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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Feb 20, 2025 • 37min
The Country Full Show: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Katie Milne, Peter Newbold, Hunter McGregor, Cameron Henderson, and Todd Clark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2025 • 6min
The Country 20/02/25: Katie Milne talks to Jamie Mackay
The former President of Federated Farmers talks about drought (really?) on the West Coast, feeding out in summer, and whether this is Climate Change in action. As for the Paris Climate Accord; in or out? And what interest in farm sales is there on the Coast?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2025 • 5min
The Country 20/02/25: Peter Newbold talks to Jamie Mackay
How much is your farm worth? Are farmers sitting on them, banking the returns, rather than selling them? 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.
Feb 20, 2025 • 6min
The Country 20/02/25: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks about food delivery in China. In short, it is massive and the stats are mind-blowing! More than 10 million delivery riders fulfil an average of 80 million orders daily for 545 million users. The sector is valued at 1.2 trillion yuan ($156 billion), with consumers spending nearly 3.3 billion yuan daily on food delivery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2025 • 4min
The Country 20/02/25: Cameron Henderson talks to Jamie Mackay
We catch up with the Deputy Chair of DairyNZ on a consultation roadshow in Southland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2025 • 6min
The Country 20/02/25: Todd Clark talks to Jamie Mackay
KFC is leaving Louisville. Millions of people are under winter alerts ahead of a major storm, expected to dump snow across portions of the country, including Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi and Kentucky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Christopher Luxon, Emma Higgins, Andrew Murray, and Rick Ladd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2025 • 7min
The Country 19/02/25: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
The Prime Minister ponders the latest farmer confidence survey, today's OCR announcement, Winston wanting us out of the Paris Climate Accord and his Beef + Lamb BBQ fashion crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2025 • 7min
The Country 19/02/25: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie Mackay
Federated Farmers' president comments on the industry-good body's latest (very positive) farmer confidence survey and the continuation of the bank enquiry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2025 • 5min
The Country 19/02/25: Emma Higgins talks to Jamie Mackay
We get Rabobank's Senior Ag Analyst's take on the GDT auction and cover a new Rabo report on milk production costs around the globe. Plus, she adds some good news comments about red meat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
