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Field Days Fundraising

1 items · 1 aliases · peaked week of 24 May 2026 · first seen 25 May 2026

The podcast discusses the Wilding Pine policy announcement, credits key ministers for its development, critiques political visibility and media engagement, and uses humor to comment on ministerial presence and party dynamics.

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How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.

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Heard on radio

Verbatim segments from politicians speaking on podcasts and radio shows about this topic. Sourced via the voice-reference library — each speaker has been confirmed manually from their voice clip. Click play to stream the original audio from the publisher, pre-seeked to the moment the quote starts.

  • Jamie MacKay the-country The Country 25/05/26: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum talk to Jamie Mackay 25 May · 57s
    Right, you two, can you be quiet? You're meant to be on hold. Andrew Hoggard, Minister of Biosecurity, still huffing and puffing from chopping down the pine trees over the weekend. You looked like Rambo in that video, Andrew. And Grant McCullum, I don't know where he was over the weekend. Probably just happy in his home province of Northland. Happy to be the MP for Northland. Now, neither of you fine gentlemen have made the debating teams for the big rural support trust fundraiser at Field Days. How about this for a lineup in the affirmative team? Shane Jones, Suze Redmane, who was the star last year, and Jessica Much Mackay in the opposing team. Karen Macinolte, Teradar, and Tover O'Brien. And I'm wondering whether Jack will, and I should save this joke for my MCing job on the night. But do you reckon uh Grant and Andrew? It might be a case of Jessica, Tover, Tover Jessica. Jack will and doing a Jacinda.
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the-country Government / N-A

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The Country 25/05/26: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum talk to Jamie Mackay
25 May
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