Podcasts about north otago

Today, we find a high-profile North Otago farmer in the Big Smoke of Auckland on a director’s course. But can she use her “self-reflection break” to learn to be more tolerant of activists and diversity experts? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now, if you're one of the millions of people around the world who participate in a fantasy sport league, we've found your next obsession. Meadow Fresh has just launched Fantasy Herd - yes you read that right - a new fantasy-sports style game powered by real cows. Instead of athletes, players can select dairy cows from a working farm in North Otago. You can pick a captain, make transfers and watch as your cows earn points - there's $20,000 up for grabs too! Tim Richards, the North Otago farmer whose real herd stars in Fantasy Herd, chats to Jesse.

North Otago sheep and beef farmer and award-winning environmentalist. She talks about the demise of fake food, the food pyramid being turned upside down and the woke school grading system. Plus, why she won’t be voting for Damien O’Connor in the Waitaki electorate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we build towards National Lamb Day on Feb 15, it’s apt we talk to a North Otago dairy, sheep and cropping farmer who’s gone back to opening a farm store right beside where it all began on the Totara Estate in 1882 (144 years ago).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experience the energy and insights from the 2025 Precision Dairy Farming Conference.  This episode features Sharn Roskam and Stuart Taylor, who were part of the farmer panel. Sharn farms in Winton, Southland, with her husband and four children, milking 600 cows on a 280-hectare self-contained system. Stu is a fifth-generation dairy farmer and General Manager of Farming at Craigmore Sustainables, overseeing 20 dairy farms and 16,000 cows across Canterbury and North Otago. He combines strong farming fundamentals with a focus on people, sustainability, and smart adoption of proven innovations. They talk openly about their wins, challenges, and lessons learned from adopting different farm technologies. They also share how technology can improve efficiency and work-life balance – while acknowledging it isn't a quick fix.  View the conference highlights, proceedings and more Have feedback or ideas for future episodes? Email us at talkingdairy@dairynz.co.nz Connect with DairyNZ Stay up to date with advice, latest research, tools and resources. Read, browse, scroll, listen, or be there in person. Visit dairynz.co.nz/get-connected

