June 9, 2026 • 8 mins
Riley Kennedy looks at the business side of Fieldays and the positives that it brings for the rural sector.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
We're so last we welcome back to the muster.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
We're away back up to Mystery Creek, where we are
catching up with Roley Kennedy at a business desk. Right, firstly, congratulations,
you've been nominated for the Primary Industries New Zealand Awards
regarding Excellence and Agricultural Journalism. So yeah, firstly, that's a
pretty good accolade. If you can go through and get
the chocolates.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Yeah, yes, good afternoon from mister Creek. Yeah, yes, yes
it is, and thank you. I was actually just saying
to someone this morning that I feel like if I
win it, I feel like I've picked in last night
to go and finding your career. So peraps, I'll go
farming while they're returned. Are so good if I end
up winning this award, if.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
You conte play the milking cows, I.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Didn't then score holidays. But I live on the north
shore of Auckland and I have stopped computer hands, so
you know, maybe I'm not quite.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Cut out for those twiny hands aren't quite cut for
it now, right, well, from what you've seen. We spoke
to Chris Charles earlier, who's a panda from down South
out there giving us an update around the vibe. As
far as the business side of for Your Days, it's
a massive, massive thing.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Oh it is huge. I was just looking at some
figures this morning. There's just over eleven hundred exhibitors and
thirteen hundred sites or something around that. It's sold out,
and that has never happened in recent history. There's never
ever been There's always been empty site, you know. But
about a month ago they sold out. And I think
that's a very clear reflection of the sentiment in the
(01:34):
sector at the moment. People have here, our sellers and
supplies and retailers of religion and leverage, the fact that
people just have a bit more cash to spend, and
you can see it. And I'm sitting up in the
media center now looking down on everyone and there's just
people everywhere, and it's going to be a mass of
four days. I're Ony for Ony not even halfway through
(01:55):
the first one.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
So people are there to do sales. That's what it
comes down.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
To, trying to get a bargain. I might go shopping
at some point myself, but I got a bit of
work to do between now and then.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
As far as it's India Free Trade Agreement, I've seen
Indian delegations there this week.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
What does that mean for the FTA as such?
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Yeah, actually I had lunch of that Indian delegation on
late last week and it's quite interesting. Actually we're not
the only delegation, but delegations to here. I think there's
even U k MPs. There's quite quite a lot in
Brazil America. Actually, just talking to an American, something like
eleven hundred visas were issued for people just to come
(02:36):
to fields from around the world. But this Indian delegation
quite I would say high pound, not high pound, but
you know, it's quite significant for them to turn up
here and have a look around, given as Meme was
a month ago. We signed this FTA with them, and
they're really down here trying to look at I guess,
(02:56):
trying to get an idea of what we do, how
we do it, and I'm sure we'll be sending people
in the other direction. I noticed just below the media
city here there is the Indian consulate and Auckland. They're here.
You can go down there and have a look and
explore the India from that. A boost within the pavilion,
which is quite interesting, but there is actually a very
significant international presence here that I don't think it's been
(03:18):
here in recent years.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Why would you say that is?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Is that just because of the mood of farming and
all these FTAs and the likes.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Yeah, i'd say so. And also I think we're probably
just growing a little bit more prominently offshore. We're quite
a stable country. If you look. You only need to
pull over the Wall Street Journal every morning, so again
and say all the world is And I think our
reputation is growing quite significantly on assist in Singapore two
or three weeks ago, and it's quite evident that we're
(03:47):
not We're quite small, but our presence is growing in
the world. And when you've got an event like chiel
Das and you want to come to new villein why
not kill two birds with one son, so to speak,
and to come to field dos and what New Zealand
has to offer.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Sixty six overseas exhibitors last year at must be Creek
this he's seventy three. So there's a detail straight off
the bat.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Yeah, it's I do you think she just walked past
the Germans not before? I think the Irish might be
here again. It's it's pretty big and of course some
of those are you know, you've got overseas brands are
they're actually here trying to sell stuff. But you've also
got you know, ambassadors and it's going to the European
lunch tomorrow, which I'm going to be interesting to see
(04:29):
what New Zealand product they use versus the European that
they won't turn down a European one, that's for sure.
But yeah, it's it's quite interesting seeing the amount of
international people that have come to the fields. And also
there's the Hamilton Airport, small old Hamilton Airport is now
an international airport again, albeit only to Sydney and on
(04:50):
Jetster if that's what you're fancy. But it's probably will
help people coming direct the.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Field death So there's no farg around or anything those concerned.
It's a bit of laid for twenty four hours.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, no, I turned up here and I was one
of the first through the gates at six a m.
And there was not an innchure fog anywhere, but it
was as an Aucklander, I would say there was quite
quite a thick frost, but it wasn't really but it
went away pretty quickly, but it was it was it
was a bit frosty. I was just talking to someone
and said there was one degrees and when he drove in,
(05:24):
So yeah, it's pretty cold, but no, there's no beautiful
day out there. Now there's you don't need you gim boots.
