REX July 17th - Mark Patterson from NZ First, Kristine Asuncion from Federated Farmers and Patsy Bass from Reefton Distilling Co

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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Associate Minister of Agriculture Mark Patterson about the future of Telford following the government's move to return 10 polytechnics to regional governance, the ongoing work to address the skills shortage in agriculture and recent developments in the wool industry... He talks with Kristine Asuncion from Mid-Canterbury Federated Farmers about her role as one of the leading advocates for Filipino workers in the agriculture industries in NZ, her move from the Philippines to NZ in 2008 and running two businesses... And he talks with Reefton Distilling Co founder and CEO Patsy Bass about winning a platinum award in the 2025 SIP Awards design category for its Little Biddy Gin bottle series, edging out Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre’s newly launched “Gin & Juice” brand for 'Best in Class', winning an Innovation Award for its unique pounamu filtration process and claiming Gold for its Little Biddy Classic Gin and a Double Gold for its Amber Little Biddy Gin.

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Chapters

1. REX July 17th - Mark Patterson from NZ First, Kristine Asuncion from Federated Farmers and Patsy Bass from Reefton Distilling Co (00:00:00)

2. Mark Patterson (00:01:30)

3. Kristine Asuncion (00:11:16)

4. Patsy Bass (00:43:03)