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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Aug 12, 2024 • 6min
The Country 12/08/24: Al Moorhead talks to Jamie Mackay
The Olympic theme continues with one-half of the dynamic podcast duo from Agricom. Somehow we tie in the Evers-Swindell sisters with pet lambs and high endophyte ryegrasses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 12, 2024 • 1min
The Country 12/08/24: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay
We ask Monday's weather expert how long before drier becomes dire in Canterbury? And when will our hydro lakes fill up?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2024 • 40min
Rabobank Best of The Country: August 9, 2024
Jamie Mackay talks to Matt Chisholm, Doug Avery and Shane McManaway, Miles Hurrell, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2024 • 39min
The Country Full Show: Friday, August 9, 2024
Jamie Mackay talks to Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, Claire Taylor, Mike Casey, and Vanessa Winning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2024 • 6min
The Country 09/08/24: Kevin "Smiley" Barrett talks to Jamie Mackay
We kick off the show today by heading to the coal face where a Coastal Taranaki Cow Cocky (and All Blacks sire) is going to take a break from calving to watch his boys play a test match in Wellington tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2024 • 6min
The Country 09/08/24: Claire Taylor talks to Jamie Mackay
We catch up with our favourite, globe-trotting, Scottish Nuffield Scholar in Adelaide where she's attending LambEx - the world's largest sheep and wool conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2024 • 6min
The Country 09/08/24: Mike Casey talks to Jamie Mackay
We talk shocking electricity prices and what you can do about them with the CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, NZ Zero and Lodge Cherry Orchard in Cromwell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2024 • 5min
The Country 09/08/24: Vanessa Winning talks to Jamie Mackay
The chief executive of IrrigationNZ is pleased to see a sensible reaction from the Government to the recent interpretation of the RMA that significantly impacted the ability of regional and district councils to manage human and economic activity. In other words, farmers can keep on farming!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 8, 2024 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Thursday, August 8, 2024
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Tom Young, Chris Russell, and Joe Higgins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 8, 2024 • 9min
The Country 08/08/24: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay
So according to Debbie, the country’s being led by a “dark triad”, with three personality traits, the Machiavellian, the psychopath and the narcissist. We ask the self-titled Prince of the Provinces which trait belongs to which Coalition party leader? Plus we ask the Associate Energy Minister what he's going to do, or what he can do, about the looming energy crisis, with spot electricity prices going up 600%. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
