Filling in for the PM, the Finance Minister weighs in on woke banks but does the “cosy pillow fight” continue unabated despite her strong rhetoric? Should we stay in the Paris Climate Agreement? Can we afford increased defence spending? And what’s all the fuss with school lunches? What happened to parental responsibility?

<p>Filling in for the PM, the Finance Minister weighs in on woke banks but does the &ldquo;cosy pillow fight&rdquo; continue unabated despite her strong rhetoric? Should we stay in the Paris Climate Agreement? Can we afford increased defence spending? And what&rsquo;s all the fuss with school lunches? What happened to parental responsibility?</p>

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

<p>Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.</p>

The Country

The Country 26/02/25: Nicola Willis talks to Jamie Mackay

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