North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and Groundswell poster child - or is she? Today, she has Ikea, carbon farming and wind turbines in her sights. Plus, we get her Ag Person of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Lee Matheson, Perrin Ag Managing Director, about celebrating 25 years in business, the changes he's experienced in agricultural consultancy since he joined the company nearly 20 years ago and what he role he sees farm consultancy playing in the future... And he talks with North Otago farming couple Nick and Kate Webster about expanding their business to include the Totara store, which opened this week, their purchase of the nearby The Natural Dairy bottled whole milk business and the former organic market garden next to the store, and why they're so keen to highlight local produce. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dom talks with North Otago farming couple Nick and Kate Webster about expanding their business to include the Totara store, which opened this week, their purchase of the nearby The Natural Dairy bottled whole milk business and the former organic market garden next to the store, and why they're so keen to highlight local produce. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist, who today we find in the Parliamentary Lobby, on Groundswell’s annual lobbying trip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago sheep and beef farmer, and poster girl for the Methane Science Accord, who responds to correspondence from a young Northland dairy farmer regarding his concerns about mandating feed additives as a part of a climate policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This outspoken North Otago farmer pulls no punches when it comes to Nicola Willis's "taking the piss" technology, the Bill Gates woke joke that's starting to revoke, ridiculous sheep research on the Port Hills, banning farming on the Wellington farm park, and we ask if it's getting dry on the home farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards takes time out from the tailing pen to talk about reduced methane targets, the mega-strikes, and the red meat industry. Plus, she shares her Jim Bolger story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Heartland Championship has reached grand final weekend, with North Otago hosting Horowhenua Kapiti in the Lochore final and Mid Canterbury hosting Thames Valley in the Meads final. Kevin Hare is a Heartland Championship enthusiast, and he spoke with Adam to preview the finals this weekend. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Heartland Rugby Bulletin with Heartland Savant Kevin Hare on the Heartland Rugby Semifinals, Thames Valley hammer South Canterbury, Mid Canterbury just pip Wairarapa to set up the Meads Cup Final with Horowhenua & North Otago set for Lochore Cup final Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who has just been elected to the board of directors for Ravensdown. We also get her views on the Alliance Group recapitalisation. Plus, what did she think of yesterday’s interview with GreenXperts Ltd principal scientist, Susan Harris, who said New Zealand should lobby the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to remove livestock emissions from the Paris Climate Agreement?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist talks about “the fascinating arms race” between David Seymour and Winston Peters to claim who thought of getting out of the Paris Agreement first. We also discuss things getting dry down on the farm and why Ingrid Smith is a great face for New Zealand farming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the Ravensdown director election and the state of the red meat industry with a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. Plus, her recent photo with Damien O'Connor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago sheep and beef farmer and award-winning environmentalist who can now add ram hogget crutcher to her resume. Today she talks councils, coal and climate change hysteria, plus having a cup of tea with Damien O’Connor and the Greens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Today we jointly enjoy some outrage over Paris, protests and Net Zero banking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer talks buoyant bull sales, woke commentators talking bull, positivity in agriculture and her family connection to Dame Lisa Carrington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We let an outspoken North Otago farmer off the chain and she reckons we should be more worried about Global War-ing than Global Warming. We also talk about the Green Party's fiscal folly released yesterday. And we finished by talking bull and a record price for an Angus Black Beauty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist supports Luxon’s response to the climate scientists. She also comments on the Federated Farmers Banking Survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and a "Poster Girl" for the Methane Science Accord. Today, she comments on the Ruminant Methane Survey Summary Report released yesterday. And she doesn’t pull any punches over AgriZeroNZ and the Government’s emissions reduction targets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. She says (from a snow-clad hill) there’s never been a better time for New Zealand to come out of the “Climate Change closet”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist says she’s hearing nothing but the “sounds of silence” from the media on some key issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. Today we talk about semen-testing bulls, Trump, the Paris Accord and a ripper of a season - in no particular order. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a self-described "free range" North Otago farmer, Methane Science Accord founding member, NZ representative Global Farmer Roundtable and Environmentalist who says farmers are aghast at the environmentally-ignorant and economically-inept GHG emissions targets announced by the Coalition Government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An entire village is up for sale - and it will only put you out $2.9 million. Lake Waitaki Village in North Otago is up for grabs once again - fitted with eight three-bedrooms houses, a five-bedroom lodge, and a list of other amenities. But why is it so reasonably priced? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who comes with her own Awards for 2024 - The Smasher Smith Awards!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farmers are on high alert after high pathogenic avian influenza - otherwise known as bird flu - was found on a free range chicken farm in North Otago. Otago Federated Farmers' provincial president Luke Kane spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

 Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who is waging war against carbon farming and denying she has a "dangerous agenda" when it comes to climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our second Smith for the day is an outspoken North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist, who doesn't spare the rod when it comes to Damien O'Connor, methane chambers and banks setting climate change targets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. But has she been smoking something in the tailing pen up on the hills? What can she possibly agree with Chloe Swarbrick about?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dunedin remains in a state of emergency after seeing it's wettest day in over a century - with twice the usual October rainfall falling in just 40 hours. The red warning for North Otago, Dunedin and Coastal Clutha is in place until 11pm tonight. More than 80 people were evacuated from their homes overnight and nearly 40 roads are currently closed. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell told Jack Tame that he was at Saint Clair's golf club and witnessed them set up the evacuation centre. Mitchell says that volunteers have helped turn out stretches and look after families as they came in. "As Kiwis we always seem to stand up and respond strongly when there's a need, and that's exactly what is happening," he said. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A red heavy rain alert for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha remains in force until 11pm. A local state of emergency was declared overnight. 

