Episodes

  • A plea to level the playing field for pig farmers - Brent Kleiss
    Mar 1 2026

    Dom talks with NZ Pork CEO Brent Kleiss about why it's urging the government to strengthen its proposed planning laws to ensure local farmers can continue to produce pork, the areas he thinks the legislation needs to do more to protect productive rural land and NZ Pork's support of the Fair for Farmers campaign, which seeks an end to allowing animal products banned from domestic production to be imported into NZ.

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    10 mins
  • Dairy sector sitting pretty - Karl Dean
    Mar 1 2026

    Dom talks with Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Karl Dean about the government's announcement farm staff in service tenancies (living on farm) will soon be able to use KiwiSaver to purchase a house without immediately moving in, what it means for rural workers and the current state of the dairy industry.

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    20 mins
  • REX March 2 - Karl Dean and Brent Kleiss
    Mar 1 2026

    On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Karl Dean about the government's announcement farm staff in service tenancies (living on farm) will soon be able to use KiwiSaver to purchase a house without immediately moving in, what it means for rural workers and the current state of the dairy industry... And he talks with NZ Pork CEO Brent Kleiss about why it's urging the government to strengthen its proposed planning laws to ensure local farmers can continue to produce pork, the areas he thinks the legislation needs to do more to protect productive rural land and NZ Pork's support of the Fair for Farmers campaign, which seeks an end to allowing animal products banned from domestic production to be imported into NZ.

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    34 mins
  • REX Recommends - Shane McManaway
    Feb 28 2026

    In case you missed it... Dom talks with Shane McManaway, the newly appointed Chair of Growing Future Farmers, about his decision to take on the role, strengthening the future of NZ's primary sector and his wife Lynette's Wairarapa-based enterprises, including Gold Creek Charolais and Deer farm, Ongaha Station and Five Rivers Medical.

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    18 mins
  • REX Recommends - It's That Mad Guy
    Feb 27 2026

    In case you missed it... Dom talks with comedian Wesley Nicholas, aka It's That Mad Guy, about performing in the inaugural Young Farmers Rural Urban Comedy Night in Christchurch (March 19), how dairy farming played a key role in his comedic journey and how he balances comedy with his new job in ecological restoration.

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    15 mins
  • Cheeseburger sausage reigns supreme - Thomas Ramage
    Feb 26 2026

    Dom talks with Thomas Ramage, a butcher at New World Alexandra, about winning New World’s Best Butcher-Made Sausage following a competition judged by residents of Tuatapere, the self-proclaimed 'sausage capital of NZ', for his Beef Cheeseburger sausage.

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    10 mins
  • Are big companies blocking ag innovation? - Daniel Carson
    Feb 26 2026

    Dom talks with Daniel Carson, founder of Alps 2 Ocean Foods Tapui and the man behind the Mīti beef snack, about his recent visit to Gulfood in Dubai, one of the world’s biggest food events, how it was made possible after receiving a Meat and Livestock Australia award and why he thinks NZ needs to have more of a presence at international food fairs.

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    29 mins
  • REX Feb 27 - Daniel Carson and Thomas Ramage
    Feb 26 2026

    On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Daniel Carson, founder of Alps 2 Ocean Foods Tapui and the man behind the Mīti beef snack, about his recent visit to Gulfood in Dubai, one of the world’s biggest food events, how it was made possible after receiving a Meat and Livestock Australia award and why he thinks NZ needs to have more of a presence at international food fairs... And he talks with Thomas Ramage, a butcher at New World Alexandra, about winning New World’s Best Butcher-Made Sausage following a competition judged by residents of Tuatapere, the self-proclaimed 'sausage capital of NZ', for his Beef Cheeseburger sausage.

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    42 mins