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Speaker 1 (00:00):
As we do every Friday, we do the Country Crossover
with the Muster, and today we've got Michelle Waite, Michelle Good.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
How are you, Chris Lovely to talk to you again?
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Yeah, you too. It's been I suppose been a month
or so. Hopefully.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
I don't think you'll mind the choice of music. I
think it's quite appropriate, good Kiwi tuning on a good
Friday afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Oh absolutely, you got to. You gotta love a little
bit of nineties, don't you. I mean ninetiesh was it
the best era?
Speaker 3 (00:26):
That's not even the question. Anyone knows it is.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
I'm sure there's some people that will disagree with us
out there, but I think, yeah, late eighties, early nineties,
but maybe that's just show made.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, And if they do disagree, get your own microphone,
because we've.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Got it for now.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
So exactly, we've got control.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
We're in charge. Yep. That's a quick we go over.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Maybe about the state of emergency that's been declared for
the lowest South over the last week. I haven't heard
any updates as to whether it's been lifted or not yet,
but I think whether it's there or not, people just
still need to be keeping an eye for each other
and being aware of the.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Hazards, aren't they?
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Oh? Absolutely. I mean, this cleanup is going to take
a very long time, and I think especially with fallen
trees and stuff like that, a lot of people will
be aware that having loose branches inside trees, being around trees,
especially those ones that were really hammered by the wind,
those loose branches could still be up there. Those trees
might be quite unstable. So it's staying away from those
type of things for a bit until they can be controlled.
(01:26):
I know that it'll be flat out around the region.
There'll be an over excessive firewood. I'd imagine next year
for winter with all the trees that have gone down.
But it's just insane. I was in Lawrence, coming through
Lawrence back in the weekend, and there's some areas that
looked like they were absolutely flattened in other areas where
you would never even know that there was a storm.
It was just insane.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
It's amazing. And I didn't think there was any irrigator's
got here. I see one just out of Gore, but
getting into northern South and luckily with the way the
hills shaped, the hockeys, Yeah, most people got off pretty lightly.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Excuse me, I think yes, And the cargo was definitely
very much hit hard. And I was watching that live
where the storm comes through and between Stuart Island and
v Cargo at the time on live was a wind match,
and I could see that it was going to be
hundred k whins and all you were thinking was this
is going hit in the cargo this afternoon sometime. And
I think in the cargo. Lower South Island definitely got
(02:23):
hit extremely hard. The closer districts as well. Canterbury though
also suffered. I mean a lot of those pivot irrogators
were completely upturned, and I hear that a lot of
them aren't actually being able to be covered by insurance
because they've been tipped over so many times. And I
don't know how you would actually stop one of those
from being tipped over. The massive pieces of equipment. I mean,
you can't like sort of nail them down, can you know,
(02:45):
And to.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Light them up in the right for the right direction
of wind. When that wind gets there, it's too late.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
It takes the hours to move them, yeah, exactly. So
it's that forward planning. And there was ye that storm
hit so quickly, so hard. I don't think anyone had
time to respond.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
No, and you are talking months for labor and parts
for urrogators like but it's the same with you can't
get diggers till you can get them either, so their
heart is you know, worth everybody and thinking of them.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
But no loss of life touch wood, so no, which.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Was absolutely incredible considering how many things were flying around.
I think I read that, I think, is it Saint
Paul's cathedral down? And I think it isn't if the
cargo has copper tiles on it and some of them
got white dots. The fact that no one was hit
by anything is just absolutely mind blowing. I think the
warnings came soon enough that potentially people most people were
(03:37):
in sight hopefully, so you know, I think no loss
of life, which is amazing, but I do I have
heard some absolutely horrible stories from farms, people losing calves,
with sheds getting block down, people having to go down
to once a day milking's, you know, when they're not
quite ready to do that yet. It's a very stressful time.
So I think, yeah, people are going to have to
(03:58):
get out and just look after each other for the
next ar month, and it's.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
An important time mating's here now, basically peat milk was there,
so it's quite influential on the animal with the animal house.
If they're not right, they will struggle to conceive.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Absolutely, it's a double whammy. Really, those staff are going
to be working flat out most farms because you've got
mating also milking, and some of them are still feeding
calves as well. So it's a lot to take on
it is.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
Indeed, now before we get too far gone, we better
touch on the Fonterra proposal. Pretty overwhelming response from the shareholders.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Yes, big news this week. Of course, the result of
that vote. I don't think, by the sound of it
talking to people in the know that it was unexpected.
I think most people thought that it was going to
be a yes. I mean, I guess you never really know.
And of course there's been mixed reactions from politicians, especially
Winston Peter's on this issue. He's not a fan of
(04:54):
selling off the brands things like that. Of course, politicians
should probably stay out of farming. I think so for
lux and voice that rather well, the shareholder should get
to make that decision, and they did.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
I think it's a.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Valid point he makes, but I don't think he should
be making it. You know, if that was a farmer
making it, that was a no vote, that's great, but
just it's another reason for people that don't understand and
don't know about farming to criticize farmers.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Absolutely, and I think I'm not offer a dairy farm either.
