This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Rabobank's Blake Holgate, to talk about how much food Kiwis waste.
This week's top interviews were:
Damien O'Connor:
Earlier this morning we caught up with the Minister of Agriculture in the UK where he was in the process of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement. Plus, we asked what he thought of Winston rising from the ashes?
Ash-Leigh Campbell:
The 2020 Dairy Woman of the Year and the Chair of New Zealand Young Farmers previewed this year's Grand Final in Christchurch on July 1-3.
Blake Holgate:
Rabobank's Head of Sustainable Business Development had some really interesting facts and figures around food waste as approximately 9 per cent of all household food spend was estimated to go to waste.
Jane Smith:
The North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist warned "Farmergeddon" was upon us as we risked the ruination of the backbone of the economy - the family farm.
Bruce Cameron:
We asked the chairman of Zespri whether the Chinese have taken back the Chinese Gooseberry?
Winston Peters:
He's back! But is the former New Zealand First leader and Deputy PM too long in the tooth to be giving politics another shot? Plus, what would the hitherto handbrake do with the Ute Tax and Boomer Bike Bridge?
Listen below:
'It is a much more efficient way of getting twice as many apples using a lot less water.'