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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Jamie Mackay on The Country today. Photo / Mark Mitchell.

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on everything from farming to banking to whether he should have a combover to be more appealing to voters.

On with the show:

Christopher Luxon:

We ask Prime Minister Chris (or should we call him Christopher?) if his Christian name makes him unappealing to voters.

We also discuss woke banks being the carbon police, the Government’s second Emissions Reduction Plan, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s $200 billion Capital Gains Tax financial windfall, greyhound racing, and finally — does the Prime Minister need a Trump-like combover?

Richard McIntyre:

Federated Farmers banking spokesman on Feds submitting a formal complaint to the Commerce Commission requesting an urgent investigation into the lending practices of New Zealand banks.

And could farmers face the same fate as the petrol stations, as woke banks go for broke to make their customers broke?

Craig “Wiggy” Wiggins:

Mid-Canterbury rural health advocate and campaigner pays tribute to local farming icon Chris Allen.

We also discuss the big dry, greyhound racing, and how to get farmers off-farm to get a break.

Tony Cochrane:

PGG Wrightson’s national deer and velvet manager previews the National Velvet and Hard Antler Awards in Invercargill on Saturday night.

Plus, we talk about the current soft market for velvet and the solid returns for venison.

Listen below: