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
The Country's Rowena Duncum brings you a brand-new Farmstrong-powered series. "Getting Through" looks at what it takes to recover from extreme weather events, by people who've been through it first-hand. In episode 8, Ro is joined by Tairāwhiti farmers Ian & Helen Burgess. 16 months on from Gabrielle, they still struggle for access to their farm, but remain smiling, laughing and unfailingly optimistic.
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Hunter McGregor, Scott Duggan, and Peter Nation.
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The PM ponders tomorrow's Budget and whether it will be overshadowed by the Maori Party protests. Plus while Nicola was having a smoke behind the bike sheds at school, was he a "swotty goody good" in his youth?
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The chief executive of Fonterra comments on the opening forecast milk price for the 24/25 season (midpoint $8) and the potential famer shareholder dividend for the 23/24 season in the co-op's Q3 business update.
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Is a Shanghai-based Kiwi selling NZ venison to the Chinese. Today we talk about the domestic economy, the housing market and some crazy early summer weather.
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The National Sales manager of Volkswagen has some great Fieldays deals for farmers including a new Amarok for under $60k.
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The chief executive of Fieldays. Two weeks and 14 sleeps to go until the biggest Ag Act in town.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Rowena Duncum and Julian Raine, Jack Jordan, Mark de Lautour, Jo Luxton, and Phil Duncan.
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We preview the Primary Industry Summit and Awards with the MC and a finalist for the Outstanding Contribution Award.
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It's STIHL Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week but who needs a chainsaw when you have a three-time world champion axeman handy?
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We ask the chief executive of Open Country Dairy whether Fonterra has gone OCD with its new business model?
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Labour's Ag Spokesperson talks live animal export, wallabies and a sleepover with Fed Farmers.
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Monday's resident weather expert on a Tuesday about a "Bloody Cold May".
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Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Wayne McLaughlin, Kathrin Jankowiec, Stu Duncan and Stu Loe.
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The President of Federated Farmers reviews the Parliamentary rugby and netball games and previews "Mooving Day/Week". (The Parliamentarians won the rugby 20 - 12, Federated Farmers won the netball 33 - 16. Feds raised over $300,000 in cash, original goal was to raise $150,000).
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We catch up with the proud father of Indy 500 driver Scott McLaughlin, a man with a good rural pedigree, a Cambridge-based logging trucking operator and Cambridge lifestyle farmer.
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It's Wine Industry Wellness Week and together with Farmstrong we look at what the industry is doing to look after those working in it.
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Today's farmer panel comes in from the cold to yarn to us. And it's not only cold. It's still dry!
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Jamie Mackay talks to Ben Purua, Ian Kirkpatrick, Alasdair Bettles-Hall, Ben Picton, and Shane Jones.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Samuel Whitelock, Dan Hodgen, Phil Ropiha, and Toby Williams.
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