

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.
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Dec 17, 2024 • 37min
The Country Full Show: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Cameron Bagrie, Mark de Lautour, and John McOviney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2024 • 7min
The Country 17/12/24: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay
The “Minister of Digging it up and Damming it up,” the self-titled Prince of the Provinces, is our Politician of the Year. But who is his Ag Person of the Year? And is he winning the “War on Woke” and the battle against “Freddie the Blind Frog”?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2024 • 7min
The Country 17/12/24: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie Mackay
Independent economist crunches the numbers on 2024 ahead of this afternoon’s Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) and Thursday’s GDP data.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2024 • 6min
The Country 17/12/24: Mark de Lautour talks to Jamie Mackay
We put out the call for a $10 milk price but is the chief executive of Open Country Dairy listening?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2024 • 6min
The Country 17/12/24: John McOviney talks to Jamie Mackay
Waitomo sheep and beef farmer and the chief executive of Steelfort.Today, we talk farming, lawnmowers, Tom Philips’ whereabouts and John’s ag person of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 16, 2024 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Monday, December 16, 2024
Jamie Mackay talks to Marc Gascoigne, David Seymour, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 16, 2024 • 8min
The Country 16/12/24: Marc Gascoigne talks to Jamie Mackay
Is a Cambridge dairy farmer and Farmstrong ambassador/champion who launches the Farmstrong playlist and offers some good advice from the mental health coal face. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 16, 2024 • 6min
The Country 16/12/24: David Seymour talks to Jamie Mackay
We ask the Act Party leader for his Politician of the Year and for his Ag Person of the Year. But does he script to the script?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 16, 2024 • 5min
The Country 16/12/24: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Jamie Mackay
We pay tribute to those lost to farming in 2024, as a leading academic says while 2024 is a good year to be leaving behind, it is important to acknowledge the losses and focus on the gains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 16, 2024 • 6min
The Country 16/12/24: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay
Just like Santa Claus coming down the chimney, Monday's long-standing weatherman delivers for the dry regions, on the eve of Christmas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


