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National-Labor Trade Agreement Divide

1 items · 1 aliases · peaked week of 12 Apr 2026 · first seen 10 May 2026

The podcast discusses the push for a New Zealand-India free trade agreement, highlights concerns over bee colony losses, announces a new Fonterra CEO, and addresses political hesitation on key trade policy despite strong industry support.

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  • Good day New Zealand, welcome to The Country brought to you by, I see so in farmland, bit of Irish music for Rory today, what a great day at the Masters. And if I don't master my job today it's because I spent too long watching the telly this morning, but I'll try my hardest. Rightio, I'm going to kick it off with New Zealand's special agricultural trade envoy, Nathan Guy, of course former Minister for Primary Industries, one of the signatories, one of the 27 signatories on a letter. To Parliament to... sh rattle their dags and get this fta with india signed now more than ever we definitely need it so nathan guy to kick off the show he's also i think the chair of apiculture new zealand we might ask him about all these bee colonies being lost last winter and hopefully what can we do to prevent it this winter uh katie millen the world's worst kept secret i might not have had it quite right about yolo wayne lankford standing for labor in west coast tas Tasman, even though he was asked, but I knew all along Katie had her hat in the ring and it is now official. She is the new national candidate for West Coast Tasman. Might get Nathan's take on that one as well. I think she'll be great in Parliament. Jack Fagin, I was so pleased to see Jack win the New Zealand or the open title at the New Zealand Shares, continuing the Fagin legacy for a sharing event, one of the two biggest sharing events in this country. In this country that the Fagin brothers, amongst others, are set up back in 1985. Today's farmer panel talking about siblings, brother and sister, Emma Paul and Tim Dangen, both of them getting a big check from Fonterra tomorrow. We do have the announcement, by the way, of a new Fonterra CEO. We'll tell you all about that and Phil Duncan on the weather. So let's get straight into it with Nathan Guy, Special Agricultural Trade Envoy. Nathan, are you very frustrated that we can't get this deal done and dusted?
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the-country Government / N-A

political inaction on economic opportunity

The Country Full Show: Monday, April 13, 2026
13 Apr
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