August 17, 2025 • 6 mins
He's not in Argentina watching his three boys play the Pumas. Today we find him calving on his Coastal Taranaki dairy farm.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome back to the country. It is seventeen away from one.
As I said at the top of the show, Luke
Calmb's bear never broke my heart. Certainly hasn't broken the
heart of this man, because anytime he's on tour, which
he isn't today, he's got a bear in his hand
at midnight. Smiley Barrett, father of Smiley, to start with,
how's the carving going? You'll be you'll be elbows deep
(00:24):
in the dare.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
You you good? Alf moon? Jamie listeners. Yeah, it's yeah,
well over halfway. It's been pretty good. Really is no mode,
no milk fever, but there's been no growth. It's been
pretty cold.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yeah, you've had a real you've had a wettish winter.
Am I correct in saying that probably six.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Strike weeks ago we had two weekends that were were underwater.
You know, it was the time we had Unfortunately, you
know we're now from the head. They had their floods.
We copped it as well, but obviously not I was bad.
But yeah, he's a big high have been coming out
with on the mont. We've said the old frost and yeah,
it's certainly turned cool and but it's around the north
(01:05):
today a bit of warm rain coming, but saws down
and there's men's going around the south again on the weekend.
So yeah, it's much the same.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Really, you're a two and organic, correct me if I'm wrong.
I don't know what your payouts going to start with this,
yere Smiley. It'll be a big number. You'll have to
go on a few rugby tours to spend all your money.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Well, it's all well and good, but it's a rot
of Fontier and paid us have been a two than
not at the moment, so yeah, things might change now though, Jamie. Yeah,
I just read by reading between the lines.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Here what you probably had no opinion on this one.
A two milk company. They've purchased Sheerley's New Zealand plant,
but they've sold Matara Valley milk down on Southland to
Open Country Dairy. Interesting happenings in the corporate dairy world.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, I just briefly read Miles email this morning, so
that's all I know about it, knows. Yeah, you obviously
know it more than me, Jo, but yeah, we're having
too much into it. Yeah, so interesting. Obviously open Country
or what milk down there to fill that plan, So
that's going to be an expensive Fonterra, But yeah, what's
the space of those here?
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Yeah, mind you to be fair to Fonterra, and it's
doing very well at the moment. It's a bit of
a shining beacon if you want, compared to some other
co ops around at the moment. So if you're a
Fonterra shareholder, you've probably got little to complain about at
the moment, the co ops performing pretty well.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Yes, since Miles is coming there and what has been
there now is that sure was time flies. He's definitely
he has certainly turned the ship around and it's yeah,
he's definitely the man that's got us where we are now.
So you at to Miles and his team.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Yet, what did you make of the of the All
Black tests. You're obviously a very interested spectator, you and
Robin and all the Klan and the Barrett household. Minds
you there's three of them over in Argentina at the moment.
What did you make of that test?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Yeah, boys off the back of France. Yeah, they obviously
he raise a blood a few players when they're looking
a few guys and rightly so you know, with their
form this year, and yeah, i'd say you want to
stick with a few combinations just moving forward. But yeah,
I'd say they're pretty happy and talk to the boys.
I flicked in the text, but you know they were.
(03:22):
They got through unscathed and I think there's too many
injuries on the team. But yeah, it's just a few
little ears creaking in. A bit of a dead pets
in the second half there, which you know allowed the
Ardies to get back in. But sound that you know,
Jamie planning playing any team overseas and the own Pats
is tough work, you know, so to get a win
is yeah, and as the South Africans found out, you know,
(03:42):
the AUSSI has ever won there since God just read
animal was a cowboy, you know. So yeah, it's interesting
and that moving.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Forward that that that was fantastic. We're going to have
to fare or be very wary of those Aussies in
the Bladder's low cut. Maybe that this maybe this is
their peak. I suspect the spring Box will come back
with Venom and the second Test. But that was a
really good performance and interestingly there's been a lot of
commentary around that they're back three if we exclude Will Jordan.
