The Country
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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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Mar 4, 2025 • 11min
The Country: Insights on Parasites Ep.4 with Dr Cara Brosnahan
Internal parasites and drench resistance are serious threats to livestock production. In the final episode of our special four-part series, The Country’s Rowena Duncum is once again joined by B+LNZ Principal Scientist (Animal Health Research) Dr Cara Brosnahan to look at targeted selective treatment in the fight against drench resistance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 4, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Rob Hewett, Cameron Bagrie, Hunter McGregor, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 4, 2025 • 10min
The Country 04/03/25: Rob Hewett talks to Jamie Mackay
South Otago farmer and the "Chairman of Everything". Today we ask him why he’s picked a fight with carpet company Bremworth and why he wants to roll the Chairman and the Board. We also discuss the Paris Climate Accord and carbon farming - both very contentious issues on NZ farms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 4, 2025 • 7min
The Country 04/03/25: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie Mackay
We ask an independent economist whether the recovery is underway and what’s going to happen to interest and exchange rates. Plus. what do Trump’s tariffs mean for NZ farmers?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 4, 2025 • 6min
The Country 04/03/25: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks about some crazy weather, China’s high-speed rail network, an animated local movie taking the country by storm, and International Women’s Day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 4, 2025 • 5min
The Country 04/03/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Jamie Mackay
One of NZ’s leading primary sector academics offers some history around Pancake Day and offers some opinions on Greenpeace’s latest rhetoric in her latest column.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 3, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Monday, March 3, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Toa Henderson, David Seymour, Laura Koot, Craig "Ferg" Ferguson, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 3, 2025 • 7min
The Country 03/03/25: Toa Henderson talks to Jamie Mackay
We catch up with the Northland shearer who became the first first-time Golden Shears open finalist to win shearing’s glamour prize in 15 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 3, 2025 • 9min
The Country 03/03/25: David Seymour talks to Jamie Mackay
We ask the Act leader if NZ should opt out of the Paris Agreement, and talk about cutting red tape for farmers, a four-year term of Parliament, and the latest with school lunches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 3, 2025 • 5min
The Country 03/03/25: Laura Koot talks to Jamie Mackay
A new world record for the most Hilux utes in one place at one time was set at Kingston yesterday. We talk to the Toyota driver behind it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