And I actually left my rain jacket in Auckland, so
I was quite happy about that when I saw it
was the forecast. So hopefully it stays that way and
it's meant to. Don't think it's meant to. There might
be a bit of rainfallcast on Saturday, but you'll be
all over there.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Is that how you Aucklands operate. You at tempt Fay,
do you think it's going to rain? You leave the
jacket at home? You did that in South and you
get bitten in the bum twice over.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Yeah, Well in Auckland you've got to be paired for
four seasons and one day you can. You can go
to work and pop over the bridge and it'll be
a nice day and then you come home and absolutely
pelting down. So usually I've trained this luf pretty well,
but I just had a bit to bring, so I
got I got halfway. I got to the Bombays yesterday
for our stop on the way down, and I realized
(06:11):
I bugger off left from bloody jacket at home. But
alas it's not needed, and I'm sure given on at
field days, if I need a jacket, there'll be I
could just go purchase one.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Unless the already of the situation.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
That's probably the best place to go and buy a
jacket if you need to, Let's be.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Honest exactly, perhaps their employers need to pay us more
and might be able to go out and buy a
real flesh one.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Yeah, you've got the very important job of chauffeuring Jamie McKay.
Is it a bit like Smurthers Whalon Smithers having to
cut around Montgomery Burns or is he pretty good? Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
No, there's a bit of a way of responsibility on
me chauffeuring Co Martha around. But I wanted to stand
at the arrivals hall at the aucklandsmesteric people with a
suit and tile and one of those signs saying mister McCay.
But I didn't get self organized enough. But he's keeping
(07:04):
us all under control of the Airbnb, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Well, that's the thing about field days, aren't you know?
From my experiences of being up there, it's a great chance,
like the rural media in general, just to connect and
catch up. It's pretty cool, it is.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
It's good. That boat's pretty good. I've been down to
a few of our competitors and throwing them a bit
of stick, but it's very good.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Hey, Riley, thanks very much for your time on the
Muster as always, once again, congratulations for your nomination for
that award, and yeah, good luck with the chauffeuring around
field days of the Camata.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Yes plenty of John Roll, laugh out loud with ag
proud because life on the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Two guys are drinking in a bar.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
One says to the other, did you know that lions
have sex ten to fifteen times a night?
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Oh bugger, says his mate. I just joined roach freak.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
He's in there flat farm.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
So okay, that's hos over and done with for the afternoon.
The podcast will be up shortly Annoy Heart Radio. I'many Muir.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
The Muster is brought to you by Peters Genetics.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Enjoy this bluebird afternoon in the South, cool and crisp,
A blue sky long mate, continue, see you tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Then the Sultan's
We're so last we welcome back to the muster.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
We're away back up to Mystery Creek, where we are
catching up with Roley Kennedy at a business desk. Right, firstly, congratulations,
you've been nominated for the Primary Industries New Zealand Awards
regarding Excellence and Agricultural Journalism. So yeah, firstly, that's a
pretty good accolade. If you can go through and get
the chocolates.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Yeah, yes, good afternoon from mister Creek. Yeah, yes, yes
it is, and thank you. I was actually just saying
to someone this morning that I feel like if I
win it, I feel like I've picked in last night
to go and finding your career. So peraps, I'll go
farming while they're returned. Are so good if I end
up winning this award, if.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
You conte play the milking cows, I.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Didn't then score holidays. But I live on the north
shore of Auckland and I have stopped computer hands, so
you know, maybe I'm not quite.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Cut out for those twiny hands aren't quite cut for
it now, right, well, from what you've seen. We spoke
to Chris Charles earlier, who's a panda from down South
out there giving us an update around the vibe. As
far as the business side of for Your Days, it's
a massive, massive thing.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Oh it is huge. I was just looking at some
figures this morning. There's just over eleven hundred exhibitors and
thirteen hundred sites or something around that. It's sold out,
and that has never happened in recent history. There's never
ever been There's always been empty site, you know. But
about a month ago they sold out. And I think
that's a very clear reflection of the sentiment in the
(01:34):
sector at the moment. People have here, our sellers and
supplies and retailers of religion and leverage, the fact that
people just have a bit more cash to spend, and
you can see it. And I'm sitting up in the
media center now looking down on everyone and there's just
people everywhere, and it's going to be a mass of
four days. I're Ony for Ony not even halfway through
(01:55):
the first one.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
So people are there to do sales. That's what it
comes down.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
To, trying to get a bargain. I might go shopping
at some point myself, but I got a bit of
work to do between now and then.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
As far as it's India Free Trade Agreement, I've seen
Indian delegations there this week.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
What does that mean for the FTA as such?
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Yeah, actually I had lunch of that Indian delegation on
late last week and it's quite interesting. Actually we're not
the only delegation, but delegations to here. I think there's
even U k MPs. There's quite quite a lot in
Brazil America. Actually, just talking to an American, something like
eleven hundred visas were issued for people just to come
(02:36):
to fields from around the world. But this Indian delegation
quite I would say high pound, not high pound, but
you know, it's quite significant for them to turn up
here and have a look around, given as Meme was
a month ago. We signed this FTA with them, and
they're really down here trying to look at I guess,
(02:56):
trying to get an idea of what we do, how
we do it, and I'm sure we'll be sending people
in the other direction. I noticed just below the media
city here there is the Indian consulate and Auckland. They're here.