(04:09):
For us, they looked they looked sharp, they looked sharper
than our two wings.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Anyhow, you have a very good you know, and now
watching the odd lines test with interest to and they're
very lucky not to sort of with that second test,
you know, with Valentini and Will Scauting of that have
been there early in the peace. You know, things and
might have been different, but it's it's definitely good for
New Zealand rugby. Ossy's been strong on that for sure,
and years it's going to be you're looking forward to
(04:34):
the Bladdlelowe Covid forward.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
It's going to be interesting, going to be fantastic. Hey,
just finally, what do you reckon of my theory that
we've got to put Leroy Carter in there? Start him
on the wing.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
He's a genuine athlete, isn't he. He's got quick, big ticker.
He's Courtney to say, there's a there's no substitute for guess.
You know, he's got a guess you know. So yeah,
and with with Kayleby at the moment, yeah, it's yeah,
we just need for me a winger has got to
(05:06):
attack those high balls. We put balls up in there,
you know, they've got to be under them. Just we've
got to really attack the balls, and you know he's
proved at that. So yeah, we'll soon find out, won't we.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Hey, Smiley, Barrett, Kevin Smiley, Barrett, thanks for your time.
Good luck with the rest of carving. I can hear
your phone going, so someone else is trying to get
a piece of you as well.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Go.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Well, thanks for your time.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
You think you have a good day, James?
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Oh, I actually, Smiley, just before I forget, I need
you're old. You know your old sparring mate Tim Myers
used to be the chief executive of Norwood. I cleaned
up big time with Southland beating man or two. Bad
luck Tom, you owe me, but you can deliver it
personally when you're in New Zealand. But what about your team,
Sarah nak thrashing Auckland? How good was that?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Ye have never seen that coming? Was?
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Well?
Speaker 2 (05:53):
I mean, I mean Auto, I've got a young team
at Feenis to them, and yeah, the other a few
boys I think we had. One guy was playing the
first game, one was playing the Blazer game and Loggy
Crawley was his fiftieth game, so it was good for Loggi.
But yeah, sure was I Jamie I watched the South
and boy Jesus, I couldn't believe that they come back
from Yeah, I was here, full critism year. They desived
(06:16):
that win.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
Yes it was. It was the highlight of my weekend.
There you go, Hey Smiley Barrett, thanks for your time.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
No worries. You have a good one.
Welcome back to the country. It is seventeen away from one.
As I said at the top of the show, Luke
Calmb's bear never broke my heart. Certainly hasn't broken the
heart of this man, because anytime he's on tour, which
he isn't today, he's got a bear in his hand
at midnight. Smiley Barrett, father of Smiley, to start with,
how's the carving going? You'll be you'll be elbows deep
(00:24):
in the dare.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
You you good? Alf moon? Jamie listeners. Yeah, it's yeah,
well over halfway. It's been pretty good. Really is no mode,
no milk fever, but there's been no growth. It's been
pretty cold.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yeah, you've had a real you've had a wettish winter.
Am I correct in saying that probably six.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Strike weeks ago we had two weekends that were were underwater.
You know, it was the time we had Unfortunately, you
know we're now from the head. They had their floods.
We copped it as well, but obviously not I was bad.
But yeah, he's a big high have been coming out
with on the mont. We've said the old frost and yeah,
it's certainly turned cool and but it's around the north
(01:05):
today a bit of warm rain coming, but saws down
and there's men's going around the south again on the weekend.
So yeah, it's much the same.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Really, you're a two and organic, correct me if I'm wrong.
I don't know what your payouts going to start with this,
yere Smiley. It'll be a big number. You'll have to
go on a few rugby tours to spend all your money.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Well, it's all well and good, but it's a rot
of Fontier and paid us have been a two than
not at the moment, so yeah, things might change now though, Jamie. Yeah,
I just read by reading between the lines.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Here what you probably had no opinion on this one.
A two milk company. They've purchased Sheerley's New Zealand plant,
but they've sold Matara Valley milk down on Southland to
Open Country Dairy. Interesting happenings in the corporate dairy world.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, I just briefly read Miles email this morning, so
that's all I know about it, knows. Yeah, you obviously
know it more than me, Jo, but yeah, we're having
too much into it. Yeah, so interesting. Obviously open Country
or what milk down there to fill that plan, So
that's going to be an expensive Fonterra, But yeah, what's
the space of those here?
