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 13, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Paul Allison, Damien O'Connor, Shane McManaway, Nancy Crawshaw, Jamie Cunninghame, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2025 • 5min
The Country 13/02/25: Paul Allison talks to Jamie Mackay
We’re joined in the studio by the convenor of the judging panel for the NZ Rural Sports Awards.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2025 • 9min
The Country 13/02/25: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie Mackay
Labour’s trade spokesman, and former Minister of Agriculture, talks about keeping the supermarkets and banks honest, trade with India, David Seymour’s Land Rover stunt, and patsy questions in the House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2025 • 7min
The Country 13/02/25: Shane McManaway and Nancy Crawshaw talk to Jamie Mackay
Today’s Zanda McDonald Award panel features the founder and the 2024 winner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2025 • 4min
The Country 13/02/25: Jamie Cunninghame talks to Jamie Mackay
PGG Wrightson Livestock’s National Dairy Specialist is based in the farming capital of New Zealand, Feilding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2025 • 2min
The Country 13/02/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Australian correspondent talks about the lowest wool production in over a century.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 12, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Ben Picton, Craig Wiggins, and Blair Drysdale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 12, 2025 • 8min
The Country 12/02/25: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay
The Prince of the Provinces talks about his big fisheries announcement today, his anti-Greens rant yesterday in the House, and why he's determined to fast-track progress in a "remarkably short period of time". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 12, 2025 • 7min
The Country 12/02/25: Ben Picton talks to Jamie Mackay
Rabobank's senior economist previews next week's (Feb 19) OCR announcement and reviews the bank's latest trade report - Trump Tariffs: The Implications for NZ and Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 12, 2025 • 7min
The Country 12/02/25: Craig Wiggins talks to Jamie Mackay
Mid Canterbury farmer on the whereabouts of Professor Julian Paton's Series 1 Land Rover. He also updates us on what he's been up to lately as a rural health advocate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
