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

March 15, 2026 38 mins

Jamie Mackay talks to Peter McBride, David Seymour, John Fagan, Tom Young, and Phil Duncan.

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The Fonterra Chair on the sudden resignation (after eight years) of his chief executive, Miles Hurrell - when did he find out, despite rumours swirling for several weeks? Is Miles heading to NZR? Has Fonterra got a ready-made internal replacement candidate?

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The Acting Prime Minister (and Act Party leader) says the United States has not asked New Zealand for military support in the Strait of Hormuz. 

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This agrarian “Double All Black” was inducted as the first member of the New Zealand Rural Sports Hall of Fame.

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Affco’s National Livestock Manager discusses the impending issues facing the red meat industry as the Middle East war wages on. 

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Monday’s resident weatherman is almost redundant, with autumn being the most settled of the seasons.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Rowland and Ingrid Smith, Te Radar, Karn Dhaliwal, and Ben Picton. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Andy Dalton, Andy Borland, Alan Livingston, Mark Patterson, Tania Houghton, Rachel Shearer, and PJ Budler.

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Former All Blacks captain and farmer lets us know what he’s been up to in a busy career since his rugby days.

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The chief executive of the Scales Group discusses how the Iran conflict and local weather affect horticulture at the Wānaka Show.

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QEII National Trust chair on his rugby years at Lincoln University. Plus, where he’s farming and how he got involved with the QEII National Trust.

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A South Otago farmer, and associate minister of agriculture sings the praises of NZ First. As the minister for wool, he also sings the praises of that fibre.

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Farmlands’ chief executive on how every business owner should be thinking about AI. Plus, she describes online energy platform Farmlands Flex.

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PGG Wrightson’s general manager of wool, on the continued renaissance for strong wool.

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We catch up with a Texas-based South African livestock judge.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Ben Picton, Chris Hipkins, Tracy Brown, Jamie Cunningham, and Chris Russell.

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Rabobank’s Sydney-based Senior Economist looks at how the NZ economic recovery is undermined by the conflict in the Middle East. And how does war affect interest rates and inflation?

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We know Labour’s leader wants to be the PM come November 7, but who else is lining up for the job? And how is his rural cred?

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The Chair of DairyNZ encourages farmers to cast their vote before the end of play tomorrow for the Milksolids Levy vote.

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Today, we find PGG Wrightson’s North Island-based National Dairy Specialist at a beef sale in the South Island.

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