I'm not a shareholder, so I can't even really comment
on people making that decision. But Fonterra are doing incredibly
well on the world stage, so I guess you've just
got to potch the trust in them.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Absolutely, I completely agree.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Now we're are getting tired and now for time, but
let's talk about the important well sorry I shouldn't say that,
but the important sports events over the weekend anyway, We've
got the Black Caps playing England in the third one
day in Wellington tomorrow and the All Blacks Test Sunday
morning in Chicago.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
So we'll start with the cricket. What do you think
so far?
Speaker 2 (05:59):
So far, I've really enjoyed this, to be honest. I
love the T twenty. Of course, England kind of wipe
the floor with us. They've got Harry Brook who is
just an incredible player. But to rely on that one
player versus the Black Cats and the ODI. Although you
and I were discussing off air as well. You said, oh,
you know, anything could happen in this third one, And
it's true, isn't it. I mean it could be very
(06:21):
unpredictable and I could come back and absolutely wipe the
floor with us.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Oh. Completely.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
They've got the players, they just need to be on
their game, and they've got the Ashes coming up. They're
not going to want to go away with three, even
though it's a different game with tests, but they won't
want to go in with three reasonably solid losses to
New Zealand when they're going to take.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
On the great foe.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
So no, absolutely not, and I think it will be interesting.
That's my afternoon used up rarely. I think watching the
cricket tomorrow. I'm an Englishman in the house, so we'll
be battling over who I'm probably going to miss most.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
We've got my Bowl's debut for Balfor tomorrow, so we'll
see how that one goes.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Oh, good old Ballsdale, those days have to come down
to one of those. I've been to one of those
country balls days and many many years.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
I think they have plenty of them, and some of
them actually venture undo the week too after Bulls practice,
So it's not about the Bulls.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Just let's remember that quickly.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
The All Blacks in Chicago. I haven't been watching it
that close, you do. I know the AB's team was announced.
Probably not a lot of surprises. It's going to be tough.
The Irish are going to be able to get us
after the World Cup, so we've got to work cut out.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Absolutely, there's been minimal changes made to the team. I
don't think that was a surprise by the sound of
it to many people. And of course great time for
that game. It's nine two pass nine in the morning
on Sunday. Hearing you don't to be up at some
crazy time.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Yeah, well I might actually get up and watch it.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Then we'll go to AB's anyway, and the.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Windy City too, right, go the A B's, go the
black Caps, and yeh, go the Farmers for this weekend
and hopefully they can get a well around break for
a couple of days at some stays soon.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Absolutely, bring on the sun, Jean, Thanks very much.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
For that, Michelle. We'll keep in touch.
As we do every Friday, we do the Country Crossover
with the Muster, and today we've got Michelle Waite, Michelle Good.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
How are you, Chris Lovely to talk to you again?
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Yeah, you too. It's been I suppose been a month
or so. Hopefully.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
I don't think you'll mind the choice of music. I
think it's quite appropriate, good Kiwi tuning on a good
Friday afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Oh absolutely, you got to. You gotta love a little
bit of nineties, don't you. I mean ninetiesh was it
the best era?
Speaker 3 (00:26):
That's not even the question. Anyone knows it is.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
I'm sure there's some people that will disagree with us
out there, but I think, yeah, late eighties, early nineties,
but maybe that's just show made.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, And if they do disagree, get your own microphone,
because we've.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Got it for now.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
So exactly, we've got control.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
We're in charge. Yep. That's a quick we go over.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Maybe about the state of emergency that's been declared for
the lowest South over the last week. I haven't heard
any updates as to whether it's been lifted or not yet,
but I think whether it's there or not, people just
still need to be keeping an eye for each other
and being aware of the.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Hazards, aren't they?
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Oh? Absolutely. I mean, this cleanup is going to take
a very long time, and I think especially with fallen
trees and stuff like that, a lot of people will
be aware that having loose branches inside trees, being around trees,
especially those ones that were really hammered by the wind,
those loose branches could still be up there. Those trees
might be quite unstable. So it's staying away from those
type of things for a bit until they can be controlled.
(01:26):
I know that it'll be flat out around the region.
There'll be an over excessive firewood. I'd imagine next year
for winter with all the trees that have gone down.
But it's just insane. I was in Lawrence, coming through
Lawrence back in the weekend, and there's some areas that
looked like they were absolutely flattened in other areas where
you would never even know that there was a storm.
It was just insane.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
It's amazing. And I didn't think there was any irrigator's
got here. I see one just out of Gore, but
getting into northern South and luckily with the way the
hills shaped, the hockeys, Yeah, most people got off pretty lightly.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Excuse me, I think yes, And the cargo was definitely
very much hit hard. And I was watching that live
where the storm comes through and between Stuart Island and
v Cargo at the time on live was a wind match,
and I could see that it was going to be
hundred k whins and all you were thinking was this
is going hit in the cargo this afternoon sometime. And
I think in the cargo. Lower South Island definitely got
(02:23):
hit extremely hard. The closer districts as well. Canterbury though
also suffered. I mean a lot of those pivot irrogators
were completely upturned, and I hear that a lot of
them aren't actually being able to be covered by insurance
because they've been tipped over so many times. And I
don't know how you would actually stop one of those
from being tipped over. The massive pieces of equipment. I mean,
you can't like sort of nail them down, can you know,
(02:45):
And to.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Light them up in the right for the right direction
of wind. When that wind gets there, it's too late.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
It takes the hours to move them, yeah, exactly. So
it's that forward planning. And there was ye that storm
hit so quickly, so hard. I don't think anyone had
time to respond.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
No, and you are talking months for labor and parts
for urrogators like but it's the same with you can't
get diggers till you can get them either, so their
heart is you know, worth everybody and thinking of them.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
But no loss of life touch wood, so no, which.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Was absolutely incredible considering how many things were flying around.
