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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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40:18

Rabobank Best of The Country: November 8, 2025

The Country ·

2025/11/07

Jamie talks to Nicola Willis, Emlyn Francis, Jane Smith, Stefan Vogel, and Winston Peters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:45

The Country Full Show: Friday, November 7, 2025

The Country ·

2025/11/07

Jamie Mackay talks to Peter McBride, George Dodson, Hugh Jackson, Chris Brandolino, Hamish McKay, and Barry Soper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:28

The Country 07/11/25: Peter McBride talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/11/07

We catch up with Fonterra’s Chairman at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The Expo sees four million people through its doors. But what is the state of the Chinese economy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

8:41

The Country 07/11/25: George Dodson and Hugh Jackson...

The Country ·

2025/11/07

Today’s farmer panel features the 2024 and 2025, respectively, Young Farmers of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:42

The Country 07/11/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie...

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2025/11/07

Our Friday weather man from Earth Sciences NZ talks about a drought map rearing its ugly head early in the season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:52

The Country 07/11/25: Hamish McKay talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/11/07

McKay on Sport: Today, we talk about the All Blacks and the Silver Ferns in Scotland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

2:42

The Country 07/11/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/11/07

Our political correspondent discusses Te Pāti Māori and Winston Peters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

38:18

The Country Full Show: Thursday, November 6, 2025

The Country ·

2025/11/06

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Professor Keith Woodford, Harry Gaddum, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

9:37

The Country 06/11/25: Winston Peters talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/11/06

The NZ First leader is at his combative and argumentative best when it comes to the Alliance and Fonterra farmer votes. We also debate unemployment rates, Te Pāti Māori, an FTA with India, the Pike River movie, and whether he was interviewed for Jacinda’s unauthorised biography.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

7:06

The Country 06/11/25: Professor Keith Woodford talks...

The Country ·

2025/11/06

Farming academic says the current high red meat prices, up more than 30% since 2024, are a “sweet spot that won’t be maintained”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:00

The Country 06/11/25: Harry Gaddum talks to Jamie Mackay

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2025/11/06

For this month’s Farmstrong interview, we revisit a Hawke’s Bay farmer we’ve had tabs on since Cyclone Gabrielle. Today, he offers some sound advice to South Island farmers who have been hammered by the recent wind events on how to deal with the aftermath of extreme weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:54

The Country 06/11/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/11/06

Our Australian correspondent talks about the Melbourne Cup, beef prices, and feral pigs eating lambs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

39:02

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The Country ·

2025/11/05

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, Andrew Murray, and Stefan Vogel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:53

The Country 05/11/25: Christopher Luxon talks to...

The Country ·

2025/11/05

The Prime Minister ponders Pike River, Apec and Trump, an economy on the rise, the demise of Te Pāti Māori, next week’s Christchurch Cup and Show week, and who would play him in a movie?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

7:14

The Country 05/11/25: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/11/05

This outspoken North Otago farmer pulls no punches when it comes to Nicola Willis's "taking the piss" technology, the Bill Gates woke joke that's starting to revoke, ridiculous sheep research on the Port Hills, banning farming on the Wellington farm park, and we ask if it's getting dry on the home farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

5:56

The Country 05/11/25: Andrew Murray talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/11/05

We ask Fonterra’s chief financial officer if a $10 milk price is now in danger after yet another downward GDT auction (-2.4%, whole milk powder down 2.7%).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:11

The Country 05/11/25: Stefan Vogel talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/11/05

Rabobank’s senior agriculture analyst previews the bank’s November Agribusiness Monthly - aptly titled “Spring throws parting weather shots”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

38:42

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

The Country ·

2025/11/04

Jamie Mackay talks to Nicola Willis, Kate Acland, Tom Young, Thomas Macdonald, and Julian Raine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

6:46

The Country 04/11/25: Nicola Willis talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/11/04

The Minister of Finance is standing in a North Canterbury cow paddock where Kiwi ag-tech company, Āmua, has secured $1.2million from AgriZeroNZ to accelerate development of its cow wearable technology. The Canterbury start-up, based on a hill country farm near Waiau, is developing a smart device that enables the rich nitrogen in cow urine to be spread evenly as fertiliser - potentially solving freshwater nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emissions at their source.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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5:21

The Country 04/11/25: Kate Acland talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/11/04

We find Beef + Lamb NZ’s chairwoman in the UK in a Bath pub, wearing her Sugar Loaf Wines producer’s hat.We also talk about B+LNZ leading a joint statement by global agricultural organisations calling for countries to follow best scientific practice and take a split-gas approach when reporting greenhouse gas emissions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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