker 6 (15:14):
Fantastic I look forward to it.
Speaker 5 (15:16):
It's all happening in Palmerston, North Go and check it
out online to search. New Zealand Rural Games founder and
trustee Steve Hollander appreciate your time as always, look forward
to seeing.
Speaker 6 (15:26):
You in March.
Speaker 7 (15:27):
Yeah, look forward to it.
Speaker 5 (15:28):
Row It's almost a great weekend twenty five after twelve
you are with the country. Up next, we're off to
Costal Tadanaki. Aman on the ground Kevin Smiley Barrett.
Speaker 6 (15:39):
Before the end.
Speaker 5 (15:39):
Of the hour, we take our monthly look at the
will market with Rachel Share a GM for wool at
PGG Rights and also GM Forbidder, who are lived streaming
of the world sharing a world record attempt, sharing world
record attempt. There we go on Monday and Jason Pine
Weekend sport host previewing a pretty big weekend of sport
right here on the country. We're off the coastal Tartanaki.
(16:08):
Now there we find our farming ambassador, Kevin Smiley Barrett.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
Good afternoon, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Happy new Year, Happy new Year.
Speaker 9 (16:14):
Row.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
Yeah, no year, we made it so yeah, so running it.
Speaker 5 (16:17):
Feels like something to celebrate a new year, and yes
we have made it. How are things looking in Tartanaki?
Speaker 6 (16:23):
A bit dry?
Speaker 3 (16:24):
Yeah, but dry. It is a bit of an understatement. Really.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
We've just had relentless southeasterly winds for Reichy's for probably
three weeks. You know, we'll coming up a month there,
really starting to show. Yeah, places browning off, Yeah, but anyway,
that's farming as we do.
Speaker 5 (16:40):
Yeah, so what kind of decisions are you making around us?
Speaker 2 (16:43):
They're still about drive out of their course. So next
round will be there telling one when cares have you
eaten all that dry matter? And obviously we get some rain,
you know, it's when.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
Something we feed.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
Yeah, so sun that we are feeding a bit of
silogy out the moment, which is you know, quite early
but here ma rite some cows off. But it is
early days, you know. So's got to do a pregacy
test on the head and fevery so, yeah, it is
early days, but it's not ideal.
Speaker 3 (17:08):
But yeah, we'll just deal with it.
Speaker 5 (17:09):
And especially in a season when it looks like you're
actually going to get some money for your milk.
Speaker 3 (17:14):
Yeah, it is looking good.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Interest rates are going down and parts gone up, so
the Gavin the middle is getting wider, which is great
for farmers you but yeah, we just need a good
year to top it off.
Speaker 5 (17:24):
Anyway, there'll be some parts of New Zealand that will
be able to capitalize on it. Others that are challenging
for farmers. Who have you got helping you on the
farm at the moment. I hear you had a week.
Surprise guest last night.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Yeah, buddy turned up. Yes, he's on the trip day
that Mike riding the bike. You know you never forget,
so no, he was straightened. He's a way, he's got
pretty odd. Gives them out the runoff today, yea, so
we'll get there the other way here.
Speaker 5 (17:47):
I was just joking in the office before we came
on here Smiley with the sport team, saying Bot and Barrett.
All he's done all summer is play golf and now
I'm having to eat my words Smiley.
Speaker 6 (17:56):
He's mowing silent.
Speaker 3 (17:58):
Yeah, well he does.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
He does get a few around than the other. He's
got to make the most of He's back to back
to work next week, so he's done promos and then
he's back up the Blues week after the year. So
the boy's treasure this time off eight weeks over summer
which they can just relax, but the rest of the
year there. Yeah, that's he down.
Speaker 5 (18:16):
Yeah. Big changes for the Crusaders, of which your son
Scott as part of with him stepping up to the
All Blacks captaincy. Obviously he's had to relinquish the Crusaders captaincy.
That'll be a bit of a different season for him.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Yeah, yeah, we'll be a bit but this but let's
pressure form. Yeah so not even that responsibility. But haven't
looked for the squads actually, so yeah, there'll be there'll
be no doubt to improve the last year's performance here.
Speaker 9 (18:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (18:39):
Absolutely.
Speaker 5 (18:40):
Now your other rugby playing son, Jordi, we might as
well mention him. He got off to a great start
over there in Ireland. I haven't actually caught up with
him of late though. How's it going.
Speaker 3 (18:49):
Yeah, he's really he's really enjoyed it.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
The Irishes as I know, really in the arms and
they're really tagging him in there. Im and Aarji Simon
the other term, what's there to my good mates with
the big giants that's flat not too far away from
each other.
Speaker 3 (19:03):
And just rang Jordy this morning. Yes, you haven't talked
him for a while, but he's.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
Really enjoying and the competition is very tough, you know,
especially planning France down there. It's very hard to win
down there, and they beat larashell on the weekend. You know,
that wind was very important because it puts them in
good steed for the quarters.
Speaker 3 (19:18):
You could qualify top of your.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
Pool, but then there's four other than the team, so
you've got to get the bonus point stuff. They qualify
one to top, they'll be in good seed you know
for home steaming and home home quarters here.
Speaker 6 (19:28):
Yeah, brilliant.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
Your old farming friends from when you were farming in
Ireland have they managed to make it down and watch
them at some of the games.
Speaker 3 (19:39):
Georgie's even overseas.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
He's probably gonna listed as long as you know for tickets,
but yeah, he's got a got a huge fan basically
Jordy is you probably know, But.
Speaker 3 (19:47):
Yeah, that's just the way they are. Show they've already taken.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
Him in and accepted them and you know they probably
won't want to give him back.
Speaker 5 (19:52):
Yeah, well we want him back, but as a parent,
you know that's all you want for your son is
to feel welcome and.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
Accepted over so exactly.
Speaker 5 (20:01):
Yeah, Smiley, what does twenty twenty five hold for you
on the farm. Have you got any big changes coming up?
Or is it just mainly managing through this dry period
and hoping you come out the other side of it
in really good space.
Speaker 2 (20:14):
Yeah yeah that Rowan probably just want to technology side
a few things of it's just looking at electronic collars
or you takes a sense of just easy management the herd,
you know, looking at doing something there auto drafting, et cetera. Yeah,
it just just make operations a lot easier, simplify things
on farm here.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Having farmed both ways, I definitely choose the automatic drafting.
It does make things a bit.
Speaker 6 (20:37):
Eggsier on you.
Speaker 5 (20:38):
You're still going to watch it, but yeah, definitely the
way forward. Kevin, Smiley, Barrett, you are extremely busy on
the farm. You go make sure Bodin's mowing the right
paddocks and carry on with your day.
Speaker 6 (20:48):
But thanks so much for your time.
Speaker 3 (20:50):
Good it's a pleasure.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Have a good day.
Speaker 5 (20:52):
Cheers you too, Smiley, have a good one out there
on the farm. A yeah, But concerning how dry it's
getting in that part of the country, yeah, right through
the middle of the North Island through there, it is
all twenty seven away from all one. I'm next we'll
look at the latest in rural news with Michelle Watts.
Sports news with me before the end of the hour
(21:13):
will end a bit more sports. Plus I've got an
update on around foot and mouth disease. Yeah, got an
interesting email from someone, so I've got the answer to that.
Speaker 6 (21:24):
Coming up to.
Speaker 5 (21:31):
You are back with the Country has executive producer Michelle
What with the latest in ural news.
Speaker 1 (21:37):
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Speaker 8 (21:46):
Parts of South Auckland are likely to remain under biosecurity
restrictions for another month. It follows a discovery of a
single male oriental fruit fly and papatoe toe two weeks ago.
