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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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5:41

The Country 16/05/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/05/16

Our Australian correspondent talks about weight loss drugs, slumping tractor sales and the madness of an “unrealised capital gains tax”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:17

The Country 16/05/25: Jeremy Rookes talks to Jamie...

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2025/05/16

Our resident lifestyle/hobby farming correspondent bemoans the state of the nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:27

The Country 16/05/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie...

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2025/05/16

NIWA’s principal scientist with a weather update for the week and beyond.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:25

The Country Full Show: Thursday, May 15, 2025

The Country ·

2025/05/15

Jamie Mackay talks to Jo Luxton, Peter Newbold, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Sean Laidlaw and Sebastian Chapman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:30

The Country 15/05/25: Jo Luxton talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/05/15

Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman on Paris, methane, carbon farming, and Fieldays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:11

The Country 15/05/25: Peter Newbold talks to Jamie...

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2025/05/15

How much is your farm worth? We take our monthly look at the rural market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:15

The Country 15/05/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to...

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2025/05/15

One of our leading farming academics chips in on methane and the Paris Accord. Plus, she tells us why ducks are such a pest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:12

The Country 15/05/25: Sean Laidlaw and Sebastian...

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2025/05/15

We’re joined by two young entrepreneurs who have started up a new company called “Seedling”, which aims to help both those who want to retire from the farm and younger players who want to get in, with a focus on succession planning and investment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:31

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

The Country ·

2025/05/14

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Michael Every, Katie Milne, and Craig Wiggins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:04

The Country 14/05/25: Christopher Luxon talks to...

The Country ·

2025/05/14

The Prime Minister responds to criticism that he has yet to visit China, and ponders Trump’s latest tariff move. We also discuss why we should stay in the Paris Agreement and whether we’re flogging the family silverware to pay for NZ Superannuation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:24

The Country 14/05/25: Michael Every talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/05/14

A two-part interview with Rabobank’s Singapore-based global strategist. Part one: Is there no end to Trump's tariffs, despite his recent backflip with China and what happened to "Thrive in '25" for the world economy? Part two: What’s the best business to be in, in a troubled world - food or munitions? Who are the political and economic leaders on the world stage today? Will an American Pope get Trump to “calm the farm”?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:11

The Country 14/05/25: Katie Milne talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/05/14

This West Coast dairy farmer, and former president of Federated Farmers, says we need to change how we measure methane in the atmosphere, and she questions our commitment to the Paris Agreement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:09

The Country 14/05/25: Craig Wiggins talks to Jamie...

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2025/05/14

Today, we find our resident rural health advocate at the Speight’s Ale House in Palmerston North.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:23

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The Country ·

2025/05/13

Jamie Mackay talks to Tom and Fiona Langford, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, Greig Taylor, and Todd Clark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:13

The Country 13/05/25: Tom and Fiona Langford talk to...

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2025/05/13

We’re joined by the winners of the 2025 NZ Share Farmers of the Year at last weekend’s Dairy Industry Awards: two dynamic young agribusiness leaders who shunned the corporate world for the cowshed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:40

The Country 13/05/25: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/05/13

North Otago farmer and a "Poster Girl" for the Methane Science Accord. Today, she comments on the Ruminant Methane Survey Summary Report released yesterday. And she doesn’t pull any punches over AgriZeroNZ and the Government’s emissions reduction targets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:02

The Country 13/05/25: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie...

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2025/05/13

Shanghai-based Kiwi selling red meat to the Chinese. He’s cautious about Trump’s tariff reduction and the still-fragile state of the Chinese economy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:57

The Country 13/05/25: Greig Taylor talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/05/13

We catch up with a Hawke's Bay orchardist to learn more about an intense fight between the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and farmers/growers, over a water allocation document called Tank.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:01

The Country 13/05/25: Todd Clark talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/05/13

Our Kentucky-based US farming correspondent talks about Trump, tariffs, a wet spring, and a whipping at the Kentucky Derby.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:01

The Country: Drench Wise, Farm Smart Ep. 3 with...

The Country ·

2025/05/12

Protecting your farm from parasite resistance takes proactive planning and smart management. In episode three of Drench Wise, Farm Smart, brought to you by Zolvix Plus from Elanco, The Country’s Rowena Duncum is joined by Elanco's Colin McKay and Gladstone sheep and beef farmer Michael Cammock. Michael shares his practical approach to slowing drench resistance on his 800-hectare farm - from targeted drenching and quarantine protocols to grazing strategies and honest discussions with his peers

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