CountryWide CONNECT

This episode features Kelly Wilson, Founding Board Member, Kaimanawa Legacy Foundation discussing the Kaimanawa horse muster, rehoming programmes and the future management of New Zealand’s wild horse population. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio...

This episode features Luke Gilbert, Dairy Genetics Specialist, Carrfields discussing the Singh family’s record-setting dairy cattle sale average, the booming value of elite genetics and how genomics is changing breeding decisions across the dairy sector. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co....

This episode features Mark Simpson, General Manager of Sales, Dairyworks discussing why imported butter is now competing on New Zealand supermarket shelves and what it says about pricing pressures in the domestic dairy market. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See o...

This episode features Hinehou Timutimu, Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year 2026 discussing last night’s Dairy Women’s Network awards in Christchurch to discuss leadership, Māori agribusiness and the future direction of dairy farming. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watc...

This episode features John McWhirter, CEO, Wools of NZ discussing a major new international partnership that will see NZ wool used in premium carpets exported to nearly 70 countries around the world. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

This episode features Sandra Faulkner, Local Government Spokesperson, Federated Farmers  discussing the Government’s push for local government reform, unitary councils and Federated Farmers’ warning that councils must reform now or risk decisions being made for them. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm...

Costa Rica joins Trans-Pacific trade partnership Research to review deer hunting buffer zone rules Government to wind up Broadcasting Standards Authority Rural News is in partnership with Farmlands as part of CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp - our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.   Costa Rica joins...

This episode features Deon Swiggs, Chair, Environment Canterbury discussing the Government’s local government reform programme, Canterbury’s governance future and whether super councils are ultimately inevitable. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omn...

This episode features Harriet Bremner, North Canterbury sheep and beef farmer & Chris Lewis, Southland dairy farmer and former Federated Farmers president discussing how New Zealand’s own farming standards and practices now sit at the centre of the imported food welfare debate. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am...

This episode features Jeremy Bryant, Founder and CTO of Aimer Farming discussing AI-powered pasture management and how tools like “Ask AIMER” are turning farm data into real-time grazing decisions. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/lis...

This episode features Daniel Eb, Deputy Leader, The Opportunity Party discussing future farming policy, productivity, healthy land and why TOP still hasn’t settled on a position around imported food welfare standards. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See...

This episode features Simon Watts, Minister of Local Government, Climate Change, Revenue and Auckland discussing sweeping council reform and why councils now have three months to propose structural change. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listene...

This episode features Dansy & Greg Coppell, Co-Founders, Repost discussing hitting one million repurposed social posts and how businesses are extracting more value from existing digital content. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

CountryWide Connect – Show Summary (Working backwards from 1pm to 11am) We finish at 12:45 with the Farmer Panel — Harriet Bremner, North Canterbury sheep and beef farmer, and Chris Lewis, Southland dairy farmer and former Federated Farmers president — discussing how New Zealand’s own farming standards and practices now sit at the centre of the imported food welfare debate....

This episode features Helen Lash, Mayor, Westland District Council discussing roading resilience, South Westland funding pressure and whether roads like Haast to Jackson Bay are finally being treated as critical national infrastructure. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / lis...

Dairy prices rebound after back to back auction falls Federated Farmers backs local Government reform push Farmers want imported meat and eggs to meet NZ welfare standards   Rural News is in partnership with Farmlands as part of CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp - our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen....

This episode features Steve Abel, Agriculture Spokesperson, Green Party discussing the Animal Products (Closing the Welfare Gap) Amendment Bill and whether imported food should meet New Zealand animal welfare standards. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystud...

This episode features Colin Glass, Outgoing CEO, Dairy Holdings discussing a career at scale in dairy, the big shifts he’s seen, and where the sector — and Fonterra — are heading. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

This episode features Campbell Parker, CEO, Dairy NZ discussing Foot and Mouth readiness — and new evidence showing good farming practices are delivering real water quality gains. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

This episode features Corina Jordan, CEO, Fish and Game discussing freshwater, access, and the growing clash between environment and production. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features Tony Trewinnard, Blue Skies Weather discussing heavy rain this week, then a cold snap and first real frost window mid-May, with dry risk building in eastern regions. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

This episode features Alan Thomson, CEO, Beef + Lamb NZ discussing what sheep and beef farmers want from the next government — fewer rules, lower costs, and certainty. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity and Food Safety, Associate Minister of Agriculture  discussing the “Open Seat Rule” — fixing rural school transport inefficiency. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.c...

This episode features Jon Pemberton, 2025 Nuffield Scholar & Environment Southland Councillor discussing the clean green narrative — arguing the problem isn’t farmers, it’s the system. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listen...

This episode features James Meager, Minister of the South Island, Minister of Hunting and Fishing discussing opening weekend and the pressure points around access and environment. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.