MPI says extensive checks of hundreds of properties and traps
and more than two hundred kilograms of fruit have so
found no traces of larvae or eggs. Legal restrictions to
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remain on the movement of certain fruit and vegetables and
parts of papatoyity and mangre and MPa warns they're likely
to remain there until mid February. And that's your rural news.
You can find more at The Country dot co dot nz.
He's ride with sports News.
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Co dot Nz and your sports news headlines breakout All
Black star Wallace Stiti will undergo ne surgery today which
will see him miss a chunk of the super Runk
Big Pacific season. The twenty two year old sustained the
injury on the Northern Tour and the operation will reveal
more about the extent of the problem and dank. Six
of the Australian Tennis Open starts next hour in Melbourne,
(22:50):
with defending champion Novak Djokovic facing a stern third round
challenge from rising Czech star Tomas mars Shark. Of course,
Auckland's Made in Sale GP event of this weekend could
provide some extra thrills and even spills.
Speaker 6 (23:03):
More on that before.
Speaker 5 (23:04):
The end of the hour where the weekend Sport host
Jason Pine I had an email and from a listener
just asking a question, is New Zealand at an elevated
risk of importing foot and mouth disease because we're importing
over a million tons of stock feed annually from countries
with endemic foot and mouth disease. I actually reached out
to mpi's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mary van Andel for
(23:28):
a bit of a response to this, and she says
the risk of PKAE carrying foot and mouth disease is
low because of the.
Speaker 6 (23:34):
Heat processes used to produce it. Thus strong.
Speaker 5 (23:37):
There are strong health import health standards in place for
palm ken or products regardless of which country they come from.
So our import health standards are set very high level
to reduce the risk of any piecet or disease entering
New Zealand. As an extra layer of assurance, we have
an audit program where we routinely visit This is MPI,
not me, routinely visit countries and audit production, storage and
(23:59):
train sport facilities. So since twenty twenty two, mpi's visited
Indonesia and Malaysia, which are the main sources of palm
kernel imports to New Zealand. The audits shows producers were
following the health imports standard. So hopefully that puts you
at ease around this foot and mouth disease discovery and Germany.
But obviously something we will monitor extremely closely.
Speaker 6 (24:22):
But looks as though our feed is actually looking okay
at the moment.
Speaker 5 (24:25):
Up next, we're going to talk well with Rachel Sharer
here on the country, joining me for our monthly look
at the will market GM for will at PGG Rights.
Speaker 6 (24:36):
And Rachel Sharer. Rachel, good afternoon, Happy.
Speaker 9 (24:39):
New Year, Good afternoon and having me year to you ro.
Speaker 6 (24:42):
Did you manage much of a break over the summer?
Speaker 9 (24:45):
Oh? I sure was good having a break, and I
have to say it, it's also been great to see
farmers with heavy smiles on their faces with the rain
that's been coming. And also great to hear that a
lot of farmers have been able to get off fim
and have a holiday and the conditions are far better
than what we anticipated pre Christmas, aren't they.
Speaker 6 (25:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (25:03):
And I know some rain coming for that northern region
which will be very well received as well. A lot
of sharing sheds were so busy over the summer as well.
Main share happening for a lot of places too. We
had a dual sale yesterday, so you're straight back into
it too.
Speaker 6 (25:20):
How did that go?
Speaker 9 (25:22):
Look, it went really well again yesterday, wrote We actually
had a sail last week as well up in the
North Island and that was a really vigorous start to
the year. But yesterday was a great start to the
year across both islands. As far as price wise, there's
really some intense competition amongst buyers at the moment and
that's resulting in price gains across most types and descriptions.
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So we actually had an eight year high for cross
bred fleeces and some have been pushing past that Ford
dollar mark. So it's been a good start to the year.
The strong wool indicator in the North Island last week
actually jumped a whole twenty one cents and it rose
another cent yesterday so and fifteen cents in the South Island.
So it's been a good start to the year, that's
(26:06):
for sure.
Speaker 5 (26:07):
Yeah, and as you say, farmers will just be pretty
delighted with that result. It was like for the Global
Dairy Trade auction for dairy farmers for a while and
it just kept going down and then it's been going up,
so you know, when it's heading in the right direction,
everyone is happy. Look what do you see ahead for
twenty twenty five, What are some of your predictions or
(26:28):
what would you like to see.
Speaker 9 (26:30):
Look, we're as a real supply and demand story. As
we've been saying for a while. The transport companies, particularly
up in the North Island are pretty busy at the
moment with all the weather that's been coming through, so
there's a lot of demand on the transport company's carding
baylage and things. So there's a lot of wool still
sitting in the wallsheds, so that wall is yet to
come forward, and we're looking forward to seeing that come
(26:53):
to the market. But we're also seeing the effects of
land use change, so that the volume story and the
volume being back is showing a lot of heat from
buyers who are looking to fill orders, but there's a
double edged sword to that. We're also I don't you know,
we're at the currency is at the lowescense two thousand
(27:14):
and nine to the US dollar, so that's been really
helping the buying pressure in the room. And then there's
still some really widespread demand. You know, we've seen export
stats showing that India is taking a really significant part
of the clip, but that's pretty price sensitive. But we're
looking across to the British market, the Australian market. We're
(27:37):
on a similar trajectory to both of those markets. As
far as an increase in price, we'd like to see
it hold, but as I mentioned before, there are a
number of factors along, you know, the dollar, the availability
of volume coming forward, and we're also seeing India is
starting to potentially pull back a little bit at some
of these higher prices so exports a really actively competing
(28:01):
to fill what they've currently got, which is pushing prices up,
but they're not necessarily going to be able to conclude
a lot of new business at these current levels. So
crystal ball gazing and my advice is any opportunity there
some really good forward contracts out there, It's probably a
(28:22):
really prudent move for farmers to lock in some of
these most recent games and talk to their reps and
look to a solidifier forward contract.
Speaker 5 (28:31):
Yeah, communication is key, Rachel. Not only are you the
GM for will at PGG Rights and you're also the
GM for Bidder and Bidder are actually going to be
live streaming a world record sharing attempt on Monday.
Speaker 10 (28:44):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (28:45):
Jamie Skiffington is attempting the nine hour LAMB world record
at why We're Past Station. We were talking about that
just yesterday with Bjorn Anderson out of the Livestock Department
of PGG Rights and they had their first on farm
sale not long ago. Well, they're also preparing sheep for
Jamie's world record attempt just south of Danny Vick there.
(29:06):
It's going to be live streamed at bitter b i
d dot co dot NZ Forward slash sharing, Dash record
dash attempt just gurgle Bitter and you'll find it pretty
awesome to be able to offer that service.
Speaker 9 (29:19):
Rchel, Oh, it is awesome and Bitter are delighted to
be involved. We're involved back in the last record attempt
and look, it was actually the highest traffic day that
we've ever had across the sites. It was off the charts,
So we are delighted that so many people look to
(29:39):
get him behind Jamie and these world records attempts. It's
a really wonderful way to showcase the really high quality
and the incredible talent and exercise. Did you know that
he gets up at three point thirty in the morning
to exercise and you know it was really strict diet
before he goes off to share sheep all day. Thank
(30:00):
you well, you're an absolute athlete. So book dare absolutely
delighted to be hosting that and the link will be
up on our social media channels and we're really looking
forward to getting them behind Janie, that's for sure.
