1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: The Rural Report on Heather Do see Alan Dr Jamie McKay, 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: the country hosts with us. Hello Jamie, what's this business 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: in Shanghai? 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: Well, this is the China International Import Expo known as 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: the c double Ie in Shanghai. Look. A record number 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: of New Zealand companies, including all the big players like Fonterra, Zesprey, Silver, 7 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: fir and farms compete to the honey people. They're all participating. 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 2: There's all sorts of places to display your wares. More importantly, 9 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 2: there's four million eyes to display them to. So this 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: thing happens every year from the fifth to the tenth 11 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 2: of November. It's very much about showcasing your stuff, and 12 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: it's very much about the Chinese government showcasing what they 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: can do. This is the brainchild of the current President 14 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: Shi Shingping. So there's no other expo in the world 15 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: like for Fonterra, for instance. Heather and I was chatting 16 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: to chair Peter McBride this afternoon in advance of teeing 17 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 2: up an interview for my show tomorrow. He's over there 18 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: representing Fonterra. He's been there before with Sestbury. They've got 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: a full milk tanker as a part of their display. 20 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: So very very important to be there and all the 21 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 2: big players in New Zealand AG are there pleasing the 22 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 2: Chinese because we've got to take a dollar each way. 23 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: You see. You you can't suck up the trump all 24 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: the time. 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: No, true, that would this be the thing that Ben 26 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: Bailey from AH. He's at the chef the pop up 27 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: that he's doing for AH. 28 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 2: Possibly. Possibly. I was chatting to Thomas McDonald earlier in 29 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: the week from the Spring Sheep Milk Company. They're the 30 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 2: sheep Milkers based out of the White Catto there there, 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 2: So there's you know, there's dozens, dozens and dozens of 32 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: New Zealand companies there, Formerllion people to show off to. 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: Now, what's the heads up that Shane Jones has given 34 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: you here. 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: On the gold I was hoping you wouldn't go to 36 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: that story, Heather. I was hoping you would give me 37 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: an opportunity to give the Canterbury Amp Show on a 38 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: shameless plug because Heather, for the first time I haven't 39 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: read the Shane Jones story. That's the other reason why 40 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: for the first time in ten years it's got Royal 41 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: Amp Show of New Zealand status. So you might remember 42 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: this used to be head and Shoulders, the biggest AMP 43 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: show in the country. If you weren't at the Canterbury 44 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: or the christ Church amp Show, Cup and Show Week, 45 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,839 Speaker 2: it's happening next week you were nowhere. But it kind 46 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: of got a bit, had the wobbles and was canceled 47 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 2: for a couple of years. Sir David Carter, former Minister 48 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: of Agriculture, Speaker of the Houses, leading the charge. They're 49 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 2: trying to get back back to the good old days 50 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: on what amp shows were founded on, bringing the country 51 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: to town and celebrating quality livestock competitions. Look, they've got 52 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: displays of dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, equestrian the seven 53 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: hundred equestrians there. They've got a special wall related trade exhibit. 54 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: They've got the normal, the Staples sheep dog trial, sharing 55 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 2: Shetland pony racing, Clydesdale display as well as as well 56 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: as wood shopping and a sharing test between the South 57 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: Island and New South Wales and of course Heather the country. 58 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 2: That's us. We're there to launch Air twenty twenty five. 59 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 2: Mackaysa Pilsner with the Emerson's tiny pub and if you're 60 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: nice to me for the remainder of this month, in fact, 61 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 2: for the remainder of this calendar year, Heather, I'm going 62 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: to send you and bury some Christmas. 63 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: I shall. I shall be nice to you. And also 64 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: I'm not pregnant this Christmas, so absolutely I'll be taking there. 65 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,839 Speaker 1: Thanks very much, Jamie, look after yourself, Jammie MacKaye, our 66 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: host of the Country. 67 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drave, listen live to 68 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: news Talks. 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