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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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6:02

The Country 20/03/25: Sandra Matthews talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/20

The National President of Rural Women NZ talks about rain warnings, drought, rural school buses and hormone patches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:06

The Country 20/03/25: Peter Newbold talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/20

We take our monthly look at the state of the rural market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:08

The Country 20/03/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/20

Our Australian correspondent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:11

The Country 20/03/25: Jeremy Rookes talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/20

Lifestyle/hobby farmer commentator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:24

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Country ·

2025/03/19

Jamie Mackay talks to Bruce Weir, Mike McIntyre, Karen Williams, Andy Borland, and Hunter McGregor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:21

The Country 19/03/25: Bruce Weir talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/03/19

The Rabobank general manager for country banking says improved sentiment among sheep and beef farmers has helped drive a third consecutive lift in New Zealand farmer confidence in the first Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:23

The Country 19/03/25: Mike McIntyre talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/19

Jarden’s head of commodities says giving only a cursory view you would be forgiven for being excited by last night’s unchanged GDT auction result, [WMP 0.2%, SMP -0.4%, AMF -1.8%, Butter 1.1%, and Cheese 1%] when of course the devil lies in the detail. Given how the index is compiled, he says the flat overall result may hide some of the more dramatic moves in the numbers that count to New Zealand dairy farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:00

The Country 19/03/25: Karen Williams talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/19

The new chief executive of Irrigation NZ (started Feb 24) has her feet under the desk, but has her move cost us a Country cornerstone?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:23

The Country 19/03/25: Andy Borland talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/03/19

The managing director of Scales Corp (and former chairman of Rabobank) is also the spokesman for the Lincoln College Rugby Football Club Reunion on May 23. The reunion is for those who played for the College before it became a University in 1990. We also look at the Prime Minister’s trade delegation to India and what tariff-free apples could mean for New Zealand horticulture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:17

The Country 19/03/25: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/19

Our Shanghai-based correspondent is still cautious about any recovery in the Chinese economy but is very optimistic about how their baking sector is good for our dairy industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:28

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The Country ·

2025/03/18

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Damien O'Connor, Matt Chisholm, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Todd Clark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:25

The Country 18/03/25: Todd McClay talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/03/18

We catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade in India where he's heading the PM's trade delegation looking for a comprehensive FTA with the world's most populous nation. But is a dairy deal off the table with the world's largest milk producer (24% aiming for 30% by 2030)? Perhaps lamb and horticulture are a better bet?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:30

The Country 18/03/25: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/18

Did Labour drop the trade ball in India? We ask Labour's trade spokesman (and former Minister of Agriculture) to defend himself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:23

The Country 18/03/25: Matt Chisholm talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/18

We chat with a rural mental health advocate and Central Otago hobby farmer, who has taken up walking and studying!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:22

The Country 18/03/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to...

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2025/03/18

It's "Locavore March". But can we really suffer through 31 days of eating only food grown within a 150km radius? One of NZ's leading farming academics says you can but with much difficulty!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:22

The Country 18/03/25: Todd Clark talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/03/18

We remind our Kentucky-based farming correspondent it's National Agriculture Week in the US. It was introduced in 1973 and each year, it highlights how agriculture supports our food supply, fuels the economy, and creates job opportunities. And what's happening to beef prices under Trump's tariffs?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:25

The Country Full Show: Monday, March 17, 2025

The Country ·

2025/03/17

Jamie Mackay talks to Richard McIntyre, David Seymour, Chris McCollough, Tom Young, and Phil DuncanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:17

The Country 17/03/25: Richard McIntyre talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/17

Federated Farmers' banking spokesman is calling for the Reserve Bank to drop overly conservative and growth-restricting banking capital rules that are costing farmers a fortune. Plus, we ask how autumn calving is going during a Manawatū drought.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:18

The Country 17/03/25: David Seymour talks to Jamie...

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2025/03/17

In the absence of the PM and the Deputy PM, the Acting PM and Act leader comments on the school lunch debacle, the Reserve Bank ripping off farmers and whether the Coalition will cannibalise itself as we head into the 2026 election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:59

The Country 17/03/25: Tom Young talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/03/17

Affco's National Livestock Manager comments on record beef returns and vastly improved lamb and mutton prices. But he's reluctant to commit to how long they'll last.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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