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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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5:35

The Country 21/08/25: Graeme Williams talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/21

An East Coast farmer and Bush Poet has put pen to paper as he laments the loss of food producing land to carbon farming. His offering is called “Carbon Cuddlers”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:36

The Country 21/08/25: Kate Scott talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/08/21

The chief executive of Horticulture NZ previews next week’s annual conference and gala dinner, comments on the superfood kiwifruit, and looks at some of the accommodation issues facing RSE workers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

4:56

The Country 21/08/25: Matt Bolger talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/08/21

Fonterra’s MD of Co-op Affairs comments on the increased 2024/25 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price - from $10.00 per kgMS to $10.15 per kgMS, with the range narrowing from $9.70 - $10.30 per kgMS to $10.10 - $10.20 per kgMS. Fonterra has also retained the $10.00 per kgMS forecast for the current 2025/26 season and narrowed the range from $8.00 - $11.00 per kgMS to $9.00 - $11.00 per kgMS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:28

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/20

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Michael Every, Andrew Murray, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:56

The Country 20/08/25: Christopher Luxon talks to...

The Country ·

2025/08/20

The PM ponders this afternoon’s OCR announcement, whether even strong economic growth can get the Govt’s finances back on track, Winston kicking Mallard to touch, Nicola’s power play and dad dancing!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:43

The Country 20/08/25: Michael Every talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/20

Two-part interview with Rabobank’s Singapore-based Global Strategist. Part One: "Trump the Peacemaker" and whether a truce in Russia and the Middle East will result in a sugar rush for the world economy. Part Two: "Trump the Disruptor" and how a trading nation like New Zealand can insulate itself against his tariffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:10

The Country 20/08/25: Andrew Murray talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/20

Fonterra’s CFO reviews another (relatively) good GDT Auction over night (down 0.3%, WMP + 0.3%) with good interest from China, SE Asia and the Middle East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:59

The Country 20/08/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to...

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2025/08/20

“It’s the economy, stupid. This phrase remains both relevant and important, despite its age. It was coined in 1992 by James Carville, when he was advising Bill Clinton in what turned out to be a successful run for the White House, and has appeared at regular intervals because it has captured the frustrations of the times repeatedly”. So writes a leading primary sector academic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:36

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/19

Jamie Mackay talks to Stephen Fleming, Cameron Bagrie, Damien O'Connor, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:35

The Country 19/08/25: Stephen Fleming talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/19

We catch up with a Kiwi cricketing legend to talk about getting NZ sheep meat into India and how beneficial an FTA would be with the world’s (soon-to-be) third largest economy and world’s fastest growing economy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:51

The Country 19/08/25: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/19

Independent economist looks beyond tomorrow’s OCR announcement to comment on where neutral is for the Reserve Bank. Plus, is the economy officially suffering from Long Covid where strong economic growth alone won’t be enough to get the Govt’s finances back on track? So is the solution more spending cuts or increased taxes?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:40

The Country 19/08/25: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/19

The former Minister of Agriculture and Trade comments on a “useless Government”. But which one is he talking about? Plus, we look at an FTA with India, the live export ban repeal being stuck in Cabinet limbo, and whether his former Labour government is in denial over the Covid spend up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:37

The Country 19/08/25: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/19

Monday’s resident weather expert on a Tuesday reports on bitter wind chills, lower snow flurries, then frosts again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:25

The Country Full Show: August 18, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/18

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Mark de Lautour, and Kevin "Smiley" Barrett.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

10:53

The Country 18/08/25: David Seymour talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/18

The Act Party leader talks beer, lefty haters, collateral damage, Dad Dancing and twerking, Grant Robertson's denial over Covid spend up, bike helmets and fiddling while Rome burns when there are bigger fish to fry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:39

The Country 18/08/25: Mark de Lautour talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/18

The a2 Milk Company has inked a long-awaited deal to purchase Yashili’s New Zealand plant for $282 million and sold its stake in Mataura Valley Milk to Open Country Dairy. We ask the chief executive of OCD if he got a bargain basement buy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:23

The Country 18/08/25: Kevin "Smiley" Barrett talks...

The Country ·

2025/08/18

He's not in Argentina watching his three boys play the Pumas. Today we find him calving on his Coastal Taranaki dairy farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:52

Rabobank Best of The Country: August 16, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/15

Jamie Mackay talks to Stacey Waaka, Winston Peters, Kate Acland, Wayne Langford, and Chris Hipkins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:38

The Country Full Show: Friday, August 15, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/15

Jamie Mackay talks to Cam Eyre, George Dodson, Hugh Jackson, Philippa Wright, Barry Soper, and Chris Brandolino.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:11

The Country 15/08/25: Cam Eyre talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/15

A Taranaki-based forestry consultant takes issue with some of the comments made earlier in the week by forestry oracle and carbon farmer, Dennis Neilson, as he goes in to bat for the production forestry industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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