You can go down there and have a look and
explore the India from that. A boost within the pavilion,
which is quite interesting, but there is actually a very
significant international presence here that I don't think it's been
(03:18):
here in recent years.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Why would you say that is?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Is that just because of the mood of farming and
all these FTAs and the likes.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Yeah, i'd say so. And also I think we're probably
just growing a little bit more prominently offshore. We're quite
a stable country. If you look. You only need to
pull over the Wall Street Journal every morning, so again
and say all the world is And I think our
reputation is growing quite significantly on assist in Singapore two
or three weeks ago, and it's quite evident that we're
(03:47):
not We're quite small, but our presence is growing in
the world. And when you've got an event like chiel
Das and you want to come to new villein why
not kill two birds with one son, so to speak,
and to come to field dos and what New Zealand
has to offer.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Sixty six overseas exhibitors last year at must be Creek
this he's seventy three. So there's a detail straight off
the bat.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Yeah, it's I do you think she just walked past
the Germans not before? I think the Irish might be
here again. It's it's pretty big and of course some
of those are you know, you've got overseas brands are
they're actually here trying to sell stuff. But you've also
got you know, ambassadors and it's going to the European
lunch tomorrow, which I'm going to be interesting to see
(04:29):
what New Zealand product they use versus the European that
they won't turn down a European one, that's for sure.
But yeah, it's it's quite interesting seeing the amount of
international people that have come to the fields. And also
there's the Hamilton Airport, small old Hamilton Airport is now
an international airport again, albeit only to Sydney and on
(04:50):
Jetster if that's what you're fancy. But it's probably will
help people coming direct the.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Field death So there's no farg around or anything those concerned.
It's a bit of laid for twenty four hours.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, no, I turned up here and I was one
of the first through the gates at six a m.
And there was not an innchure fog anywhere, but it
was as an Aucklander, I would say there was quite
quite a thick frost, but it wasn't really but it
went away pretty quickly, but it was it was it
was a bit frosty. I was just talking to someone
and said there was one degrees and when he drove in,
(05:24):
So yeah, it's pretty cold, but no, there's no beautiful
day out there. Now there's you don't need you gim boots.
And I actually left my rain jacket in Auckland, so
I was quite happy about that when I saw it
was the forecast. So hopefully it stays that way and
it's meant to. Don't think it's meant to. There might
be a bit of rainfallcast on Saturday, but you'll be
all over there.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Is that how you Aucklands operate. You at tempt Fay,
do you think it's going to rain? You leave the
jacket at home? You did that in South and you
get bitten in the bum twice over.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Yeah, Well in Auckland you've got to be paired for
four seasons and one day you can. You can go
to work and pop over the bridge and it'll be
a nice day and then you come home and absolutely
pelting down. So usually I've trained this luf pretty well,
but I just had a bit to bring, so I
got I got halfway. I got to the Bombays yesterday
for our stop on the way down, and I realized
(06:11):
I bugger off left from bloody jacket at home. But
alas it's not needed, and I'm sure given on at
field days, if I need a jacket, there'll be I
could just go purchase one.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Unless the already of the situation.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
That's probably the best place to go and buy a
jacket if you need to, Let's be.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Honest exactly, perhaps their employers need to pay us more
and might be able to go out and buy a
real flesh one.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Yeah, you've got the very important job of chauffeuring Jamie McKay.
Is it a bit like Smurthers Whalon Smithers having to
cut around Montgomery Burns or is he pretty good? Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
No, there's a bit of a way of responsibility on
me chauffeuring Co Martha around. But I wanted to stand
at the arrivals hall at the aucklandsmesteric people with a
suit and tile and one of those signs saying mister McCay.
But I didn't get self organized enough. But he's keeping
(07:04):
us all under control of the Airbnb, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Well, that's the thing about field days, aren't you know?
From my experiences of being up there, it's a great chance,
like the rural media in general, just to connect and
catch up. It's pretty cool, it is.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
It's good. That boat's pretty good. I've been down to
a few of our competitors and throwing them a bit
of stick, but it's very good.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Hey, Riley, thanks very much for your time on the
Muster as always, once again, congratulations for your nomination for
that award, and yeah, good luck with the chauffeuring around
field days of the Camata.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Yes plenty of John Roll, laugh out loud with ag
proud because life on the land can be a laughing matter.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Two guys are drinking in a bar.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
One says to the other, did you know that lions
have sex ten to fifteen times a night?
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Oh bugger, says his mate. I just joined roach freak.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
He's in there flat farm.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
So okay, that's hos over and done with for the afternoon.
The podcast will be up shortly Annoy Heart Radio. I'many Muir.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
The Muster is brought to you by Peters Genetics.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Enjoy this bluebird afternoon in the South, cool and crisp,
A blue sky long mate, continue, see you tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Then the Sultan's
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