The Country

The Country

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

Episodes

November 23, 2025 38 mins

Jamie talks to Jim Ward, Paul Paynter, Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Phil Duncan. 

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The former manager of NZ's biggest farm, Molesworth, opens up about wilding pines and his parting of the ways with Pamu.

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The chief executive of the Hawkes Bay-based Yummy Fruit Company offers some insights into the state of the NZ apple industry, as we celebrate 40 years of the Jazz and Envy varieties. 

 

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day's farmer/politician panel talks about the MP's Rich List, the Luxon leadership spill, and farrowing crates

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 One of New Zealand's leading primary sector academics takes the Climate Change Talkfest (aka Cop 30) to task.

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Monday's weather man on the continuing dry on the east coasts of both islands, and a Southern Storm Shout forecast.

 

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Jamie talks to Jane Smith, Stefan Vogel, Jo Luxton, Celia Jaspers, and Shane Jones. 

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Jamie talks to Shane Jones, Emma Poole and Tim Dangen, Chris Brandolino, Hamish McKay, and Barry Soper. 

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Matua Shane, the Prince of the Provinces, dismisses David Seymour's claims that NZ First is "getting ready to go with Labour again". Plus he has Sam Neill, James Cameron, Debbie and Rawiri, and the "demonic eggbeater" Chloe squarely in his sights!

 

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Today's farmer panel ponders the price of milk, calf rearing for beef on dairy farms, and the Southern Storm Shout. 

 

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Friday's Weather Guy from Earth Sciences NZ talks about the impending big dry on the east coasts of both islands.

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McKay talks to Mackay on McKay on Sport from the Feilding sale yards. Today we discuss the AB's Vs Wales, Ruben Love selected (how good) and Lio-Willie on the bench. The Ashes - can hardly name any of the players, but there's something about the Ashes - sold out in Perth! And have we got the right coach for the Silver Ferns?

 

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We ask our political correspondent if Winston could ever go with Labour again and whether Chloe is indeed a "demonic eggbeater"? 

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Jamie talks to Jason Te Brake, Dan Boulton, Tangaroa Walker, and Chris Russell. 

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The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms, just back from the US, Canada, China and the UK, talks about the great prospects for red meat. We also discuss Trump's tariffs, the Alliance/Dawn Meats deal, the advantage of recapitalising a balance sheet, and why SFF is getting behind the Southern Storm Shout.

 

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 We track down the chief executive of Zespri in Japan to discuss its November forecast for the 25/26, with record returns expected (at a per hectare level) for all fruit groups.

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 Our Australian correspondent says it's "name your price" for beef at the moment! Plus we talk about whether net zero by 2050 is a lost cause, the end for John Laws and the beginning of the Ashes. 

 

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Is a dynamic young Southland dairy farmer, and social media influencer, who wants to crowd fund an equity partnership to buy a farm.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Celia Jaspers, Matt Bolger, Shane McManaway and Nancy Crawshaw, and Karen Williams. 

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The PM dismisses the polls, and applauds record red meat prices and the future of AgriZeroNZ.

 

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