Speaker 5 (30:11):
Yeah, we'll be updating it on the country on Monday
as well. Rachel share GM for Will and Bitter at
PGG rights and great to catch out for the first
time in twenty twenty five. Go well and keep that
strong will and crossbread will indicators heading upwards.
Speaker 9 (30:27):
Ah will do as much as we possibly can. And
thanks to Jerro and looking forward to the looking forward
to the year ahead.
Speaker 5 (30:33):
Yeah so am I. It is twelve away from one.
We've wrapped the country with Jason Pine looking at the
weekend of sport ahead next here on the Country.
Speaker 1 (30:44):
I'm gonna last in your fing live please if you're anything.
Speaker 6 (30:50):
Rapping the country.
Speaker 5 (30:51):
Joining me now is host of Weekend Sport and this
afternoon host of Afternoons on News Talks B Jason Pine. Jason,
good afternoon, Happy you.
Speaker 10 (30:59):
Here and your oscaring catastrophe row. Yeah, I'm not the
Weekend Sport, but I think I'm okay at that the
Afternoon Talk stuff though. Yeah, it it's been interesting over
the summer. I think they're just looking for anybody who's
available to talk into a microphone.
Speaker 5 (31:12):
You have been doing a magnificent job, my mum says,
so anyway.
Speaker 10 (31:16):
So wonderful. Well, there are glowing endorsement.
Speaker 5 (31:19):
Indeed, now you're in Auckland. That's why you're literally sitting
two and a half meters away from me. In fact,
not even that lucky. We're not in COVID times. Look,
you're here for sale GP this weekend. And this is
a little personal humble brag slightly.
Speaker 6 (31:34):
Now.
Speaker 5 (31:35):
I had dinner at the top of the sky tower
last night just with my cousins because they're up from
the farm for Luke holmbs tonight and tomorrow night, and
we were actually watching some of the last of the
boats get lifted out of the water. There's a buzz
about town.
Speaker 10 (31:49):
Oh absolutely. Look, I've only just arrived here today and
already just coming in. You just get I know it's
probably I might be imagining it, but it feels like
something's happening in the city. And what Luke Holme's tonight
Tomorrow night sell GP across tomorrow and then Sunday probably
I would say the biggest events weekend of the summer
in Auckland in terms of people coming into town for
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two massive events like that. You know, I'm sure there
are people who are going to both. And look, I
just can't wait to see these boats out on White
Tomata Harbor tomorrow and Sunday. They call it Formula one
on the water. Even the sailors call it a racetrack.
You know, this is not America's Cup sailing. This is
quick fire, exciting, high speed it is. It's basically Formula
(32:35):
one on water. Just can't wait.
Speaker 5 (32:36):
Oh, it's going to be amazing. I'll tell you one
thing that isn't happening in Auckland this weekend, and that
is the trains are not running. So I mean, just
don't even get me started on this, but massive events
in Auckland. We're going to shut the train network for
Friday and Saturday. Could have done it last weekend when
there was no one here.
Speaker 10 (32:52):
I'm not sure what has happened with the coordination of that.
I'm not from this place, so I.
Speaker 5 (32:58):
Can so you can't throw stones because Wellington shut the
train network for the Super Rugby final, didn't they?
Speaker 10 (33:03):
Yeah, and for various other reasons as well. I'm not
sure that there's a public transport system around the country
that's one hundred percent of fishing. I would I agree
they wrote, you know, on a weekend like this, why
wouldn't you want everything to be as optimal as possible.
I think it'll probably be an uber driver's dream in
Auckland this weekend.
Speaker 6 (33:18):
Absolutely, And what is it?
Speaker 5 (33:20):
Flamingo scooters and limescooters as well. Hey, the other big
thing that's happening in the sporting world is the Australian Open,
and I mean it kills you every year because it
goes down late at night, but has already been fantastic
with some five sets that we didn't think should have
gone to five sets.
Speaker 10 (33:37):
Yeah, it's incredible viewing. They do it so well television wise,
and look at the moment on Sky there's about five
or six channels if you want to sit there and
go through them. Look, you're right, there's a bit of
coffee to be had if you want to stay up
late to watch some of the five setters. But once
I find once you invest yourself in a game, you
can't go to better one. You can't go to better
one set all because.
Speaker 6 (33:58):
Because you're just gonna lie the you're wondering what's happening?
Speaker 10 (34:00):
Correct, So I think you sacrifice for this two weeks,
a little bit of sleep and gee, I think the
big storylines obviously happen in the second week when we
get into the real business end. You know, can Novak
Djokovic make it a twenty fifth Grand Slam twenty five
and twenty five as the slogan he's going with. Look,
he's only the seventh seed for Novak Djokovic, this twenty
(34:20):
four time Grand Slam winner, to be seventh seed, you
know that would suggest that most people don't think you'll
make it beyond the quarter finals, let alone get to
the final.
Speaker 6 (34:28):
And win it.
Speaker 10 (34:28):
Allixon is looking good. I see Danil Medvedev knocked out
last night. There's always an upset and someone who goes
deeper into the tournament than you think they will. So yeah,
there's plenty. There's plenty on at the moment. Ossie Open,
sal GP. Cricket carries on, football carries on, and in
a couple of weeks, Super Ruby, you'll be here again.
Speaker 6 (34:46):
Ray goodness, I'm not ready for it. This happens to
me every year.
Speaker 5 (34:49):
I'm like, no, we should still be at the beach,
and yet we are at the rugby fields. I wish
we were sitting here, Piney though, as we wrap country
with sport, I wish we were sitting here. Look forward
to another black Caps Test series here in New Zealand.
Speaker 10 (35:03):
Oh look, you won't get an argument from me. Red
ball cricket is my wheelhouse. None after Christmas in terms
of international red ball cricket. It just you're right, right,
it doesn't seem right, you know, at this time of
the year January, mid January towards Febury. Okay, you know,
winter England arriving for a Test series, when India getting here,
when anyone getting here to play a couple of Test
matches at Hagley, at the Basin Reserve and in Mount
(35:25):
Monganui and Hamilton. No international red ball cricket in the
in the new year doesn't seem right to me either.
Speaker 6 (35:33):
I just feel beriefed.
Speaker 5 (35:34):
I feel like we got short changed. And yeah, I'm
going to have to start following something else or just
watching it overseas, which yeah, just doesn't sit right with me.
Final question for you pioneers, we're kind of looking ahead
to twenty twenty five, what are some of the big
sporting stories going to be because there's no Olympics, no
comm Games.
Speaker 10 (35:54):
You know, you're right at summer test cricket, no exactly
that as well. You're right, we've had you know, we've
been spoiled, haven't we were so spoiled?
Speaker 2 (36:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (36:03):
World Cups and Calm Games and Olympic Games, have you?
Twenty twenty five doesn't have any of those key events.
That does though, have a Women's Rugby World Cup, which
I'm really quite curious about.
Speaker 6 (36:12):
Well, they've sold so.
Speaker 5 (36:13):
Many tickets, like way more than we even sold here
in New Zealand. Already things are looking really positive.
Speaker 10 (36:19):
Going to be good, going to be a big time
in England obviously are firm favorites. But look, the Black
Ferns have some work to do. I don't think there's
any secret about that. And can they, in the time
that they have left, do enough to get themselves back
up to a point where they can look to defend
that title because we know what how exciting it was,
you know here on home soil. Can they do the
same this year's That's probably one of the ones I'm
(36:40):
looking out for. But also I guess a chance to
look at at sport that maybe wouldn't get a look
and otherwise and I'm sure these things will have their
moments in the sun and yeah, as always there'll be
storylines we do not expect, So I'm looking forward to
seeing what plays out.