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Yeah, mind you to be fair to Fonterra, and it's
doing very well at the moment. It's a bit of
a shining beacon if you want, compared to some other
co ops around at the moment. So if you're a
Fonterra shareholder, you've probably got little to complain about at
the moment, the co ops performing pretty well.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Yes, since Miles is coming there and what has been
there now is that sure was time flies. He's definitely
he has certainly turned the ship around and it's yeah,
he's definitely the man that's got us where we are now.
So you at to Miles and his team.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Yet, what did you make of the of the All
Black tests. You're obviously a very interested spectator, you and
Robin and all the Klan and the Barrett household. Minds
you there's three of them over in Argentina at the moment.
What did you make of that test?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Yeah, boys off the back of France. Yeah, they obviously
he raise a blood a few players when they're looking
a few guys and rightly so you know, with their
form this year, and yeah, i'd say you want to
stick with a few combinations just moving forward. But yeah,
I'd say they're pretty happy and talk to the boys.
I flicked in the text, but you know they were.
(03:22):
They got through unscathed and I think there's too many
injuries on the team. But yeah, it's just a few
little ears creaking in. A bit of a dead pets
in the second half there, which you know allowed the
Ardies to get back in. But sound that you know,
Jamie planning playing any team overseas and the own Pats
is tough work, you know, so to get a win
is yeah, and as the South Africans found out, you know,
(03:42):
the AUSSI has ever won there since God just read
animal was a cowboy, you know. So yeah, it's interesting
and that moving.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Forward that that that was fantastic. We're going to have
to fare or be very wary of those Aussies in
the Bladder's low cut. Maybe that this maybe this is
their peak. I suspect the spring Box will come back
with Venom and the second Test. But that was a
really good performance and interestingly there's been a lot of
commentary around that they're back three if we exclude Will Jordan.
(04:09):
For us, they looked they looked sharp, they looked sharper
than our two wings.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Anyhow, you have a very good you know, and now
watching the odd lines test with interest to and they're
very lucky not to sort of with that second test,
you know, with Valentini and Will Scauting of that have
been there early in the peace. You know, things and
might have been different, but it's it's definitely good for
New Zealand rugby. Ossy's been strong on that for sure,
and years it's going to be you're looking forward to
(04:34):
the Bladdlelowe Covid forward.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
It's going to be interesting, going to be fantastic. Hey,
just finally, what do you reckon of my theory that
we've got to put Leroy Carter in there? Start him
on the wing.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
He's a genuine athlete, isn't he. He's got quick, big ticker.
He's Courtney to say, there's a there's no substitute for guess.
You know, he's got a guess you know. So yeah,
and with with Kayleby at the moment, yeah, it's yeah,
we just need for me a winger has got to
(05:06):
attack those high balls. We put balls up in there,
you know, they've got to be under them. Just we've
got to really attack the balls, and you know he's
proved at that. So yeah, we'll soon find out, won't we.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Hey, Smiley, Barrett, Kevin Smiley, Barrett, thanks for your time.
Good luck with the rest of carving. I can hear
your phone going, so someone else is trying to get
a piece of you as well.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Go.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Well, thanks for your time.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
You think you have a good day, James?
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Oh, I actually, Smiley, just before I forget, I need
you're old. You know your old sparring mate Tim Myers
used to be the chief executive of Norwood. I cleaned
up big time with Southland beating man or two. Bad
luck Tom, you owe me, but you can deliver it
personally when you're in New Zealand. But what about your team,
Sarah nak thrashing Auckland? How good was that?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Ye have never seen that coming? Was?
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Well?
Speaker 2 (05:53):
I mean, I mean Auto, I've got a young team
at Feenis to them, and yeah, the other a few
boys I think we had. One guy was playing the
first game, one was playing the Blazer game and Loggy
Crawley was his fiftieth game, so it was good for Loggi.
But yeah, sure was I Jamie I watched the South
and boy Jesus, I couldn't believe that they come back
from Yeah, I was here, full critism year. They desived
(06:16):
that win.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
Yes it was. It was the highlight of my weekend.
There you go, Hey Smiley Barrett, thanks for your time.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
No worries. You have a good one.
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