1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: All formalities at Fuddy Fucked. Yesterday our new council was 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: sworn in and shortly after Liz McMillan shared her pick 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: for deputy for the coming term none other than second 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: term Council of Richard Wilson. Congrats mate, thank you, thank you, Luke. 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: Something invited for or did it come as a surprise. 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 2: I hadn't really thought about it until we got to 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: this here now actually, so yeah, now I'm very pleased 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: to be honored to get it. 9 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: Something that may come as a surprise for the listeners 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: is that meyor Liz gets to pick the deputy. It's 11 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: not by vote. Why do you think she opted for you? 12 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 2: I probably we compliment each other and I, you know, 13 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: I'm from the rural background and their business sense and Liz, 14 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: Liz has a good sense. But also she's from a 15 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: different place in Eshburton, you'd say, so where she confidenced 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: other very well. 17 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: A strategic move, while she also noted you a governance experience. 18 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: Did you serve as chair of the RDR? 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: Yes, I was on Make Good Times derogation for a 20 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: long time and then I was the chair of ADR 21 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: after that for a few years. 22 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: So yes, then the far which will come back to 23 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: what you read on this new council. There's a fierce 24 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: s mattery of new faces. How do you think you're 25 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: going to go? 26 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: I think we're going to go very well actually here first, 27 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 2: you know, so get together after the inauguration yesterday and 28 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: we all get on very well and everybody seems to 29 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: be you have a good grasp on what they've got 30 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: to do, and that's that's the biggest one. If you 31 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: if you have no conflict in council, you can actually 32 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: cohese if you get on and do stuff. 33 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: I'd say that everybody's rather brave putting their hand up 34 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: into this term. There's a bit of headwinds. There's a 35 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: few challenges coming our way, namely water. Which one are 36 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: you looking forward to sinking your teeth into. 37 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: I think that the water is quite exciting actually because 38 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: Ashburton District has a good record of doing things well, 39 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: like Alstereshburton and so the three Waters space and I'm 40 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 2: sure we can do the same thing. We've just got 41 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: to get it, get the governance right and you know, 42 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: really put our best foot forward to make it work. 43 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: Is there any other business that we take care of? 44 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: This side of Christmas, we've got we've been starting on 45 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: the annual plan, which is effectively next year's rates, so 46 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 2: that's very soon. So that's probably the big thing we're 47 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: looking to do for the next few months, you know, 48 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 2: get our teeth into that and try and keep our 49 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: roads as law as possible, but at the same time 50 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: doing everything we need to do. 51 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: So on farming, you've been doing it for over three decades. 52 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: Tell us about your operation. You're at near Hines or 53 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: something onn't you that's right? 54 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 2: So I've looked at Hines all my life and then 55 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: I went to Hindh School in Ashtudent College, and then 56 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: I went and worked in the rural bank, which is 57 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: like a rural I was a rural banker for a 58 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: couple of years and I came home and I was 59 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: a sheep farmer for fifteen years, and then we decided 60 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: to do twenty years. Actually then we decided to just 61 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 2: convert to darys. I'm now a hidairy farmer. 62 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: Right on, you don't mind me asking if you're a 63 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: fond Terrish supplier. 64 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 2: Yes we are, yes, yes, So when. 65 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: Do you think the vote's going to go today? On 66 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: the big sale to the French giant. 67 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 2: I think it's I think that'll be positive. So, you know, 68 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 2: I think it's a good thing for all New Zealand. 69 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 2: All that capital we get returned back because Kevin gone 70 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 2: into Deirry and the high prices. We put a lot 71 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: of money into Frontier and perhaps just getting some of 72 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 2: it best have to pay the bank back again. So 73 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 2: that's quite good. 74 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: Well you've seen both sides of that absolutely. Have you 75 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: ever shown at the AMP show super quick, Richard? 76 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: I may have as a kid, you know, we may have. 77 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 2: I think that the pet Lamb might have gone there 78 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: when we're very young. Their kids have shown there, you know, 79 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,119 Speaker 2: Nevern my father did a lot of stock stuff there, 80 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 2: but now with no sheep, we don't mean to do 81 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 2: this the stock thing. But I've been I've always every 82 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,839 Speaker 2: year I've gone to the show for single years since 83 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: i've dot. I think it would be well. 84 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: Looking forward to spotting you there the next couple of days, 85 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: with the balance of checking out the farm machinery with 86 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: kissing babies and shaking hands and trying not to spill 87 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: all that source from the hot dog down your front 88 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: as well. Congratulations our new Deputy Mayor Richard Wilson's