Taya Wilson

Jo Grigg

Geoff Calder

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Hororata dairy farmer Taya Wilson about her unconventional career path that led her to the dairy sector, the major challenges she's faced along the way and how she's come to embrace rural life, including entering the Young Farmer of the Year Tasman District Contest... He talks with REX Producer and Marlborough farmer Jo Grigg about the International Day of Rural Women (Oct 15), what it means in a global context, her family's farming lineage and the roles of her predecessors, and her own experience as a rural NZ woman over the decades... And he talks with Geoff Calder, co-owner of Mapari Meats in Auckland, about being crowned the Supreme Winner of the 2026 Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition for its Birria Taco sausage after the national sausage awards were announced in Auckland last night.

Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

 

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Hororata dairy farmer Taya Wilson about her unconventional career path that led her to the dairy sector, the major challenges she's faced along the way and how she's come to embrace rural life, including entering the Young Farmer of the Year Tasman District Contest... He talks with REX Producer and Marlborough farmer Jo Grigg about the International Day of Rural Women (Oct 15), what it means in a global context, her family's farming lineage and the roles of her predecessors, and her own experience as a rural NZ woman over the decades... And he talks with Geoff Calder, co-owner of Mapari Meats in Auckland, about being crowned the Supreme Winner of the 2026 Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition for its Birria Taco sausage after the national sausage awards were announced in Auckland last night.
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This is the REX Podcast feed - your one-stop-shop for all things Rural.
REX is the best of rural radio hosted by Dominic George. Dedicated to the backbone of NZ, join us as we discuss rural challenges and issues, find stories that inspire and empower, and celebrate key players in the sector across Aotearoa.
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This is the REX Podcast feed - your one-stop-shop for all things Rural.

REX is the best of rural radio hosted by agricultural journalist, Dominic George. Dedicated to the backbone of NZ, join us as we discuss rural challenges and issues, find stories that inspire and empower, and celebrate key players in the sector across Aotearoa. REX focuses inside and outside the farm gate, featuring rural news, detailed weather reports and sport, while covering hot on-farm topics as well as some off-farm too.

This is the REX Podcast feed - your one-stop-shop for all things Rural.
REX is the best of rural radio hosted by agricultural journalist, Dominic George. Dedicated to the backbone of NZ, join us as we discuss rural challenges and issues, find stories that inspire and empower, and celebrate key players in the sector across Aotearoa. REX focuses inside and outside the farm gate, featuring rural news, detailed weather reports and sport, while covering hot on-farm topics as well as some off-farm too.