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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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6:44

The Country 15/08/25: George Dodson and Hugh Jackson...

The Country ·

2025/08/15

Today’s farmer panel comprises the two most recent winners of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:14

The Country 15/08/25: Philippa Wright talks to Jamie...

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2025/08/15

A queen of the Hawke’s Bay wool industry has sold her wool business in Waipukurau and is retiring after almost 50 years in the industry.Today, she looks back on 48 years working with wool and forward to a positive future for strong wool.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

4:09

The Country 15/08/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/15

The Country’s political correspondent wraps up another busy week in the Beehive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

1:51

The Country 15/08/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie...

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2025/08/15

Earth Sciences New Zealand's principal scientist, with a weather forecast for the weekend and beyond.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

36:49

The Country Full Show: Thursday, August 14, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/14

Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Chris Hipkins, Jen Corkran, John Duffy, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:31

The Country 14/08/25: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie...

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2025/08/14

Federated Farmers says a report back to Parliament on the so-called "ban on carbon forestry" doesn’t go far enough to stop the march of pines across New Zealand’s productive farmland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:39

The Country 14/08/25: Chris Hipkins talks to Jamie...

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2025/08/14

After a mauling this morning from Mike Hosking Breakfast, Labour’s leader fronts up for the second time today on Newstalk ZB. On the agenda are the Covid Royal Commission public hearings and the prospect of a CGT or wealth tax.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:01

The Country 14/08/25: Jen Corkran talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/08/14

We catch up with Rabobank’s Ag Analyst in Wagin where she’s participating in the bank’s Western Australia Sheep and Wool Tour. We also cast our eye over the August Agribusiness Monthly Report and the excellent prospects for beef and sheepmeats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

3:47

The Country 14/08/25: John Duffy talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/14

We take our monthly look at the livestock markets. Today it’s the turn of PGG Wrightson’s Otago Region Manager, a man who’s been in the game for 45 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

2:56

The Country 14/08/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/14

Our Australian correspondent talks about animal activists and the Great Australian Cattle Drive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

38:46

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/13

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Pete Turner, Kate Acland, and Tracy Brown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:59

The Country 13/08/25: Christopher Luxon talks to...

The Country ·

2025/08/13

The PM ponders Winston's response to the proposed sale of 65% of the Alliance Group to Irish-based Dawn Meats. Plus, we discuss high-vis vests, urgent economic action to protect exports, capital gains tax, wealth tax, and being the most unpopular PM since Jim Bolger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

7:26

The Country 13/08/25: Pete Turner talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/13

We head to the coalface to yarn with a Southland sheep and beef farmer, who is also a large-scale Alliance Group shareholder, about the proposed sale of 65% of the co-op to Irish company Dawn Meats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:00

The Country 13/08/25: Kate Acland talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/08/13

Following on from “Forestry Oracle” Dennis Neilson on yesterday’s show, the Beef + Lamb NZ chairwoman says the government has not gone far enough on carbon farming reforms. We also get her thoughts on the state of the red meat industry, in light of the proposed recapitalisation of the Alliance Group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

4:15

The Country 13/08/25: Tracy Brown talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/13

The chair of DairyNZ comments on calving, the payout, Board of Directors elections and the RMA/NPS-FM submission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

38:13

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The Country ·

2025/08/12

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Wynne, Winston Peters, Dennis Neilson, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

9:32

The Country 12/08/25: Mark Wynne talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/12

The chairman of the Alliance Group outlines the plan to recapitalise the beleaguered meat cooperative with the announcement of the proposed sale of 65% of the company to Irish meat company Dawn Meats for $250 million.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:45

The Country 12/08/25: Winston Peters talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/12

The NZ First Leader and former Deputy PM comments on the Alliance Group deal, and why he’s no fan of foreign ownership. He also weighs in on political polls, high viz gear, throwing his leader under the bus about trains, and the prospect of Chlöe Swarbrick wanting to be the Minister of Finance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:08

The Country 12/08/25: Dennis Neilson talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/08/12

Director of forestindustry advisory and publishing firm DANA, who says the farming sector has been laying it on a bit thick, but he concedes it has done a better job of lobbying than the forestry sector when it comes to carbon farming. He also says there is now less land areain plantation trees in 2024 than there was in 2003. But how much high-producing pastoral and arable land has gone to pine trees?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:53

The Country 12/08/25: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/08/12

Monday’s resident weather expert is back to his almost-regular slot!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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