Listen to The Country: Damien O’Connor on Election 2026 and farming policy

3/11/2026, 12:42:05 am

The Country

3 Nov, 2026 12:42 AMQuick Read

Labour's trade spokesman Damien O'Connor spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Labour trade spokesman Damien O’Connor to discuss the state of the election campaign, strategic voting, and revisit some of Labour’s past farming policies.

On with the show

Colin Hurst

The president of Federated Farmers presents the Feds’ Voter

Source: New Zealand Herald · The Country

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Topic: Politics
Country: 🇳🇿 NZ
Publisher language: EN
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