Speaker 5 (36:55):
Yeah, absolutely me too. Jason Pine, a host of Weekend Sport.
We'll give you the same time ID broadcasting live from
Sale GP twelve toll three Saturday and Sunday this weekend.
Go enjoy yourself next three hours on news talk zed
be to get through first go well.
Speaker 10 (37:10):
Thanks right cheers, Caa.
Speaker 6 (37:13):
It is my pleasure for a way from one look.
Speaker 5 (37:16):
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Love, Good afternoon, New Zealand. Welcome into the country.
Speaker 6 (00:28):
Yeah, better it Luke Holmbs Friday? Is it Combs? Is
it comes? I actually don't know.
Speaker 5 (00:33):
I'm heading to the concert tomorrow night. A heap of
people around the country already making their way to Auckland
for the concert tonight. Executive producer Michelle Watt is a fan.
I only know two songs. We'll talk to her about
that a bit later on the show today, taking you
through until one o'clock. I'm rolling a duncan by the way,
Jamie McKay back with you on Monday.
Speaker 6 (00:54):
We're going to be joined waiting patiently on hold.
Speaker 5 (00:56):
Tristan Mayer's NIEWA analytical meteorist and forecaster. Quite a big
title there. Just looking at the weather ahead.
Speaker 6 (01:04):
What is coming?
Speaker 5 (01:05):
I know the North Island and the north of the
North Island is crying up for rain. Other parts of
the country are too. We'll find out who's going to
get it. Others want sunshine. Are you gonna get it.
We'll get to the bottom of that shortly. Steve Hollander
joins us. Here's the founder and trustee of the New
Zealand Rural Games, which are celebrating their tenth year an
amazing weekend in Palmerston North along with the New Zealand
(01:27):
Sports Awards, so we'll preview both events with Steve. Coming
up on March seven to nine, We're heading to coastal Tatanaki.
I don't think I've hit it there this week catching
up with Kevin Smiley Barrett Organic dairy farmer over there
will update conditions and the nakki and also what does
rugby playing offspring are up to, both in New Zealand
and Ireland. Rachel Shearer, the GM for wool at PGG
(01:50):
right Syn takes a monthly look at the wool market,
and Jason Pine Weekend sport host and Today News doorgs
Hedb Afternoon's host will join me ahead of broadcasting low
h from sale GP. This weekend, which had the Australian
Open and the big sporting story is coming up for
twenty twenty five. It is nine after twelve. You are
with the Country. Time to talk with her The Country.
Speaker 6 (02:13):
Negwa meteorologist Tristan Meyers joins me. Now, good afternoon, Tristan
gotta how's it going? Very well?
Speaker 5 (02:19):
Thanks, But I'm a bit nervous about what's to come
this weekend though. That's a very selfish thing because a
lot of places around New Zealand are wanting rain. What
are we in store for? I know there's a bit
of an eastern front coming in.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Yeah, yeah, we got an easterly coming in for Northland, Auckland,
stuff like that, and also around Core Mandel. So what
that means is this weekend you're going to see that
cloud increase, some isolated showers and look, by the time
we get to early next week, we're actually in for
some pretty heavy downforce potentially. You know, areas like Lee
(02:54):
could see by this time on Wednesday around fifty maybe
seventy millimeters or so, and it's quite a bit of rain.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
It's more rain that we've.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Seen there in quite some time. But it's needed. Like
you said, right, these are areas which we're actually seeing
are really quite dry, haven't had a lot of rain
over the last month or so. And therefore, while you know,
a little bit depressing that we're getting a break from
summer in these areas. I'm sure some people will be
thankful as it fills up those water tanks and that
easterly also affecting, you know, as we go into early
(03:24):
next week parts of East Cape and down to Hawk's Bay.
But we're not going to be seeing as heavy rainfall.
There are just a few light showers for those regions.
So the areas to look for if you're in Northland
maybe northern Auckland, around Lee's Well and around Coramandel, those
are areas that could experience some of those heavy rain
and also those winds picking up, maybe gusting even seventy
(03:45):
kilometers now on the coastal fringe around early next week.
Speaker 6 (03:49):
What about for the South Island Tristan, what are they
in for?
Speaker 4 (03:53):
Well, it's a very different story in the South Island.
If you're on the west coast, that's run of beautiful weather.
Well it's continuing. You're having the best of us all
right now. As a Wellingtonian I am very jealous of you. Look,
we will get some showers in Fjordland and parts of
Southland into Saturday, but it's a pretty weak front that's
coming through, so we're not really expecting too much from it.
If you're around to Tago or or maybe even the
(04:15):
Canterbury Hills or Mackenzie Country region, it's gonna be a
mostly sunny day or weekend for you, and in fact,
you'll potentially see some isolated showers and thunderstorm crop up
in the afternoon after that sort of heat gets going.
If you're, for instance, around the Nelson region or even
upper parts of the South Island area, very little rainfall,
(04:36):
if any at all, is expected for you. So a
dry weekend on the cards for you, and some very
clear skies ahead too. So pretty decent weekend. But as
we go into next week, look those conditions really set
to continue. You know, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, we're seeing a
really extended spell of this hot summer, and unfortunately, you know,
(04:58):
areas of the West Coast have only ten percent or
less of the rain that we'd usually expect for January.
We're not really seeing too much relief from that until
we get later in the month. So we're keeping an
eye out on some weather systems that are potentially going
to come through in the later bits of January.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
One thing that's been really interesting for me, I'm looking
at one of Newe's maps. It is the drought Indicator map.
There's a big g reed line through the middle of
the central North Island, Banks Peninsula, christ Church, Canterbury very
very blue, and then down Stuart Island looking quite dry.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
Again. This isn't normally what we would see at this
point in January.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
No, it's been a very unusual setup this January. And look,
we're transitioning to a weak lnina at the moment. So
lnina basically means that we see winds. Historically when we
get lninas for New Zealand more from the northeast right,
so coming from the northeast, and that in general leads
to wetter conditions for areas exposed to northeasterly, so Northland, Auckland,
(06:05):
Bay of Plenty, even in upper parts of the of.
Speaker 7 (06:08):
The South Island.
Speaker 4 (06:09):
But we're just really not seeing that too much this year,
to be honest. So while we have this weak leninia
that's pretty much formed now, we're we're keeping a very
close eye on it, but we haven't we haven't declared
lanini as yet, but it's it's it's pretty much here.
It does look like we're not we're seeing non traditional
impacts from it, right, So very variable air flows more
southerly than usual cooler conditions. And look, that's that's really
(06:34):
thrown a spanner in the works for what people would
usually think if they're planning ahead for the summer, right
and they see, oh, you know, potentially getting a lnina.
We expect this, but unfortunately, you know, no two lninas
are the same.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
They they have very different impacts with them, and we
do remind people that. But and it is just one
part of the sort of, uh, of the ingredients that
go into a seasonal forecast is what sort of eight
are we in at the moment. So yeah, that's kind
of what we're keeping our eyes on at the moment.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Yeah, yeah, interesting. Tristan Meyer's meteorologist from Nework. Really appreciate
your time. Quick question, Do we need ponchos for Luke
Combs tonight and tomorrow in Auckland.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
I think you should be okay, Well, it depends on
your tolerance, right, because if I'm not a concert and
I'm standing up, then I could take a few sprinkles.
But I think I think you'll be fine.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Awesome, Appreciate your time. Go well, no worry, Spike, So
you're Tristan.
