This episode features Andrew Hoggard, Associate Minister for the Environment discussing the Government’s Nature and Carbon Markets announcement, balancing environmental outcomes with practical farming realities, and where the Coalition wants to take climate and land-use policy.
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Fishing bill backlash: Has Shane Jones gone too far? // Matt Watson, Host, ITM Fishing Show
14:13

NZ’s Share Farmers of the Year: Inside the success story // Scott & Stacey Mackereth, Share Farmer of the Year, 2026 NZDIA
13:09

Coalition still favoured — But cracks and tensions growing // Richard Harman, Political Commentator
14:35