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 17, 2025 • 5min
The Country 17/02/25: Mark Ericksen talks to Jamie Mackay
We chat to a Hawke’s Bay apple grower, two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, to discuss the recovery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 17, 2025 • 6min
The Country 17/02/25: Te Radar talks to Jamie Mackay
The voice behind the FMG Young Farmer of the Year reviews the Waikato Bay of Plenty regional final won by Hugh Jackson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 17, 2025 • 6min
The Country 17/02/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Jamie Mackay
One of our leading primary sector academics says we should not pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement and that tourism is not the answer to doubling exports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2025 • 40min
Rabobank Best of The Country: February 15, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Derek Daniell, Shane Jones, Ben Picton, and Professor Julian Paton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2025 • 39min
The Country Full Show: Friday, February 14, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, Prof Julian Paton, Jane Smith, Barry Soper, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2025 • 7min
The Country 14/02/25: Toby Williams talks to Jamie Mackay
Federated Farmers' Meatloaf and Wool Chair (and Gisborne farmer) comments on the two-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle today, National Lamb Day tomorrow and, of course, Valentine's Day!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2025 • 7min
The Country 14/02/25: Professor Julian Paton talks to Jamie Mackay
The owner of the country’s oldest Land Rover says the vehicle’s political detour since leaving Dunedin will contribute to life-saving research. The journey, Drive 4 Hearts, doubled as a fundraiser for the University of Auckland's Centre for Heart Research, which Prof Paton directs. On Monday, the vehicle — just the 20th ever made — arrived on Parliament grounds, reflecting a 1948 demonstration where it scaled Parliament’s steps to prove its 4WD capability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2025 • 6min
The Country 14/02/25: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
Is a self-described "free range" North Otago farmer, Methane Science Accord founding member, NZ representative Global Farmer Roundtable and Environmentalist who says farmers are aghast at the environmentally-ignorant and economically-inept GHG emissions targets announced by the Coalition Government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2025 • 3min
The Country 14/02/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
NIWA Weather Guy on the Big Dry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2025 • 2min
The Country 14/02/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Political Correspondent dissects a week dominated by the Luxon-Seymour scrapSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
