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

September 28, 2025 38 mins

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, David Seymour, Shane McManaway, Blair McLean, and Jim Hopkins.

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Wet and windy, cold and dry, and warm nor-westers. It's rinse and repeat for the weather.

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The Act Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister has his say on Ecan, Paris and Palestine.

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We catch up with a Wairarapa farmer who’s just been inducted into the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame.

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Our Blenheim-based viticulture correspondent talks about the grape glut.

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Why are we so disengaged with local body politics? We ask a rural raconteur for his take on it.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Ben Picton, Jane Smith, Miles Hurrell, Finn Ross, and Greg Cornelsen.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Rachel Shearer, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Hamish McKay, and Azaria Howell.

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Friday’s weather guy from Earth Sciences NZ offers more of the same - wet, windy and cold! Except for the dry regions, where Hawke’s Bay is now showing up on the Drought Index map.

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The GM of PGG Wrightson Wool has good news: strong crossbred wool is worth something. The South Island Strong Wool Indicator was up 46 cents with 98% clearance. 

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Today’s farmer panel talks, unsurprisingly, about farming and footy! 

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McKay on Sport on the AB selection, track and field coverage going forward, six weeks till the Melbourne Cup, and the Devil’s Own golf tournament in Palmy!

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Newstalk ZB’s political correspondent comments on Winston at the UN and the CEO’s mood of the Boardroom survey.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Finn Ross, Greg Cornelsen, Jo Luxton, and Chris Russell.

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The chief executive of Fonterra comments on the annual results, and all the numbers are good.

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We're barking up the wrong pine tree by blaming Paris - so says the man behind Future Famers Aotearoa.

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The yarn to the man who scored four tries against the All Blacks in 1978 at Eden Park in an historic 30-16 win against the odds.

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Labour's Ag spokesperson puts the boot into the most highly rated MP in the House and we ask, yet again, for some Ag policy from Labour.

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Our Australian correspondent on the good and bad news for the sheep industry, only good news for beef, Albo and Trump, and the Bledisloe Cup.

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Every farm has hidden inefficiencies—whether it’s feed wastage, poor timing, or small leaks that quietly drain profit and add stress. 

Episode two brought to you by Beef +Lamb New Zealand and powered by The Country, looks into Body Condition Scoring. A simple, cheap management tool, to help get the most out of stock performance, and ultimately improving your bottom line.  This week Hamish Mckay is jo...

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