Speaker 5 (07:31):
It is fourteen and a half after twelve, basically quarter
past twelve. Michelle what executive producer of the country Big
Luke Combs fan. Is it Combs or Combs?
Speaker 8 (07:41):
Oh, you've got me on that one. I think it.
I thought it was Combs, but I feel like we're
going to get a whole lot of Texas in here
telling me it's.
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Comes well, I mean, how do you explain it on
a text because it literally looks the same however it's written.
It's how you interpret it. Anyway, I'm going there tomorrow night.
I mentioned I know two songs, Fast Car and Beautiful Crazy,
the two that have been played the most on the radio,
just going along with friends of mine. You're a bit
(08:08):
of a fan. This one's quite It's not bad. Actually
being ever broke my heart.
Speaker 8 (08:13):
No, there's some really great songs in there, and we've
got some more coming up. I'm planning on educating you
for the next forty minutes or so, So go for
to that.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (08:21):
I tried to do that to myself last weekend. I
was like, I'm going to a concert in a week.
I need to learn the song. I'm not going to
have that trouble the following weekend when I make it
to the Summer concert in Sofo up here in the
North Island. Could chusel Ice House bit wronger ever? Clear?
Looking forward to that one, I know a lot of
(08:42):
people are off to Gibson Valley tomorrow. Big weekend for
Central Low Targo right, It's going to be a big
weekend and even bigger weekend for Palmerston North. I'm not
going to say anything to rogatory about Parmiston North. Woganiwi
is the center of the universe for me, as we
all know. But it is all happening Harmsta North. On
the seventh to the ninth of March the New Zealand
(09:03):
Rural Games New Zealand Rural Sports Awards. Steve Hollander up
next to preview.
Speaker 6 (09:11):
I remember when we were well one of my favorite
events on the rural calendar.
Speaker 5 (09:15):
Every year as the New Zealand Rural Sports Awards and
Rural Games, they take over Palmerster North have done for
quite a few years now. In fact, the Rural Games
are celebrating their tenth year, joining us now as founder
and trustee. Steve Hollander Steve good afternoon, lovely to be
here again.
Speaker 8 (09:32):
This year.
Speaker 6 (09:33):
Oh and you must be extremely busy.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
Well, the rest of us have been relaxing beside a
lake or a beach at some point over the past
couple of weeks. You will have been working every day
ahead of this massive event coming up seventh to ninth
of March and Palmerston North.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (09:48):
Well it's only seven or eight weeks away when we're
hit Christmas a New Years, so there's quite a bit
of work done by not just myself but our great
team that we have working towards the event. Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
Now, first of all, to kick it off, we've got
the Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards. Now this is
an amazing event recognizing people in eight different categories from
rural New Zealand.
Speaker 7 (10:08):
Yeah, look all the way from the Rural New Zealand
sports Man at a year through to the youth the
woman's Lifetime Legas says. For the first time this year
the Permobile Rural sports Person Award with a Disability is
going to be awarded. It's great to have Permobil on
board for that award, which is really suitable. And of
course there's a Ryle of All Award too for outstanding
sports person from a rural Background supported by Hagon Concrete.
(10:30):
So we've got a huge lineup including the Ford Supreme Awards,
always complete sell out. This year though, wrote I've got
two tables that I've added to the evening. We've managed
to squeeze in another two tables, so those are available
if anyone wants to get in touch with this through
the website to let us know they'd like to go.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
You are a magician, Steve. And of course nominations are
open now for all of those categories.
Speaker 7 (10:53):
When do they close, Yeah, they close at the end
of January, and that's the point in time when the
judges sit down and try and figure their way towards finals.
Free category.
Speaker 5 (11:02):
Yeah, So make sure if you're involved in any sporting
organization you get your heads together and get your entries
in for that before the end of January. And if
you want those two tables, get in touch with Steve
via the website just search Rural Sports Awards. Of course
the New Zealand Rural Games as well. They are taking
place the next two days, the eighth and ninth of
(11:23):
March in the Square in Palmist, North Steve, are you
charging entry fee this year?
Speaker 7 (11:28):
No? No, that's the whole point of the Games row.
It's a family event and we love to have everybody
turned up and it's one of those very very few
events that are held in the country that are completely free.
Speaker 5 (11:39):
It is amazing and so much on offer. We really
take over the entire square in Palmerston North, every single
inch of it.
Speaker 6 (11:47):
The council there are absolutely superb.
Speaker 5 (11:49):
One of the highlights for me every year Steve is
this Eon Edgar Southern Hemisphere Highlander Champion and this is
a great event.
Speaker 7 (11:58):
Yeah, look it is. It's an amazing event. We get
the top end to Highland Games athletes from all over
New Zealand. This year we've got a new guy coming
on board. Matthew Ragg got fourth in the Strongest Man
in the World competition. There's the New Zealand Strongest Man
and he's going to be there for the first time
this year too. Strongest fine of eight athletes coming from
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all over New Zealand to compete in this event and.
Speaker 5 (12:21):
Now the crowd highlights Steve as the man in Mutt race.
Renamed this year is the Mutt and Mate Derby. Instead
of a race, there's an obstacle course as well. This
is a bunch of people and it's always young people
because no one else is stupid enough to go in
racing around the square with their dogs.
Speaker 7 (12:38):
Yeah, it's always an exciting and entertaining event. This year
we've added to it the apparatus that is used for
the sheep dog Trials, which is going to make it
a mixture of a race and an obstacle course for
all of these young folk, the men and women from
the Young farmer clubs from all over the region. They're
going to really enjoy that, certainly a little bit.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
Different to the part Colleges is back on Friday, the
seventh of March as well, just before the Rural Sports Awards.
This is always a fantastic event as well. Everything's fantastic
about this weekend in case you haven't gathered, but this
is so many schools converging on Palmerston North and competing
head to head.
Speaker 7 (13:17):
Yeah, from all over the Low North Finlal right from
Walks Bay through Baranakey down to Wellington and up to
the Rural Pay District. Seventeen different teams coming from schools
all over the region to compete in and agri sports
and lots of different things that will both entertain them
and strap their minds.
Speaker 5 (13:36):
One thing I always miss out on Steve though as
the charity golf tournament because usually when Jamie MacKaye is
pulling rank saying I have to host the show and
he's going to play golf. You're raising funds for Rural
Support Trust. This is taking place again at Palmerston North
Golf Club.
Speaker 7 (13:53):
Yeah, it's a brilliant event. It's added to the whole
weekend of the Games by being on a Thursday afternoon
before the Games. And certainly there are still a couple
of spots available if anyone would like to make contact
with the Rural Golf Challenge. A couple of fours that
are still there for you if you'd like having co
And it is a lovely event to proceed the rest
of the game's activities.
Speaker 5 (14:13):
Just quickly, what else can we expect at the Rural
Games As you're wandering around, there is so much for
anyone of all ages to do.
Speaker 7 (14:21):
Yeah, well, there's just a massive amount. All of the
gearing up with the horses. We've got several horses in
the square this year that have real interesting were rather
readiant joys that the first time ever we're going to
have a New Zealand Championship of Ax Throwing. We had
it as anmosport last year and we've got Australians coming
over for this New Zealand Championship. It won't be a
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true pants dasmand championship, but the heats and semi finals
are going to be held away from the center of
the square and then on the Sunday the finals of
the New Zealand X Rowing Championship will be held. It's
going to be a great exhibition event that's a part
of our championship field that will be added to it
and of course a long time I bet we have
the usual favorite, the New Zealand Speed Sensing Championships, the
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New Zealand Speed Sharing Championships, the New Zealand Speed Tree
Climbing Champs, the sheep on File, So there's all of
the traditional events that you'd expect to see there.
