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 Mark Mitchell, Katie Milne, Cameron Bagrie, Damien O'Connor, and Phil Duncan.
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The Minister for Emergency Management updates on the devastation in the deep south and says he is disappointed by some criticism of the Government’s response.
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The first female president of Federated Farmers, and a good West Coaster, shares her thoughts on the country’s weather woes and Labour’s proposed capital gains tax.
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One of the country’s leading economists discusses Labour’s new capital gains tax policy, the OCR and our exchange rate.
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The gloves come off as we debate a capital gains tax with Labour’s trade spokesman.
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Monday’s resident weather expert on a Tuesday with some much-needed good news for farmers.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, and Emma Higgins.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Andrew Hoggard, Hamish McKay, and Barry Soper.
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The president of Federated Farmers updates on a brutal weather week down on the farm.
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Today’s farmer panel pits Otago against Canterbury, just like tomorrow’s NPC final. But in the meantime, there’s the small matter of the weather to talk about.
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The Biosecurity, Food Safety and Associate Agriculture has travelled to Chile to represent New Zealand at the World Dairy Summit. Today, we find him in Uruguay, having also passed through Argentina.
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McKay on Sport on the All Blacks, the coaching debacle, and the NPC Final.
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Our political commentator reflects on the life and times of our 35th Prime Minister, Jim Bolger.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Shane McManaway, Jacques Reinhart, Doug Avery, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes.
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Earth Science NZ Weather Guy updates the horrific conditions.
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Today’s Zanda McDonald Panel updates the weather in Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, plus they encourage young leaders in agriculture to enter the Zanda McDonald Awards (entries close October 31).
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The Resilient Farmer is being tested weatherwise today in Marlborough.
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Our Australian correspondent talks about a record hot October day in Sydney, Albo, Rudd and Trump in Washington, and a record crop coming off in WA.
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Our Canterbury-based lifestyle correspondent gives us a weather report and talks a bit of footy.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, and Emma Higgins.
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