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

June 6, 2025 40 mins

Jamie Mackay talks to Dame Alison Stewart, Dame Catriona Williams, Ben Picton, Christopher Luxon, and Jane Smith. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Emma Poole, Tim Dangen, Chris Brandolino, Hamish McKay, and Heather du Plessis-Allan.

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In the absence of Winston Peters, we yarn to the 2023 Young Farmer of the Year about Fieldays and the wind up of the 24/25 dairy season.

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The 2022 Young Farmer of the Year talks about his move to go dairy farming closer to the South Pole.

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Niwa's weather guy on winter’s arrival and the long-range winter forecast. Will it be warmer and wetter? Plus, we go shorter term with a Fieldays forecast for next week.

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Hamish McKay on a big weekend in sport, including the Super Rugby play-offs, the Warriors v Cronulla clash, tennis with the French Open, and the RBC Canadian Open for golf fans.

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The Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year award winner talks about the week in politics. And she didn’t even turn up for the awards! 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Riley Kennedy, Richard Lindroos, Chris Russell, and Murray Deaker.

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The president of Federated Farmers and poster boy for Toyota, Yamaha and One NZ. We discuss “Save Our Sheep” billboards in Wellington and the Feds’ banking survey. Plus, the Fish & Game announcement today - its advocacy function is under review. Also, Federated Farmers is at Fieldays next week – where can people find them and what will they focus on?

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BusinessDesk rural journalist on the state of the dairy industry and his recent trip to China with Fonterra (with Henry Acland and Hunter McGregor).

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Six sleeps to go, and we continue the countdown with the new chief executive of Fieldays.

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Our Australian correspondent reminisces on the Radio Awards of 2003. Plus, we talk about a sudden drop in mushroom sales, South Australia running out of hay, and Albo v Trump.

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When in Auckland, you’ve gotta talk to an Aucklander! Today, we go back to 1994, and a tribute to an All Blacks legend, and discuss where the best golf course in the world is!

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, Mike McIntyre, Ben Picton, and Phil Duncan.

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The Prime Minister has told UK climate scientists to “send their letters to other countries”, after they accused the government of ignoring scientific evidence over methane emissions. Plus, we yarn about Winston and David, Landcorp and NZ Post, Jacinda’s book and Fieldays.

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North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist supports Luxon’s response to the climate scientists. She also comments on the Federated Farmers Banking Survey.

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Jarden’s Head of Commodities comments on the first GDT auction of the new season - “The positive momentum that we saw coming into the season, right up until the penultimate event, now looks to be lost with the overall event falling 1.6% and several of the key individual products coming under pressure.  WMP -3.7%, SMP -1.1%, AMF 1.4%, Butter 0%, BMP -6.1% and Cheese -4.2%.”

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It’s Acronym Day, and Rabobank’s Senior Macro Strategist comments on falls in the OCR and GDT, and the OECD slashing its annual growth report for the world economy.

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Winter’s here this week, and it’s Fieldays next week. We look out a week for a Waikato forecast with WeatherWatch.

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Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Richard McIntyre, Dame Alison Stewart, Dame Catriona Williams, and Dan Boulton.

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