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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.

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38:32

The Country Full Show: Thursday, October 30, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/30

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Emma Poole, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Mark Copeland, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:35

The Country 30/10/25: Miles Hurrell talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/30

Fonterra’s chief executive comments on the overwhelming YES vote from Fonterra farmer shareholders to sell the consumer brands business to Lactalis. The deal was expected to deliver a tax-free capital return of about $3.2 billion to 8000-plus shareholding farms throughout New Zealand. The average return to farmer shareholders would be around $392,000. That’s about 0.7% of GDP. But not everybody’s happy. Just ask Winston!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:16

The Country 30/10/25: Emma Poole talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/30

Today’s farmer panel is one man down, but it does feature the 2023 FMG Young Farmer of the Year and Waikato vet and dairy farmer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:21

The Country 30/10/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to...

The Country ·

2025/10/30

From a cold and wet Waikato, one of our leading primary sector academics talks Fonterra, generators and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation conference she attended in Rome on our behalf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:40

The Country 30/10/25: Mark Copeland talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/30

We catch up with the New Zealand Dog Trial Test Team captain.The annual Trans-Tasman Sheep Dog Trial Test runs over two days from tomorrow at the Ashburton A&P Show, battling it out to win the prestigious Wayleggo Cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:45

The Country 30/10/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/30

Our Australian correspondent talks Trump, record lamb and beef prices, why net zero is an ideology, not a policy, and agriculture topping the Uni student satisfaction survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:29

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/29

Jamie Mackay talks to Ray Smith, Todd Charteris, Tracy Brown, Hunter McGregor, Jack Jordon, and Blair Drysdale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:07

The Country 29/10/25: Ray Smith talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/29

The Director General of MPI on helping weather-battered farmers, and why our new methane emissions targets are absolutely achievable without reducing animal protein production. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:19

The Country 29/10/25: Todd Charteris talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/29

Rabobank’s chief executive comments on tomorrow’s Fonterra shareholder vote, the adverse weather, and his upcoming trip to the Windy City - Chicago, as opposed to Invercargill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:35

The Country 29/10/25: Tracy Brown talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/29

The Chair of DairyNZ addresses the animal welfare issues surrounding cows not being milked (or being milked OAD) because of power cuts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

4:30

The Country 29/10/25: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/29

Our Shanghai-based correspondent is hopeful Trump can cut a trade deal with President Xi at Apec, for the good of us all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

4:05

The Country 29/10/25: Jack Jordan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/29

This King Country sheep and beef farmer is also New Zealand's top axeman. He won the Stihl Timbersports World Championshipindividual event in Milan, Italy, last weekend for the first time. He went one better than his frustratingly close second-place finish at last year’s event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:15

The Country 29/10/25: Blair Drysdale talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/29

This Southland arable farmer says the 2025 spring is, unbelievably, worse than 2024’s awful offering.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:51

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/28

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Mitchell, Katie Milne, Cameron Bagrie, Damien O'Connor, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:54

The Country 28/10/25: Mark Mitchell talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/28

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:17

The Country 28/10/25: Katie Milne talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/28

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:33

The Country 28/10/25: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/28

One of the country’s leading economists discusses Labour’s new capital gains tax policy, the OCR and our exchange rate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:56

The Country 28/10/25: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/28

The gloves come off as we debate a capital gains tax with Labour’s trade spokesman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:11

The Country 28/10/25: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/28

Monday’s resident weather expert on a Tuesday with some much-needed good news for farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:26

Rabobank Best of The Country: October 25, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/24

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, and Emma Higgins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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