Speaker 6 (15:14):
Fantastic I look forward to it.
Speaker 5 (15:16):
It's all happening in Palmerston, North Go and check it
out online to search. New Zealand Rural Games founder and
trustee Steve Hollander appreciate your time as always, look forward
to seeing.
Speaker 6 (15:26):
You in March.
Speaker 7 (15:27):
Yeah, look forward to it.
Speaker 5 (15:28):
Row It's almost a great weekend twenty five after twelve
you are with the country. Up next, we're off to
Costal Tadanaki. Aman on the ground Kevin Smiley Barrett.
Speaker 6 (15:39):
Before the end.
Speaker 5 (15:39):
Of the hour, we take our monthly look at the
will market with Rachel Share a GM for wool at
PGG Rights and also GM Forbidder, who are lived streaming
of the world sharing a world record attempt, sharing world
record attempt. There we go on Monday and Jason Pine
Weekend sport host previewing a pretty big weekend of sport
right here on the country. We're off the coastal Tartanaki.
(16:08):
Now there we find our farming ambassador, Kevin Smiley Barrett.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
Good afternoon, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Happy new Year, Happy new Year.
Speaker 9 (16:14):
Row.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
Yeah, no year, we made it so yeah, so running it.
Speaker 5 (16:17):
Feels like something to celebrate a new year, and yes
we have made it. How are things looking in Tartanaki?
Speaker 6 (16:23):
A bit dry?
Speaker 3 (16:24):
Yeah, but dry. It is a bit of an understatement. Really.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
We've just had relentless southeasterly winds for Reichy's for probably
three weeks. You know, we'll coming up a month there,
really starting to show. Yeah, places browning off, Yeah, but anyway,
that's farming as we do.
Speaker 5 (16:40):
Yeah, so what kind of decisions are you making around us?
Speaker 2 (16:43):
They're still about drive out of their course. So next
round will be there telling one when cares have you
eaten all that dry matter? And obviously we get some rain,
you know, it's when.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
Something we feed.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
Yeah, so sun that we are feeding a bit of
silogy out the moment, which is you know, quite early
but here ma rite some cows off. But it is
early days, you know. So's got to do a pregacy
test on the head and fevery so, yeah, it is
early days, but it's not ideal.
Speaker 3 (17:08):
But yeah, we'll just deal with it.
Speaker 5 (17:09):
And especially in a season when it looks like you're
actually going to get some money for your milk.
Speaker 3 (17:14):
Yeah, it is looking good.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Interest rates are going down and parts gone up, so
the Gavin the middle is getting wider, which is great
for farmers you but yeah, we just need a good
year to top it off.
Speaker 5 (17:24):
Anyway, there'll be some parts of New Zealand that will
be able to capitalize on it. Others that are challenging
for farmers. Who have you got helping you on the
farm at the moment. I hear you had a week.
Surprise guest last night.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Yeah, buddy turned up. Yes, he's on the trip day
that Mike riding the bike. You know you never forget,
so no, he was straightened. He's a way, he's got
pretty odd. Gives them out the runoff today, yea, so
we'll get there the other way here.
Speaker 5 (17:47):
I was just joking in the office before we came
on here Smiley with the sport team, saying Bot and Barrett.
All he's done all summer is play golf and now
I'm having to eat my words Smiley.
Speaker 6 (17:56):
He's mowing silent.
Speaker 3 (17:58):
Yeah, well he does.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
He does get a few around than the other. He's
got to make the most of He's back to back
to work next week, so he's done promos and then
he's back up the Blues week after the year. So
the boy's treasure this time off eight weeks over summer
which they can just relax, but the rest of the
year there. Yeah, that's he down.
Speaker 5 (18:16):
Yeah. Big changes for the Crusaders, of which your son
Scott as part of with him stepping up to the
All Blacks captaincy. Obviously he's had to relinquish the Crusaders captaincy.
That'll be a bit of a different season for him.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Yeah, yeah, we'll be a bit but this but let's
pressure form. Yeah so not even that responsibility. But haven't
looked for the squads actually, so yeah, there'll be there'll
be no doubt to improve the last year's performance here.
Speaker 9 (18:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (18:39):
Absolutely.
Speaker 5 (18:40):
Now your other rugby playing son, Jordi, we might as
well mention him. He got off to a great start
over there in Ireland. I haven't actually caught up with
him of late though. How's it going.
Speaker 3 (18:49):
Yeah, he's really he's really enjoyed it.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
The Irishes as I know, really in the arms and
they're really tagging him in there. Im and Aarji Simon
the other term, what's there to my good mates with
the big giants that's flat not too far away from
each other.
Speaker 3 (19:03):
And just rang Jordy this morning. Yes, you haven't talked
him for a while, but he's.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
Really enjoying and the competition is very tough, you know,
especially planning France down there. It's very hard to win
down there, and they beat larashell on the weekend. You know,
that wind was very important because it puts them in
good steed for the quarters.
Speaker 3 (19:18):
You could qualify top of your.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
Pool, but then there's four other than the team, so
you've got to get the bonus point stuff. They qualify
one to top, they'll be in good seed you know
for home steaming and home home quarters here.
Speaker 6 (19:28):
Yeah, brilliant.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
Your old farming friends from when you were farming in
Ireland have they managed to make it down and watch
them at some of the games.
Speaker 3 (19:39):
Georgie's even overseas.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
He's probably gonna listed as long as you know for tickets,
but yeah, he's got a got a huge fan basically
Jordy is you probably know, But.
Speaker 3 (19:47):
Yeah, that's just the way they are. Show they've already taken.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
Him in and accepted them and you know they probably
won't want to give him back.
Speaker 5 (19:52):
Yeah, well we want him back, but as a parent,
you know that's all you want for your son is
to feel welcome and.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
Accepted over so exactly.
Speaker 5 (20:01):
Yeah, Smiley, what does twenty twenty five hold for you
on the farm. Have you got any big changes coming up?
Or is it just mainly managing through this dry period
and hoping you come out the other side of it
in really good space.
Speaker 2 (20:14):
Yeah yeah that Rowan probably just want to technology side
a few things of it's just looking at electronic collars
or you takes a sense of just easy management the herd,
you know, looking at doing something there auto drafting, et cetera. Yeah,
it just just make operations a lot easier, simplify things
on farm here.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Having farmed both ways, I definitely choose the automatic drafting.
It does make things a bit.
Speaker 6 (20:37):
Eggsier on you.
Speaker 5 (20:38):
You're still going to watch it, but yeah, definitely the
way forward. Kevin, Smiley, Barrett, you are extremely busy on
the farm. You go make sure Bodin's mowing the right
paddocks and carry on with your day.
Speaker 6 (20:48):
But thanks so much for your time.
Speaker 3 (20:50):
Good it's a pleasure.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Have a good day.
Speaker 5 (20:52):
Cheers you too, Smiley, have a good one out there
on the farm. A yeah, But concerning how dry it's
getting in that part of the country, yeah, right through
the middle of the North Island through there, it is
all twenty seven away from all one. I'm next we'll
look at the latest in rural news with Michelle Watts.
Sports news with me before the end of the hour
(21:13):
will end a bit more sports. Plus I've got an
update on around foot and mouth disease. Yeah, got an
interesting email from someone, so I've got the answer to that.
Speaker 6 (21:24):
Coming up to.
Speaker 5 (21:31):
You are back with the Country has executive producer Michelle
What with the latest in ural news.
