The Country
NZME
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.
Episodes
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Mar 20, 2025 • 5min
The Country 20/03/25: Peter Newbold talks to Jamie Mackay
We take our monthly look at the state of the rural market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 20, 2025 • 5min
The Country 20/03/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Australian correspondent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 20, 2025 • 4min
The Country 20/03/25: Jeremy Rookes talks to Jamie Mackay
Lifestyle/hobby farmer commentator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Bruce Weir, Mike McIntyre, Karen Williams, Andy Borland, and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025 • 5min
The Country 19/03/25: Bruce Weir talks to Jamie Mackay
The Rabobank general manager for country banking says improved sentiment among sheep and beef farmers has helped drive a third consecutive lift in New Zealand farmer confidence in the first Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025 • 5min
The Country 19/03/25: Mike McIntyre talks to Jamie Mackay
Jarden’s head of commodities says giving only a cursory view you would be forgiven for being excited by last night’s unchanged GDT auction result, [WMP 0.2%, SMP -0.4%, AMF -1.8%, Butter 1.1%, and Cheese 1%] when of course the devil lies in the detail. Given how the index is compiled, he says the flat overall result may hide some of the more dramatic moves in the numbers that count to New Zealand dairy farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025 • 5min
The Country 19/03/25: Karen Williams talks to Jamie Mackay
The new chief executive of Irrigation NZ (started Feb 24) has her feet under the desk, but has her move cost us a Country cornerstone?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025 • 6min
The Country 19/03/25: Andy Borland talks to Jamie Mackay
The managing director of Scales Corp (and former chairman of Rabobank) is also the spokesman for the Lincoln College Rugby Football Club Reunion on May 23. The reunion is for those who played for the College before it became a University in 1990. We also look at the Prime Minister’s trade delegation to India and what tariff-free apples could mean for New Zealand horticulture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025 • 5min
The Country 19/03/25: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Shanghai-based correspondent is still cautious about any recovery in the Chinese economy but is very optimistic about how their baking sector is good for our dairy industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 18, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Damien O'Connor, Matt Chisholm, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Todd Clark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
