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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, iHeartCountry NZ, Hokonui & iHeartRadio.

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5:47

The Country 08/03/23: Winston Peters talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2023/03/08

The NZ First leader says modestly only one man and only one party can save the country from the economic, social and bureaucratic malaise we have fallen into, which has only got worse since Cyclone Gabrielle. He also takes time to rewrite the political history around the 2017 election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:07

The Country 08/03/23: Megan Whitehead and Craig...

The Country ·

2023/03/08

It’s International Women’s Day today so we talk to a young woman shearer who’s really going places. This weekend Whitehead, the world record holder over nine hours for lambs, is going to Palmerston North to take on Sacha Bond, the world record holder over eight hours in the Speed Shear at the Rural Games. Plus, we talk to the man who will be calling all the action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:52

The Country 08/03/23: Sam McIvor talks to Jamie Mackay

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2023/03/08

The chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ says the industry-good body has partnered with rural advocacy group 50 Shades of Green to raise awareness of what they’re calling “crippling government policies” with their joint “Kiwis Backing Farmers” campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:33

The Country 08/03/23: Neil Beaumont talks to Jamie...

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2023/03/08

We review last night’s GDT Auction (down 0.7 per cent) with Fonterra’s new CFO. Despite the fall, he said there were some positive outcomes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

4:34

The Country 08/03/23: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie...

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2023/03/08

The Kiwi selling New Zealand venison to the Chinese in Shanghai picks up on comments made by Rabobank’s Genevieve Steven about beef consumer trends in China.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:40

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The Country ·

2023/03/07

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Emma Poole, Tony Egan, and Bruce Cotterril and Paul Muir.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:39

The Country 07/03/23: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie...

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2023/03/07

The Minister of Agriculture talks about the difficult decisions and conversations needed in funding the cyclone recovery. Plus, he denies his Cabinet was missing in action yesterday over the mixed messaging around transport policy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:36

The Country 07/03/23: Emma Poole talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2023/03/07

The 28-year-old dairy farmer, and vet, from Te Kawa West Young Farmers club, is now the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Waikato Bay of Plenty winner for the second time. She takes the title off her husband, Chris Poole, who was the Season 54 regional winner and her brother, Tim took out last year’s Grand Final, making him the current FMG Young Farmer of the Year title holder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:43

The Country 07/03/23: Tony Egan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2023/03/07

The managing director of Greenlea Premier Meats - a company that already contributes to several charitable causes throughout the country and supports a rescue helicopter in the Central North Island and a Waikato ambulance - has donated a staggering amount of $2 million dollars to the Rural Support Trust. We also look at how the meat industry is working together to support its suppliers and workers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:13

The Country 07/03/23: Bruce Cotterril and Paul Muir...

The Country ·

2023/03/07

We catch up with the “Bike for Blokes” blokes in North Canterbury on their length of the nation journey to raise money for men’s health. Cotterill reckoned you could tell a lot about a country by the state of its roads - and ours were in a bad way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

37:28

The Country Full Show: Monday, March 6, 2023

The Country ·

2023/03/06

Jamie Mackay talks to Rowland Smith, David Seymour, Sean Carnachan, Warren Erickson, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:56

The Country 06/03/23: Rowland Smith talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2023/03/06

After a two-year absence the Golden Shears were back in Masterton over the weekend and so was Rowland Smith - picking up his eighth open title - after shearing just 40 sheep in preparation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:33

The Country 06/03/23: David Seymour talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2023/03/06

The Act Party Leader has his say on climate change, mitigation v adaption, tax or borrowing to pay for it, consultants, kids and whether he's a lover or a fighter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:25

The Country 06/03/23: Sean Carnachan talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2023/03/06

This month's Farmstrong farmer interview features a Katikati kiwifruit grower who wears many hats in the industry and who has some good advice for growers in the gun - don't sweat what you can't control, a problem shared is a problem halved, and get an outside interest off-farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:10

The Country 06/03/23: Warren Erickson talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2023/03/06

We talk to a South Otago sheep and beef farmer who rode his bike the length of the country to raise money for the IHC - a cause near and dear to his own family's heart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

2:06

The Country 06/03/23: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2023/03/06

Monday's resident weather comments on more weather shocks for the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty but the promise of a break in the weather for the beleaguered North Island.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:00

Rabobank Best of The Country: March 4, 2023

The Country ·

2023/03/03

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Te Radar, Genevieve Steven, Chris Hipkins, Jim Hopkins, and Jane Smith.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:26

The Country Full Show: Friday, March 3, 2023

The Country ·

2023/03/03

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Dennis Neilson, Todd Muller, Joe Wheeler, and Barry Soper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:07

The Country 03/03/23: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2023/03/03

NIWA's weatherman with an autumn forecast and a change in the wind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

7:09

The Country 03/03/23: Dennis Neilson talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2023/03/03

We give the forestry industry a right of reply as criticisms mount over the slash problem, in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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