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 David Seymour, Te Radar, and Lindy Nelson.
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The Deputy Prime Minister and Act Party leader talks about using KiwiSaver to buy a farm. Plus, he enters the age-old debate on the age of eligibility for the National Super. And - is Chris Hipkins’s capital gains tax politically palatable or a poisoned chalice?
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The voice behind the FMG Young Farmer of the Year says the district finals are done and dusted as he looks forward to the regional and grand finals.
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This Wairarapa farmer is also the chair of Safer Farms, and she wants farmers to get home safely for Christmas.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Michael Every, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Christopher Luxon, and Geoff Ross.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Rachel Shearer, Todd Clark, Hamish McKay, and Barry Soper.
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Friday’s Weather Guy on the Big Dry.
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Today’s Farmer Panel talks beer, wind and red meat at an all-time high.
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The GM of PGG Wrightson Wool on a good 12 months for strong wool.
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In what has become an annual tradition here on The Country, we head to Lexington, Kentucky, for Thanksgiving Day.
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Live from the Feilding Stock Yards (or is he?), it’s McKay on Sport.
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Our political correspondent has a book coming out next year. But will he tell us where the bodies are buried?
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Jamie Mackay talks to Nigel Woodhead, Geoff Ross, Mark de Lautour, Chris Russell, and Greg Menzies.
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We catch up with the 2017 Young Farmer of the Year and the host of this afternoon’s Southern Storm Shout at the Woodhead farm at Lovell’s Flat (halfway between Milton and Balclutha). The Emerson’s Tiny Pub and Speight’s Bar will be in attendance, sharing the love, and Silver Fern Farms is in charge of the barbecue.
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The man behind New Zealand’s first carbon-neutral farm, Lake Hāwea Station, shares his plan to help fellow farmers monetise their existing woody vegetation by attaining carbon credits through the ETS.
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The chief executive of Open Country Dairy, and soothsayer of milk prices, joins us to discuss a falling market.
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Our Australian correspondent talks about a possible reimposition of Trump tariffs on Aussie beef. Plus, we talk Net Zero 2050 and the Ashes.
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The marketing manager of Emerson’s, and all-around good bugger, wraps the show from the Woodhead Ranch.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Wayne Langford, Tracy Brown, and Hunter McGregor.
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The Prime Minister ponders a peace deal in Ukraine, going on a farm tour with Federated Farmers, getting rid of regional councils, the OCR, KiwiSaver, the age of eligibility for National Super, whether a CGT has any political appeal, and whether Chloe is a genuine contender to be the next Minister of Finance.
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