Fieldays® Rural Advocacy Hub

A must-visit at Fieldays

Location: Site D70, Gallagher Building

The Rural Advocacy Hub brings together various rural organisations who are advocating for farmers and championing their interests as one team, under one roof.

Your place to have a voice

A dedicated Hub at Fieldays, in collaboration with Federated Farmers, that serves as a central platform for discussions, announcements and initiatives to amplify the voices and concerns of the country's farmers and rural communities.

Timetable - Wednesday 11 June

Wednesday	Speaker	Description
9:30am	Hon Todd McClay	NZ National Party - Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Forestry, Minister for Trade and Investment and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
10:30am	Hon Mark Patterson	NZ First - Minister for Rural Communities and Associate Minister of Agriculture
11:00am	Hon Louise Upston	NZ National Party - Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Disability Issues, Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction and Deputy Leader of the House
11:30am	Hon Andrew Hoggard	ACT Party - Minister for Biosecurity and Food Safety and the Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skills) and for the Environment
12:00pm	Hon Nicola Grigg	NZ National Party - Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Minister for Women, Associate Minister of Agriculture, and Associate Minister for ACC
1:00pm	Hon Simon Watts	NZ National Party - Minister of Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for Local Government and Minister of Revenue
2:00pm	Grant McCallum	NZ National Party - Member for Northland
3.50pm	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon	Prime Minister of New Zealand

Timetable - Thursday 12 June

Thursday	Speaker	Description
10:45am	Hon Nicola Willis	NZ National Party - Minister of Finance, Minister for Economic Growth and Minister for Social Investment.
11:00am	Miles Anderson	NZ National Party - Member for Waitaki
12:00pm	Barbara Kuriger	NZ National Party - Member for Taranaki-King Country, Deputy Speaker
12:30pm	Rt Hon Chris Hipkins	New Zealand Labour Party - Leader
1:00pm	Hon Jo Luxton	New Zealand Labour Party
2:00pm	Steve Abel	Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Timetable - Friday 13 June

Friday	Speaker	Description
10:00am	Suze Redmayne	NZ National Party
12:00pm	Mike Butterick	NZ National Party - Member for Wairarapa

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Fieldays Rural Advocacy Hub

Fieldays Rural Advocacy Hub will bring together rural organisations who advocate for farmers and champion their interests as one team for the first time.