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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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4:13

The Country 23/08/24: Sam Weller talks to Rowena Duncum

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2024/08/23

From New World Ravenswood in Christchurch, who last night claimed the coveted Young Butcher of the Year title, with the judges commenting that “what set Sam apart was her back-of-house work – she left really clean bones, and her finishing standard was excellent.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:31

The Country 23/08/24: Chris Brandolino talks to...

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2024/08/23

NIWA Weather Guy on the mixed weather that’s in store across NZ for the next few weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:12

The Country Full Show: Thursday, August 22, 2024

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2024/08/22

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Dr Jenny Webster-Brown, Mark Warren, and Jason Te Brake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:02

The Country 22/08/24: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/22

He refers to himself as the "Prince of the Provinces" but is he still the Prince of the Pine Trees? Does he still want to plant a billion trees? And what’s he going to do about the energy crisis and are the banks ripping us off? We let Matua Shane off the chain!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:54

The Country 22/08/24: Dr Jenny Webster-Brown talks to...

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2024/08/22

The co-author of a just-released white paper - Why Pines? - warns there will be a significant transition of sheep and beef farmers into pine forestry unless the current government policies and economic signals are reconsidered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:24

The Country 22/08/24: Mark Warren talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/22

We head to the coalface to talk to a Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmer and farm forester who asks “Is production/carbon forestry the new diamond mining?”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:01

The Country 22/08/24: Jason Te Brake talks to Jamie...

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2024/08/22

We yarn to the new chief executive of Zespri about record returns for the industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:04

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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2024/08/21

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Todd Charteris, Richard Allen, and Hunter McGregor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:20

The Country 21/08/24: Christopher Luxon talks to...

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2024/08/21

The PM ponders Darleen, the banking (and rural banking) enquiry, the latest One News poll, David Seymour's divisive Treaty Principles Bill, and whether he gets paid enough to get yelled at by disgraced former politician, Tuku Morgan, in the pouring rain? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:18

The Country 21/08/24: Todd Charteris talks to Jamie...

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2024/08/21

We ask the chief executive of Rabobank whether he can sleep at night, and whether the banks are ripping farmers off, after Finance Minister Nicola Willis described competition amongst the banks as a "cosy pillow fight". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:46

The Country 21/08/24: Richard Allen talks to Jamie...

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2024/08/21

Fonterra's Chicago-based President Global Markets Ingredients reviews a jaw-dropping good GDT auction overnight (+ 5.5%, with WMP up a whopping 7.2%). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:54

The Country 21/08/24: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie...

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2024/08/21

We find Shanghai-based correspondent back in China where he's battling the heat after a month's holiday back home in New Zealand. He has little by way of good news around the economy but is enjoying Kiwi apples and the prospect of snow skiing in a 20-storey, $1 billion building.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:33

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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2024/08/20

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Harry Gaddum, Jim Hopkins, and Kate Acland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:15

The Country 20/08/24: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie...

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2024/08/20

Labour's Trade spokesperson is back for his "bi-monthly public flogging" on The Country. So what does he make of the 20 Government actions that have freed up the rural economy? And why have we only got 23 million sheep, where we used to have in excess of 70 million? What about the ETS (Emperor's New Clothes) settings update announced by the Government this morning?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:54

The Country 20/08/24: Harry Gaddum talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/20

We head to Hawkes Bay where this month's Farmstrong farmer tells us his story and surviving and recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:08

The Country 20/08/24: Jim Hopkins talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/20

Is a well known rural commentator who has his say on the rural banking enquiry, the contentious issue of areas of significance to Māori, plus he weighs in on the American election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:46

The Country 20/08/24: Kate Acland talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/20

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has released its annual Stock Number Survey, showing a notable decline in both sheep and cattle numbers as of 30 June 2024. Sheep numbers are estimated to have decreased by 4.3 percent, down to 23.31 million, with breeding ewe numbers falling by 2.9 percent and the lamb crop is anticipated to decrease by 4.8 percent (970,000 head) on last year. Beef cattle numbers are down 2.8 percent overall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:04

The Country Full Show: Monday, August 19, 2024

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2024/08/19

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Anne-Marie Roerink, Tom O'Sullivan, Nigel Woodhead and Blair Drysdale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:48

The Country 19/08/24: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/19

Monday’s resident weather expert updates the polar vortex blast making its way up the country. Freezing air from Antarctica is spreading into some southern and eastern parts of the South Island and brushing the lower North Island today before being quickly pushed eastwards out over the Pacific Ocean from an incoming high-pressure zone out of Australia on Tuesday/Wednesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:18

The Country 19/08/24: Anne-Marie Roerink talks to...

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2024/08/19

Part One: In the first of our series on Global Market Insights with Silver Fern Farms, we travel to sunny Florida to talk to a woman who extols the virtues of “The Power of Meat” as an analyst and commentator of 20 years standing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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