The Rural Roundup
From the paddock to the pub, this is where New Zealand talks! Sport Nation's The Rural Roundup, hosted by Erin Speedy, champions the people, the grassroots, and the good yarns.
Episodes
October 1, 2026 • 43 mins
Erin Speedy talks to;
- Team Manager for the NZ International Six Days' Enduro (ISDE) Team, Kylie Dorr
- Horse Trainer - Expedition Leader - Author & Equifest Presenter, Chloe Phillips-Harris
- NZ Fish and Game Chief Operating Officer, Richie Cosgrove
- And for Bush & Blue - Founder of Wild Chix, Isabell Zitzelsberge
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October 1, 2026 • 9 mins
Heading outdoors with Bush and Blue - Talking all things hunting and fishing.
Today we're talking Wild Chix, a community and movement empowering and giving women across the country the confidence to hunt, fish and gather. But also learning boat craft, backing trailers and all the outdoors stuff.
Founder, Isabell Zitzelsberger joined us to discuss why Wild Chix is an important outlet in the outdoors community.
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October 1, 2026 • 8 mins
The new freshwater fishing season is underway across the country.
Fish and Game Chief Operating Officer, Richie Cosgrove joined us to discuss from the Lewis Pass.
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October 1, 2026 • 9 mins
Equifest is New Zealand’s Premier Equestrian Festival Experience.
This year Chloe Phillps-Harris will be a presenter and teaching clinics at the event.
But right now, she's at the tail end of her last horse expedition in the Mongolian Desert for the year! We caught for a chat just as the sun was rising above the sands in Western Mongolia.
Equifest 16–18 October, Claudelands Events Centre Hamilton — three days...
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October 1, 2026 • 11 mins
The New Zealand team competing in the FIM International Six Days' Enduro (ISDE) team are on their way to Portugal for the big race. it's known as the Olympics of dirt bike enduro.
Team Manager, Kylie Dorr joined us from the airport just before the team jetted off.
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September 29, 2026 • 43 mins
Erin Speedy talks to;
- Federated Farmers Otago President, Anna Gillespie on Central Otago's sludge problem
- Farmers Weekly Senior Reporter, Rebecca Greaves on Heretaunga Plains Aquifer Water Shortages
- FENZ Service Delivery Wildfire Manager, Tim Mitchell in our Preparing for El Niño series.
- And our Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Jack Hawkeswood the 2026 New Zealand Rally Championship Champion
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September 29, 2026 • 8 mins
As part of our El Niño mini-series where we discuss how different organisations are preparing for the upcoming weather event and how you can prepare too.
Today we speak with FENZ Service Delivery Wildfire Manager, Tim Mitchell.
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September 29, 2026 • 9 mins
Treated sewage sludge is causing a stink in Central Otago as the council today mulls over whether or not to spread it on farmland near Lauder.
Federated Farmers Otago President, Anna Gillespie joined us to express the regions concerns and frustrations on how this decision may affect this beautiful part of the country.
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September 29, 2026 • 10 mins
Jack Hawkeswood has become the first ever second-generation driver to win the New Zealand Rally Championship taking home the championship title with one round still to go.
His father Andrew won the championship in 2017.
We caught up with Jack to see how he's feeling after achieving this monumental feat.
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September 29, 2026 • 9 mins
There is a big gap with the water available and what communities and primary producers need from the Heretaunga Plains Aquifer system in the Hawkes Bay region.
Regional Council plan changes could also make growers unviable with modelling showing a 4 billion dollar cost to the local economy.
Farmers' Weekly senior reporter Rebecca Greaves has been investigating this issue.
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September 27, 2026 • 43 mins
Erin Speedy talks to;
- Southland Federated Farmers Provincial President, Chris Dillon
- Farmer, Author, Speaker & Health, Safety & Well Being Advocate, Harriet Bremner-Pinckney
- Chair of NZ Wine Growers, Fabian Yukich
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September 27, 2026 • 11 mins
It's great news for our wine growers with the second highest return numbers on record!
Exports have reached more than 2 billion dollars and the volume of wine being exported has also reached more than 306 million litres in the year to June.
Chair of NZ Wine Growers, Fabian Yukich, joined us to discuss these fantastic results.
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September 27, 2026 • 8 mins
The wet, miserable weather has been relentless down in Southland leaving farmland waterlogged and struggling to dry out.
We spoke to Southland Federated Farmers Provincial President, Chris Dillon, to get a boots on the ground view of how the community is coping and when relief might be in sight.
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September 27, 2026 • 12 mins
She's a farmer, a Mum, a health and wellbeing advocate for the rural sector, a children's author (Gurt & Pops), runs kids farm safety days & a Country Calendar TV Star!
She was also the winner of the Zanda McDonald Award in 2023 and the Rural Women's 'Rural Champion' Award in 2021.
It's safe to say Harriet Bremner-Pinckney is a busy woman and we're super happy to have her on the Rural Roundup.
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September 25, 2026 • 43 mins
Erin Speedy talks to;
- NZ Avocado Chief Executive, Brad Siebert
- The Chair of the NZ Electoral Commission, Hon Simon Moore KC
- Founder & Director of the Outdoor Expo in Christchurch, Marc Featherstone
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September 25, 2026 • 29 mins
Our On Farm Legal Series thanks to our friends at Tavendale and Partners. Practical Legal Advice for New Zealand’s primary sector.
In this episode we speak with the Chair of the NZ Electoral Commission, Hon Simon Moore KC, and take a deep dive into the upcoming general election on November 7th
How many people are involved with organising an election, the processes involved, what happens in rural communities leading up to,...
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September 24, 2026 • 9 mins
The Outdoor Expo is back at Canterbury Agricultural Park from the 2nd to the 4th of October, and it’s grown into the biggest gathering of the outdoor industry anywhere in the South Island!
We spoke to founder and director, Marc Featherstone, about how the expo came into existence and what people can expect from this year's event.
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September 24, 2026 • 8 mins
NZ Avocado Chief Executive, Brad Siebert joins the Rural Roundup right in the middle of export season to give us an update on how things are looking for our growers
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September 22, 2026 • 44 mins
Erin Speedy talks to;
- The Hon Todd McClay on NZ's Forestry sector
- Jaiden Drought from Farm Trader magazine on his incredible Massey Ferguson tractor journey across Western Australia powered by biofuels, Canola Oil & Tallow.
- Principal scientist for NIWA Chris Brandolino as part of our ongoing El Niño series
- And Award-Winning NZ Country/Folk/Indie Musician Mel Parsons
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September 22, 2026 • 11 mins
Mel Parsons is an award-winning NZ country/folk/indie musician.
Born and raised on a beef and sheep farm in Cape Foulwind near Westport she has just released her new album, Castle Hill. Inspired by and also recorded in the remote village of the same name in the Southern Alps.
Come get to know this incredible NZ artist a little better as Erin asks about her upbringing, recently finished tour, latest album, and what the future hol...
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