REX

Beef & Lamb Ambassador chef on the Michelin effect - Shaun Clouston 16.07.2026 20min

Dom talks with Shaun Clouston, Beef + Lamb NZ Platinum Ambassador Chef, about being awarded a Michelin Star at Wellington restaurant Logan Brown, which he co-owns and where he's Executive Chef. They also discuss whether having the Michelin Star programme in NZ is a good thing and his passion for NZ grass-fed red meat. 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.

"You can't keep sucking tax out of people" - Katie Milne 16.07.2026 20min

Dom talks with West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne about running in the West Coast-Tasman electorate for the National Party in this year's election, why she's decided to throw her hat in the ring and her recent trip to Antarctica. 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.

REX July 17 - Katie Milne and Shaun Clouston 16.07.2026 43min

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne about running in the West Coast-Tasman electorate for the National Party in this year's election, why she's decided to throw her hat in the ring and her recent trip to Antarctica... And he talks with Shaun Clouston, Beef + Lamb NZ Platinum Ambassador Chef, about being awarded a Michelin Star at Wellington restaurant Logan Brown, which he co-owns and where he's Executive Chef. They also discuss whether having the Michelin Star programme in NZ is a good thing and his passion for NZ grass-fed red meat. 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.

REX July 16 - Joe Pozzi and Will Rook 16.07.2026 41min

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Joe Pozzi, American Sheep Industry vice-president, about his current trip to NZ and Australia, the state of the US sheep industry and whether he thinks there's scope for collaboration between NZ, Australia and the US... And he talks with Will Rook, CEO of global supply chain solutions company Czarnikow (CZ), about a new digital physical milk pricing tool that could enable NZ dairy farmers to fix the price for their physical milk. They also discuss the app's development by a NZ dairy processor, how it works and the pilot programme with a group of NZ farmers. 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.

New physical milk pricing tool for NZ dairy farmers - Will Rook 16.07.2026 13min

Dom talks with Will Rook, CEO of global supply chain solutions company Czarnikow (CZ), about a new digital physical milk pricing tool that could enable NZ dairy farmers to fix the price for their physical milk. They also discuss the app's development by a NZ dairy processor, how it works and the pilot programme with a group of NZ farmers. 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.  

Friend or foe? Insight into the US sheep industry - Joe Pozzi 15.07.2026 24min

Dom talks with Joe Pozzi, American Sheep Industry vice-president, about his current trip to NZ and Australia, the state of the US sheep industry and whether he thinks there's scope for collaboration between NZ, Australia and the US. 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.

Oversupplied or undermarketed?; the NZ wine crossroads - Alistair King 14.07.2026 16min

Dom talks with Alistair King, Findex Accounting & Business Advisory Partner, about the outlook for the NZ wine sector, the need for evolving strategies in the face of changing wine consumption and the challenges facing the industry, such as oversupply and production costs. 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.

From cult to clean eating; meet the founder of Farm & Sea - Dan Nicholson 14.07.2026 22min

Dom talks with Dan Nicholson, founder of online real-food grocery platform Farm & Sea and former Gloriavale member, about growing up in the religious cult, working on its dairy farms from age eight and adapting to life outside Gloriavale. 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.

REX July 15 - Dan Nicholson and Alistair King 14.07.2026 42min

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Dan Nicholson, founder of online real-food grocery platform Farm & Sea and former Gloriavale member, about growing up in the religious cult, working on its dairy farms from age eight and adapting to life outside Gloriavale... And he talks with Alistair King, Findex Accounting & Business Advisory Partner, about the outlook for the NZ wine sector, the need for evolving strategies in the face of changing wine consumption and the challenges facing the industry, such as oversupply and production costs. 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.

Conservation & cashflow; could Pāmu/BNZ model unlock capital for farmers? - Mark Leslie 14.07.2026 13min

Dom talks with Pāmu CEO Mark Leslie about its new initiative with BNZ to unlock value in existing native forests and how it could help improve NZ's land and biodiversity. They also discuss the proliferation of Madagascar Ragwort in the Far North and what Pāmu is doing to help alleviate the situation. 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.

