1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Here we go, Jamie McKay, host of the Country out 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: of the Primary Industry Summit and Awards in Wellington, aren't 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: you Jamie? 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 2: What was that hair? I couldn't quite pick that up. 5 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: Have you got your penguin suit on tonight? 6 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 2: I'm about to Well, it's not a penguin suit. I'm 7 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 2: not going full dinner suit. But I'm about to get 8 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: into a suit as soon as I've finished this very 9 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: high rating cross. 10 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: You keep on flattering me, because that's what I need 11 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: right now. Are you wearing a bow tie or just 12 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: a tie? 13 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: No, I'm wearing neither. I'll be in the cheap seats 14 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 2: so that won't actually matter that much. 15 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: Why don't you nomination this evening? You're a dress up 16 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: for this stuff? 17 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 2: Oh well, I've been on the road for about five 18 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: or six days and I've just run out of clothes, 19 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: to be honest. And you know when you go to 20 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: iron your shirt and a hotel and someone's sort of 21 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: a little the iron with thirty water and I'm thinking, 22 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 2: please don't let a spot go on my white shirt 23 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: for the night. And then I thought I had a spot, 24 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: but I just kept diyning it mouthed away there I'll 25 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: be wearing ring a nice white shirt. 26 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: Okay, so what are you nominated for? 27 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand Primary Industries Award. But it's 28 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 2: a longevity thing either. It's a bit like a gong. 29 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 2: If you hang around for long enough, they get you there. 30 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: But to be honest with you, possibly I'll probably be 31 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 2: a distant third. I hope Julian Rain wins. He's the 32 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: former president of Federated Farmers, a guy who's been a 33 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: real entrepreneur and not only dairy but horticulture, one of 34 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 2: the instigators of the y Mare Dam. I'd love him 35 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 2: to win, but I suspect that the winner will be 36 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 2: Evangeli Vitalis. He's the guy who helps negotiate the free 37 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: trade agreements with the UK and the EU, And one 38 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: of the numbers that got thrown at us today was 39 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: how much your average key we fruit are grower is 40 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: benefiting from that free trade agreement with the EU because 41 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: the Keiwi fruit season is snuck in there just in time. 42 00:01:55,040 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: Sixteen thousand dollars per grower in New Zealand, so sizable 43 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: benefit to the country. So I think he'll be the 44 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: one of it. There are awards also for Science and Research, 45 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: Emerging Leader Team and Collaboration, Primary Industries, Champion Technology Awards 46 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: and a Guardian and Conservation Awards and Rural Hero. So 47 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: what's that about six or seven awards. Yeah, it's a 48 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: good night out for the who's who of the primary 49 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: industries and Heather, I'll tell you what. I've all been 50 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: here today or they will be there tomorrow. Like today 51 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 2: we've had Todd McLay, Ray Smith from MPI, Wayne Langford, 52 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 2: president of Federated Farmers, Joe Luxton Labour's a spokesperson, Miles Hurrell, 53 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 2: Dan Bolton from silver Fern Farms. Tomorrow the Prime Minister 54 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 2: Chris flux and kicks it off. We've got Vangeli Vitalis 55 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: speaking and Special Trade and boy Hamish Maha talking about India. 56 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 2: The politicians are here all over the place. Andrew Hoggart 57 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 2: from Act, Mark Patterson from New Zealand. First, No Damien O'Connor, interestingly, 58 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 2: and I didn't spot green anywhere. 59 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think Damien might have might have realized it's 60 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: not a lot of love for him at the moment. 61 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: Jamie beast of like, I hope you win it. As 62 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: Jamie McKay host to the country for more from Hither 63 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news talks it'd be 64 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.