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MPI says extensive checks of hundreds of properties and traps
and more than two hundred kilograms of fruit have so
found no traces of larvae or eggs. Legal restrictions to
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remain on the movement of certain fruit and vegetables and
parts of papatoyity and mangre and MPa warns they're likely
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Black star Wallace Stiti will undergo ne surgery today which
will see him miss a chunk of the super Runk
Big Pacific season. The twenty two year old sustained the
injury on the Northern Tour and the operation will reveal
more about the extent of the problem and dank. Six
of the Australian Tennis Open starts next hour in Melbourne,
(22:50):
with defending champion Novak Djokovic facing a stern third round
challenge from rising Czech star Tomas mars Shark. Of course,
Auckland's Made in Sale GP event of this weekend could
provide some extra thrills and even spills.
Speaker 6 (23:03):
More on that before.
Speaker 5 (23:04):
The end of the hour where the weekend Sport host
Jason Pine I had an email and from a listener
just asking a question, is New Zealand at an elevated
risk of importing foot and mouth disease because we're importing
over a million tons of stock feed annually from countries
with endemic foot and mouth disease. I actually reached out
to mpi's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mary van Andel for
(23:28):
a bit of a response to this, and she says
the risk of PKAE carrying foot and mouth disease is
low because of the.
Speaker 6 (23:34):
Heat processes used to produce it. Thus strong.
Speaker 5 (23:37):
There are strong health import health standards in place for
palm ken or products regardless of which country they come from.
So our import health standards are set very high level
to reduce the risk of any piecet or disease entering
New Zealand. As an extra layer of assurance, we have
an audit program where we routinely visit This is MPI,
not me, routinely visit countries and audit production, storage and
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train sport facilities. So since twenty twenty two, mpi's visited
Indonesia and Malaysia, which are the main sources of palm
kernel imports to New Zealand. The audits shows producers were
following the health imports standard. So hopefully that puts you
at ease around this foot and mouth disease discovery and Germany.
But obviously something we will monitor extremely closely.
Speaker 6 (24:22):
But looks as though our feed is actually looking okay
at the moment.
Speaker 5 (24:25):
Up next, we're going to talk well with Rachel Sharer
here on the country, joining me for our monthly look
at the will market GM for will at PGG Rights.
Speaker 6 (24:36):
And Rachel Sharer. Rachel, good afternoon, Happy.
Speaker 9 (24:39):
New Year, Good afternoon and having me year to you ro.
Speaker 6 (24:42):
Did you manage much of a break over the summer?
Speaker 9 (24:45):
Oh? I sure was good having a break, and I
have to say it, it's also been great to see
farmers with heavy smiles on their faces with the rain
that's been coming. And also great to hear that a
lot of farmers have been able to get off fim
and have a holiday and the conditions are far better
than what we anticipated pre Christmas, aren't they.
Speaker 6 (25:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (25:03):
And I know some rain coming for that northern region
which will be very well received as well. A lot
of sharing sheds were so busy over the summer as well.
Main share happening for a lot of places too. We
had a dual sale yesterday, so you're straight back into
it too.
Speaker 6 (25:20):
How did that go?
Speaker 9 (25:22):
Look, it went really well again yesterday, wrote We actually
had a sail last week as well up in the
North Island and that was a really vigorous start to
the year. But yesterday was a great start to the
year across both islands. As far as price wise, there's
really some intense competition amongst buyers at the moment and
that's resulting in price gains across most types and descriptions.
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So we actually had an eight year high for cross
bred fleeces and some have been pushing past that Ford
dollar mark. So it's been a good start to the year.
The strong wool indicator in the North Island last week
actually jumped a whole twenty one cents and it rose
another cent yesterday so and fifteen cents in the South Island.
So it's been a good start to the year, that's
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for sure.
Speaker 5 (26:07):
Yeah, and as you say, farmers will just be pretty
delighted with that result. It was like for the Global
Dairy Trade auction for dairy farmers for a while and
it just kept going down and then it's been going up,
so you know, when it's heading in the right direction,
everyone is happy. Look what do you see ahead for
twenty twenty five, What are some of your predictions or
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what would you like to see.
Speaker 9 (26:30):
Look, we're as a real supply and demand story. As
we've been saying for a while. The transport companies, particularly
up in the North Island are pretty busy at the
moment with all the weather that's been coming through, so
there's a lot of demand on the transport company's carding
baylage and things. So there's a lot of wool still
sitting in the wallsheds, so that wall is yet to
come forward, and we're looking forward to seeing that come
(26:53):
to the market. But we're also seeing the effects of
land use change, so that the volume story and the
volume being back is showing a lot of heat from
buyers who are looking to fill orders, but there's a
double edged sword to that. We're also I don't you know,
we're at the currency is at the lowescense two thousand
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and nine to the US dollar, so that's been really
helping the buying pressure in the room. And then there's
still some really widespread demand. You know, we've seen export
stats showing that India is taking a really significant part
of the clip, but that's pretty price sensitive. But we're
looking across to the British market, the Australian market. We're
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on a similar trajectory to both of those markets. As
far as an increase in price, we'd like to see
it hold, but as I mentioned before, there are a
number of factors along, you know, the dollar, the availability
of volume coming forward, and we're also seeing India is
starting to potentially pull back a little bit at some
of these higher prices so exports a really actively competing
(28:01):
to fill what they've currently got, which is pushing prices up,
but they're not necessarily going to be able to conclude
a lot of new business at these current levels. So
crystal ball gazing and my advice is any opportunity there
some really good forward contracts out there, It's probably a
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really prudent move for farmers to lock in some of
these most recent games and talk to their reps and
look to a solidifier forward contract.
Speaker 5 (28:31):
Yeah, communication is key, Rachel. Not only are you the
GM for will at PGG Rights and you're also the
GM for Bidder and Bidder are actually going to be
live streaming a world record sharing attempt on Monday.
Speaker 10 (28:44):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (28:45):
Jamie Skiffington is attempting the nine hour LAMB world record
at why We're Past Station. We were talking about that
just yesterday with Bjorn Anderson out of the Livestock Department
of PGG Rights and they had their first on farm
sale not long ago. Well, they're also preparing sheep for
Jamie's world record attempt just south of Danny Vick there.
(29:06):
It's going to be live streamed at bitter b i
d dot co dot NZ Forward slash sharing, Dash record
dash attempt just gurgle Bitter and you'll find it pretty
awesome to be able to offer that service.
Speaker 9 (29:19):
Rchel, Oh, it is awesome and Bitter are delighted to
be involved. We're involved back in the last record attempt
and look, it was actually the highest traffic day that
we've ever had across the sites. It was off the charts,
So we are delighted that so many people look to
(29:39):
get him behind Jamie and these world records attempts. It's
a really wonderful way to showcase the really high quality
and the incredible talent and exercise. Did you know that
he gets up at three point thirty in the morning
to exercise and you know it was really strict diet
before he goes off to share sheep all day. Thank
(30:00):
you well, you're an absolute athlete. So book dare absolutely
delighted to be hosting that and the link will be
up on our social media channels and we're really looking
forward to getting them behind Janie, that's for sure.
Speaker 5 (30:11):
Yeah, we'll be updating it on the country on Monday
as well. Rachel share GM for Will and Bitter at
PGG rights and great to catch out for the first
time in twenty twenty five. Go well and keep that
strong will and crossbread will indicators heading upwards.
Speaker 9 (30:27):
Ah will do as much as we possibly can. And
thanks to Jerro and looking forward to the looking forward
to the year ahead.
