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
Jamie Mackay talks to Mike Petersen, Richard Dawkins, Todd Charteris, Farmer Tom Martin, and Jo Luxton.
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Hawke’s Bay farmer and former special ag trade envoy and chairman of Beef + Lamb NZ. Today we yarn about the big dry, progress on the Tukituki dam, an FTA with India, Trump’s tariffs and Petersen’s Ag Person of the Year.
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Marlborough farmer and Federated Farmers’ Meat and Wool Chair. Today, he talks about the “Twelve Pests of Christmas” and why there are no politicians on the list. We also preview today’s RMA announcement from the Government and discuss the big dry.
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The chief executive of Rabobank comments on the bank’s latest farmer confidence survey, which sees farmer sentiment dipping from near-record highs, with dairy farmers now less confident.
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Our UK farming correspondent discusses one of the worst grain harvests on record (three of the worst five on record have happened since 2020). We also discuss the worst government ever for British farmers and one of the better English rugby sides.
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Labour’s Agriculture Spokesperson comments on the RMA, an FTA with India, carbon farming, the associated wildfires, and the latest poll.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Lorin Clarke, Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Richard Loe, and Phil Duncan.
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We catch up with the daughter of iconic Kiwi comedian John Clarke (aka Fred Dagg) ahead of tomorrow night’s premiere in Palmerston North of her movie/doco “Not only Fred Dagg”.
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Today’s farmer/politician panel discusses Fred Dagg, a big RMA announcement tomorrow, changes to micro abattoir rules, a hornet update, doing battle with Chlöe Swarbrick over emissions and Shane’s latest flip-flop on fishing.
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Today we find a former All Blacks hard man doing the hard yards on the drafting gate at the Waikura Station on-farm sale in the back of beyond - with 12,000 lambs, 1000 ewes and 1000 cattle up for grabs!
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What's up with the weather? We find out with our guy from weatherwatch.co.nz.
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Jamie talks to Andrew Lumsden (aka Te Radar), Derek Daniell, Jen Corkran, and Shane Jones.
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Hamish McKay talks to Todd McClay, Andrew Alderson, George Dodson, James Robertson, and Chris Brandolino.
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Minister of Agriculture (and Forestry) on Ikea planting trees in Hawke’s Bay, and his next trade trip to India.
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Time for McKay on Sport. Today, we catch up with a Newstalk ZB Sport newsreader, who’s in Hagley Park for day four of the test against the West Indies. Plus, his commentary on the Ashes.
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Today’s farmer panel comprised the 2024 Young Farmer of the Year and the 2019 Young Farmer of the Year. They talk about the milk price and what inspires them to get out and achieve in the ag sector.
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Our weatherman from Earth Sciences NZ on the December forecast, where things are heating up across the country.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Shane Jones, Barry Fox, and Chris Russell.
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Fonterra’s chief executive announces the Co-operative Group’s FY26 Q1 business update.
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Last time we yarned, he coined the phrase “a demonic egg beater” when referring to Chlöe Swarbrick. What will he call her, and who will be in the firing line today? The Prince of the Provinces, Matua Shane, also tackles the failed ETS auctions of 2025, ridding us of the “green banshees” and the regional councils, capping local body rates at 2-4%, and selling off state assets, including Pāmu.
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