Can NZ & the US collaborate on sheep meat? - Doug Avery 14.07.2026 30min

Dom talks with Doug Avery, aka The Resilient farmer, about his trip to the United States last year to deliver a keynote address at a resilience seminar at Oregon State University and what he learnt about the US sheep industry while he was there. They also discuss his subsequent dealings with the American Sheep Industry Association and his ideas around collaboration in the face of staunch US protectionism. 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.

REX July 14 - Doug Avery and Mark Leslie 13.07.2026 47min

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Doug Avery, aka The Resilient farmer, about his trip to the United States last year to deliver a keynote address at a resilience seminar at Oregon State University and what he learnt about the US sheep industry while he was there. They also discuss his subsequent dealings with the American Sheep Industry Association and his ideas around collaboration in the face of staunch US protectionism... And he talks with Pāmu CEO Mark Leslie about its new initiative with BNZ to unlock value in existing native forests and how it could help improve NZ's land and biodiversity. They also discuss the proliferation of Madagascar Ragwort in the Far North and what Pāmu is doing to help alleviate the situation. 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.

Pleas for help fall on deaf ears in the fight against highly invasive toxic weed - Julianne Bainbridge 13.07.2026 20min

Dom talks with Far North dairy farmer Julianne Bainbridge about her ongoing battle with Madagascan Ragwort, the effect it's having on farms in the area and why her pleas for help are largely being ignored. 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. 

Kiwi farmers take on Kazakhstan - Hamish Mackenzie 12.07.2026 21min

Dom talks with Hamish Mackenzie from Braemar Station about he and his farmer mates' latest motorcycle tour to Kazakhstan, why they chose to visit the former Soviet Republic and the surprises they encountered as they traversed the terrain from desert to mountains. 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.

REX July 13 - Hamish Mackenzie and Julianne Bainbridge 12.07.2026 44min

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Hamish Mackenzie from Braemar Station about he and his farmer mates' latest motorcycle tour to Kazakhstan, why they chose to visit the former Soviet Republic and the surprises they encountered as they traversed the terrain from desert to mountains... And he talks with Far North dairy farmer Julianne Bainbridge about her ongoing battle with Madagascan Ragwort, the effect it's having on farms in the area and why her pleas for help are largely being ignored. 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.

REX Recommends - Marc Gascoigne 11.07.2026 26min

In case you missed it... Dom talks with Marc Gascoigne, Cambridge dairy farmer and Farmstrong ambassador, about how stress can potentially lead to poor mental health and on-farm injuries, his own experience with stress and some methods to help combat it. 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.

REX Recommends - Melissa Clark-Reynolds 09.07.2026 13min

In case you missed it... Dom talks with Melissa Clark-Reynolds, futurist and founder of FutureCentre.nz, about how the Panama Canal, El Niño and changing demographics are influencing NZ agriculture. 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.

European insight; heatwaves, subsidies & populism - Richard Newson 08.07.2026 22min

Dom talks with Richard Newson, a New Zealander working in the German dairy industry, about the recent European heatwave, the convoluted subsidy system for farmers in Germany and the rise of populism in Europe. 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.

Is electrification the answer to high power bills? Malcolm Johns 08.07.2026 20min

Dom talks with Genesis Energy CEO Malcolm Johns about the high cost of power, where and how its electricity is generated and distributed and hot button issues such as solar subsidies and the increasing electrification of NZ farms. 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.

REX July 9 - Malcolm Johns and Richard Newson 08.07.2026 46min

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Genesis Energy CEO Malcolm Johns about the high cost of power, where and how its electricity is generated and distributed and hot button issues such as solar subsidies and the increasing electrification of NZ farms... And he talks with Richard Newson, a New Zealander working in the German dairy industry, about the recent European heatwave, the convoluted subsidy system for farmers in Germany and the rise of populism in Europe. 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.