Speaker 5 (30:33):
Yeah so am I. It is twelve away from one.
We've wrapped the country with Jason Pine looking at the
weekend of sport ahead next here on the Country.
Speaker 1 (30:44):
I'm gonna last in your fing live please if you're anything.
Speaker 6 (30:50):
Rapping the country.
Speaker 5 (30:51):
Joining me now is host of Weekend Sport and this
afternoon host of Afternoons on News Talks B Jason Pine. Jason,
good afternoon, Happy you.
Speaker 10 (30:59):
Here and your oscaring catastrophe row. Yeah, I'm not the
Weekend Sport, but I think I'm okay at that the
Afternoon Talk stuff though. Yeah, it it's been interesting over
the summer. I think they're just looking for anybody who's
available to talk into a microphone.
Speaker 5 (31:12):
You have been doing a magnificent job, my mum says,
so anyway.
Speaker 10 (31:16):
So wonderful. Well, there are glowing endorsement.
Speaker 5 (31:19):
Indeed, now you're in Auckland. That's why you're literally sitting
two and a half meters away from me. In fact,
not even that lucky. We're not in COVID times. Look,
you're here for sale GP this weekend. And this is
a little personal humble brag slightly.
Speaker 6 (31:34):
Now.
Speaker 5 (31:35):
I had dinner at the top of the sky tower
last night just with my cousins because they're up from
the farm for Luke holmbs tonight and tomorrow night, and
we were actually watching some of the last of the
boats get lifted out of the water. There's a buzz
about town.
Speaker 10 (31:49):
Oh absolutely. Look, I've only just arrived here today and
already just coming in. You just get I know it's
probably I might be imagining it, but it feels like
something's happening in the city. And what Luke Holme's tonight
Tomorrow night sell GP across tomorrow and then Sunday probably
I would say the biggest events weekend of the summer
in Auckland in terms of people coming into town for
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two massive events like that. You know, I'm sure there
are people who are going to both. And look, I
just can't wait to see these boats out on White
Tomata Harbor tomorrow and Sunday. They call it Formula one
on the water. Even the sailors call it a racetrack.
You know, this is not America's Cup sailing. This is
quick fire, exciting, high speed it is. It's basically Formula
(32:35):
one on water. Just can't wait.
Speaker 5 (32:36):
Oh, it's going to be amazing. I'll tell you one
thing that isn't happening in Auckland this weekend, and that
is the trains are not running. So I mean, just
don't even get me started on this, but massive events
in Auckland. We're going to shut the train network for
Friday and Saturday. Could have done it last weekend when
there was no one here.
Speaker 10 (32:52):
I'm not sure what has happened with the coordination of that.
I'm not from this place, so I.
Speaker 5 (32:58):
Can so you can't throw stones because Wellington shut the
train network for the Super Rugby final, didn't they?
Speaker 10 (33:03):
Yeah, and for various other reasons as well. I'm not
sure that there's a public transport system around the country
that's one hundred percent of fishing. I would I agree
they wrote, you know, on a weekend like this, why
wouldn't you want everything to be as optimal as possible.
I think it'll probably be an uber driver's dream in
Auckland this weekend.
Speaker 6 (33:18):
Absolutely, And what is it?
Speaker 5 (33:20):
Flamingo scooters and limescooters as well. Hey, the other big
thing that's happening in the sporting world is the Australian Open,
and I mean it kills you every year because it
goes down late at night, but has already been fantastic
with some five sets that we didn't think should have
gone to five sets.
Speaker 10 (33:37):
Yeah, it's incredible viewing. They do it so well television wise,
and look at the moment on Sky there's about five
or six channels if you want to sit there and
go through them. Look, you're right, there's a bit of
coffee to be had if you want to stay up
late to watch some of the five setters. But once
I find once you invest yourself in a game, you
can't go to better one. You can't go to better
one set all because.
Speaker 6 (33:58):
Because you're just gonna lie the you're wondering what's happening?
Speaker 10 (34:00):
Correct, So I think you sacrifice for this two weeks,
a little bit of sleep and gee, I think the
big storylines obviously happen in the second week when we
get into the real business end. You know, can Novak
Djokovic make it a twenty fifth Grand Slam twenty five
and twenty five as the slogan he's going with. Look,
he's only the seventh seed for Novak Djokovic, this twenty
(34:20):
four time Grand Slam winner, to be seventh seed, you
know that would suggest that most people don't think you'll
make it beyond the quarter finals, let alone get to
the final.
Speaker 6 (34:28):
And win it.
Speaker 10 (34:28):
Allixon is looking good. I see Danil Medvedev knocked out
last night. There's always an upset and someone who goes
deeper into the tournament than you think they will. So yeah,
there's plenty. There's plenty on at the moment. Ossie Open,
sal GP. Cricket carries on, football carries on, and in
a couple of weeks, Super Ruby, you'll be here again.
Speaker 6 (34:46):
Ray goodness, I'm not ready for it. This happens to
me every year.
Speaker 5 (34:49):
I'm like, no, we should still be at the beach,
and yet we are at the rugby fields. I wish
we were sitting here, Piney though, as we wrap country
with sport, I wish we were sitting here. Look forward
to another black Caps Test series here in New Zealand.
Speaker 10 (35:03):
Oh look, you won't get an argument from me. Red
ball cricket is my wheelhouse. None after Christmas in terms
of international red ball cricket. It just you're right, right,
it doesn't seem right, you know, at this time of
the year January, mid January towards Febury. Okay, you know,
winter England arriving for a Test series, when India getting here,
when anyone getting here to play a couple of Test
matches at Hagley, at the Basin Reserve and in Mount
(35:25):
Monganui and Hamilton. No international red ball cricket in the
in the new year doesn't seem right to me either.
Speaker 6 (35:33):
I just feel beriefed.
Speaker 5 (35:34):
I feel like we got short changed. And yeah, I'm
going to have to start following something else or just
watching it overseas, which yeah, just doesn't sit right with me.
Final question for you pioneers, we're kind of looking ahead
to twenty twenty five, what are some of the big
sporting stories going to be because there's no Olympics, no
comm Games.
Speaker 10 (35:54):
You know, you're right at summer test cricket, no exactly
that as well. You're right, we've had you know, we've
been spoiled, haven't we were so spoiled?
Speaker 2 (36:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (36:03):
World Cups and Calm Games and Olympic Games, have you?
Twenty twenty five doesn't have any of those key events.
That does though, have a Women's Rugby World Cup, which
I'm really quite curious about.
Speaker 6 (36:12):
Well, they've sold so.
Speaker 5 (36:13):
Many tickets, like way more than we even sold here
in New Zealand. Already things are looking really positive.
Speaker 10 (36:19):
Going to be good, going to be a big time
in England obviously are firm favorites. But look, the Black
Ferns have some work to do. I don't think there's
any secret about that. And can they, in the time
that they have left, do enough to get themselves back
up to a point where they can look to defend
that title because we know what how exciting it was,
you know here on home soil. Can they do the
same this year's That's probably one of the ones I'm
(36:40):
looking out for. But also I guess a chance to
look at at sport that maybe wouldn't get a look
and otherwise and I'm sure these things will have their
moments in the sun and yeah, as always there'll be
storylines we do not expect, So I'm looking forward to
seeing what plays out.
Speaker 5 (36:55):
Yeah, absolutely me too. Jason Pine, a host of Weekend Sport.
We'll give you the same time ID broadcasting live from
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Speaker 10 (37:10):
Thanks right cheers, Caa.
Speaker 6 (37:13):
It is my pleasure for a way from one look.
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