Civil defence has activated its bunker in Dunedin and people are being told to be prepared and not to travel - with a deluge of rain expected to last until late tomorrow night. It's hitting North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha - with 150 milimetres of rain expected to fall in that time. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell is in Dunedin meeting with civil defence - whose main concerns are dangerous river conditions, significant flooding and slips that could threaten lives, Emergency Management Otago Group Manager Matt Alley spoke to Lisa Owen.

In just one day, the Bay of Plenty has had double the amount of rainfall that fell in all of September and further down south - in the Otago region - people are told to stay away from all roads tonight with surface flooding, rising rivers and slips all causing a threat to life. A rare red rain warning has been issued for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha. It's the first time the area has ever had what is the highest level of Metservice's colour coded weather warnings, reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Lisa Owen.

MetService has issued a rare red level rain warning for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha, as heavy rain continues to batter the region. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane spoke to Corin Dann.

Dunedin residents are preparing for a deluge of rain. A red heavy rain warning is in force for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha today and tomorrow. Otago Civil Defence says people should only travel tonight if absolutely necessary - to avoid getting caught up in rising rivers or streams. The Country's Jamie Mackay says people are getting the sandbags ready ahead of the weather changes. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The message is clear as heavy rain pelts the lower South - be prepared. A red-level heavy rain warning is in force for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha. NIWA reports Dunedin has already had 75 percent of its normal monthly rainfall for October. Otago Civil Defence group controller Matt Alley said they were continuing to monitor rain as it was falling. "We have our emergency operation centre in Dunedin city and Clutha and a coordination centre in Dunedin as well, fully activated." Residents and visitors to Central Otago's Omakau and Ophir are under a Boil Water Notice for the time being and drinking water tankers are at the Omakau Domain and Swindon Street. Conserve water notices remain in place for Ranfurly, Naseby and Patearoa. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is an outspoken North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who today apologises to the taxpayers of NZ and gets stuck into the host of The Country, who she accuses of having a "methane lobotomy".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is an outspoken North Otago farmer who doesn't hold back when we let her off the chain to talk Pāmu, Pinetree's and Perendales.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and now the proud Aunt of an Olympian. While we're very competitive on the global sporting stage, are we as competitive when it comes to primary production? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who doesn't spare the rod when it comes to Dr Rod Carr, the outgoing Climate Change Commission Chair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Overseas Investment Office is investigating whether embattled BX Foods has breached conditions on one of its consents. The inquiry came after the Chinese-owned North Otago meat company confirmed it was looking at cutting staff numbers. As Vector moves to complete its exit from the gas business, chief executive Simon Mackenzie says one answer to the supply shortage is remotivating operators to get more out of existing fields, given their recent challenges. And a group taking Z Energy to court over allegedly misleading the public over its environmental credentials will have to provide more evidence of its claims

This week on Country Life, we take you inside a beehive and the mind of a man who's been tending to them for half a century, we head to an on-farm Charolais bull auction near Motukarara and we meet a North Otago farming family that's spinning a new yarn, producing 100% woollen coats.

Georgina Lawson and her husband Willie farm 3000 Romdale sheep at Merton in North Otago. Last year, Georgina launched a line of 100 percent woollen coats made from the clip of their farm's Romdale hoggets.

North Otago gold mine OceanaGold has unveiled a fully electric excavator and the race is on to secure a water supply for the Otago town of Lawrence. 

A North Otago gold mine has powered up an electrifying new addition to help it become more sustainable. Tess Brunton reports.

Fire crews have been wrestling with multiple wildfires across rural north Otago overnight which remain uncontained, forcing some residents to evacuate. Fire and Emergency was first alerted to the blazes shortly after midnight. Three seperate fires are burning in the Nenthorn area near Middlemarch, with another fire, estimated at twenty hectares, burning further north in the Earthquakes area near Duntroon. FENZ incident controller Bobby Lamont spoke to Corin Dann about the fires in Nenthorn.