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 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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He’s now a heartbeat away from the top job, but will he be on his best behaviour now that he has succeeded Winston for the Deputy PM’s job? And does this give Winston free license to campaign with reckless abandon?
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Federated Farmers’ banking spokesman comments on the results of the latest survey. Are the banks getting the message? And which banks are performing best (and worst)?
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Stewart was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to plant science and the arable sector, flying the flag for agriculture in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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Williams was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours for services to spinal injury research and equestrian sport, and for inspiration to everyone in a chair who wants to get out of it.
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We find the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms in Toronto, Canada, where he’s meeting with the Lamb Company (an in-market venture owned by SFF, Alliance, ANZCO and an Australian partner). We look at the prospects for red meat in Asia and North America, plus the need for rationalisation in the industry when it comes to capacity.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, Damien O'Connor, Cameron Bagrie, Christopher Luxon, and Mile Hurrell.
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Hamish McKay talks to Stu Loe and Stu Duncan, Dr John Roche, Jen Corkran, Chris Brandolino, and Rowena Duncum.
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Today’s Farmer Panel is the “Two Stus”, who talk a bit of farming, footy, and rural connectivity.
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MPI’s chief science advisor, and the newly appointed chief science advisor to the Prime Minister, discusses agriculture and science. Plus, he discusses the Science for Farmers programme, which has been expanded.
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Rabobank’s senior analyst for animal protein at RaboResearch previews Rabobank’s Beef Quarterly, which will be released next week.
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Niwa’s principal scientist, our weather guy for Friday, gives a preview for the weather heading into “official” winter.
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Ro discusses the upcoming Primary Industry Summit (PINZ), happening next month in Christchurch.
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The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson's GM for Wool, Rachel Shearer, about the state of the market.
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