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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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38:23

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/22

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, and Emma Higgins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:56

The Country 22/10/25: Miles Hurrell talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/22

Fonterra’s chief executive comments on the confusing GDT Auction overnight.He discusses the farmer vote on the sale of Fonterra’s consumer brands and the butter plant at Clandeboye.We also ask why “Big Brother Fonterra” tells farmers how to vote when it comes to the board of directors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:40

The Country 22/10/25: Christopher Luxon talks to...

The Country ·

2025/10/22

The Prime Minister ponders the Alliance and Fonterra farmer votes.And why does Winston Peters have such a bee in his bonnet?Meanwhile, Chris Bishop is building new roads of national significance - great, but annual inflation at 3% - not so good.How will that affect future OCR drops?Plus, the mega-strikes and the weather are due to hit tomorrow, and Luxon farewells the last of the great farmer politicians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:02

The Country 22/10/25: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/22

A North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards takes time out from the tailing pen to talk about reduced methane targets, the mega-strikes, and the red meat industry. Plus, she shares her Jim Bolger story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:15

The Country 22/10/25: Emma Higgins talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/22

Rabobank’s senior ag analyst has her say on the GDT Auction, the Alliance vote, and the very positive prospects for red meat prices, if not the state of the industry. She also has a fascinating Spice Girl fan girl revelation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:24

The Country with Property Brokers Land & Lifestyle...

The Country ·

2025/10/21

Welcome to a new podcast brought to you by Property Brokers and powered by The Country. In Episode One of Land and Lifestyle Property Markets, Jess Davidson discusses with Property Brokers Rural General Manager Conrad Wilkshire, some of the current trends, sector insights, and the future long-term outlook for the Rural Property Market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:19

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/21

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Wynne, Shane Jones, Fiona and Tom Langford, and Tom Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:12

The Country 21/10/25: Mark Wynne talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/21

The chairman of the Alliance Group on the YES vote to the Dawn Meats deal. It was an overwhelming mandate - 88% of the shares on issue voted and, of those, 87% backed the deal. Ultimately, it was a vindication of the board’s decision to partner with Dawn. But was it Hobson’s choice? And what will the deal do to solve the overcapacity issue in the red meat industry?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:34

The Country 21/10/25: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/21

We catch up with the Prince of the Provinces in Sydney, where he’s “promoting opportunities for investment and collaboration in the development of New Zealand’s natural resources”. It’s top of the agenda during three upcoming international mining and geothermal conferences, the Resources Minister says. We also debate the Alliance and Fonterra votes and lament the mega-strikes this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:30

The Country 21/10/25: Fiona and Tom Langford talk to...

The Country ·

2025/10/21

The 2025 Share Farmers of the Year encourage others to enter the 2026 NZ Dairy Industry Awards.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:46

The Country 21/10/25: Farmer Tom Martin talks to...

The Country ·

2025/10/21

Our UK Farming correspondent comments on the British Farming Awards, the autumn harvest and planting, drought-proofing and a “wartime-scale overhaul” to avoid a food crisis, plus what do you do with a problem like Prince Andrew and Fergie?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:26

The Country Full Show: Monday, October 20, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/20

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Riley Kennedy, Pete Turner, Graeme Williams, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:40

The Country 20/10/25: David Seymour talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/20

The Deputy Prime Minister, and Act Party leader, comments on the quarterly CPI Inflation Index - 3% up from 2.7% - with the leading contributors being local council rates and energy costs. Plus, with two big farmer votes coming up, why is Winston Peters meddling with his nationalistic views? We also look at politically motivated mega-strikes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:46

The Country 20/10/25: Riley Kennedy talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/20

BusinessDesk’s senior rural reporter has been watching the Alliance Group vote, plus we look at his excellent piece on excess capacity in the red meat industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:28

The Country 20/10/25: Pete Turner talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/20

We ask a large Alliance shareholder, and son of a former chairman, for his thoughts on today’s big vote on the proposed Dawn Meats deal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:50

The Country 20/10/25: Graeme Williams talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/10/20

An East Coast farmer and poet on why A&P shows are the most quintessential of all heartland rural events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:21

The Country 20/10/25: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/20

There’s another wild, wet and windy week in store as we head towards the windiest weekend of the year - Labour Weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:18

Rabobank Best of The Country: October 18, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/17

Featured on today's episode - Mark Cameron, Winston Peters, Mark Wynne, Peter Newbold, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:18

The Country Full Show: Friday, October 17, 2025

The Country ·

2025/10/17

Jamie Mackay talks to Jo Luxton, Christopher Luxon, Sandra Faulkner, Toby Williams, Neville Clark, Rick Ladd, Dean Quinn, and Ben Humphrey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:30

The Country 17/10/25: Jo Luxton talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/10/17

We catch up with Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman. She shares her memories of the Gisborne Show, comments on Labour’s lack of agriculture policy, and discusses the government’s new methane reduction target.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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