I think I read that, I think, is it Saint
Paul's cathedral down? And I think it isn't if the
cargo has copper tiles on it and some of them
got white dots. The fact that no one was hit
by anything is just absolutely mind blowing. I think the
warnings came soon enough that potentially people most people were
(03:37):
in sight hopefully, so you know, I think no loss
of life, which is amazing, but I do I have
heard some absolutely horrible stories from farms, people losing calves,
with sheds getting block down, people having to go down
to once a day milking's, you know, when they're not
quite ready to do that yet. It's a very stressful time.
So I think, yeah, people are going to have to
(03:58):
get out and just look after each other for the
next ar month, and it's.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
An important time mating's here now, basically peat milk was there,
so it's quite influential on the animal with the animal house.
If they're not right, they will struggle to conceive.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Absolutely, it's a double whammy. Really, those staff are going
to be working flat out most farms because you've got
mating also milking, and some of them are still feeding
calves as well. So it's a lot to take on
it is.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
Indeed, now before we get too far gone, we better
touch on the Fonterra proposal. Pretty overwhelming response from the shareholders.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Yes, big news this week. Of course, the result of
that vote. I don't think, by the sound of it
talking to people in the know that it was unexpected.
I think most people thought that it was going to
be a yes. I mean, I guess you never really know.
And of course there's been mixed reactions from politicians, especially
Winston Peter's on this issue. He's not a fan of
(04:54):
selling off the brands things like that. Of course, politicians
should probably stay out of farming. I think so for
lux and voice that rather well, the shareholder should get
to make that decision, and they did.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
I think it's a.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Valid point he makes, but I don't think he should
be making it. You know, if that was a farmer
making it, that was a no vote, that's great, but
just it's another reason for people that don't understand and
don't know about farming to criticize farmers.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Absolutely, and I think I'm not offer a dairy farm either.
I'm not a shareholder, so I can't even really comment
on people making that decision. But Fonterra are doing incredibly
well on the world stage, so I guess you've just
got to potch the trust in them.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Absolutely, I completely agree.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Now we're are getting tired and now for time, but
let's talk about the important well sorry I shouldn't say that,
but the important sports events over the weekend anyway, We've
got the Black Caps playing England in the third one
day in Wellington tomorrow and the All Blacks Test Sunday
morning in Chicago.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
So we'll start with the cricket. What do you think
so far?
Speaker 2 (05:59):
So far, I've really enjoyed this, to be honest. I
love the T twenty. Of course, England kind of wipe
the floor with us. They've got Harry Brook who is
just an incredible player. But to rely on that one
player versus the Black Cats and the ODI. Although you
and I were discussing off air as well. You said, oh,
you know, anything could happen in this third one, And
it's true, isn't it. I mean it could be very
(06:21):
unpredictable and I could come back and absolutely wipe the
floor with us.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Oh. Completely.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
They've got the players, they just need to be on
their game, and they've got the Ashes coming up. They're
not going to want to go away with three, even
though it's a different game with tests, but they won't
want to go in with three reasonably solid losses to
New Zealand when they're going to take.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
On the great foe.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
So no, absolutely not, and I think it will be interesting.
That's my afternoon used up rarely. I think watching the
cricket tomorrow. I'm an Englishman in the house, so we'll
be battling over who I'm probably going to miss most.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
We've got my Bowl's debut for Balfor tomorrow, so we'll
see how that one goes.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Oh, good old Ballsdale, those days have to come down
to one of those. I've been to one of those
country balls days and many many years.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
I think they have plenty of them, and some of
them actually venture undo the week too after Bulls practice,
So it's not about the Bulls.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Just let's remember that quickly.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
The All Blacks in Chicago. I haven't been watching it
that close, you do. I know the AB's team was announced.
Probably not a lot of surprises. It's going to be tough.
The Irish are going to be able to get us
after the World Cup, so we've got to work cut out.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Absolutely, there's been minimal changes made to the team. I
don't think that was a surprise by the sound of
it to many people. And of course great time for
that game. It's nine two pass nine in the morning
on Sunday. Hearing you don't to be up at some
crazy time.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Yeah, well I might actually get up and watch it.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Then we'll go to AB's anyway, and the.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Windy City too, right, go the A B's, go the
black Caps, and yeh, go the Farmers for this weekend
and hopefully they can get a well around break for
a couple of days at some stays soon.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Absolutely, bring on the sun, Jean, Thanks very much.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
For that, Michelle. We'll keep in touch.
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