

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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Oct 3, 2025 • 36min
The Country Full Show: Friday, October 3, 2025
Hamish McKay talks to Richard Loe, Jen Corkran, George Dodson, Hugh Jackson, and Jamie Mackay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 3, 2025 • 4min
The Country 03/10/25: Richard Loe talks to Hamish McKay
We talk rugby with a former All Black, ahead of this weekend’s big clash with the Wallabies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 3, 2025 • 8min
The Country 03/10/25: Jen Corkran talks to Hamish McKay
The senior analyst for animal protein at RaboResearch comments on a couple of dairy-beef reports coming up next week. One will focus on the New Zealand market and the other on global trends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 3, 2025 • 7min
The Country 03/10/25: George Dodson and Hugh Jackson talk to Hamish McKay
We discuss farm succession planning with today’s panel, the 2024 Young Farmer of the Year, George Dodson, and the 2025 Young Farmer of the Year, Hugh Jackson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 3, 2025 • 6min
The Country 03/10/25: Jamie Mackay talks to Hamish McKay
It’s McKay and Mackay on sport, as Hamish catches up with Jamie, who is over in Perth waiting for the All Blacks v Wallabies match this weekend. Plus, infamous Mackay travel stories, including his battle with a noisy rooster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 2025 • 37min
The Country Full Show: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Hamish McKay talks to Harriet Bremner-Pinckney, Mark Ferguson, Chris Hipkins, Deanne Parkes, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 2025 • 7min
The Country 02/10/25: Harriet Bremner-Pinckney and Mark Ferguson talk to Hamish McKay
The Zanda McDonald Award applications are open, so we catch up with 2023 winner Harriet Bremner-Pinckney, who is a new judge this year, alongside current judge Mark Ferguson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 2025 • 7min
The Country 02/10/25: Chris Hipkins talks to Hamish McKay
The Leader of the Opposition on the bipartisan offer from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Plus, what are Labour’s plans for the farming sector?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 2025 • 8min
The Country 02/10/25: Deanne Parkes talks to Hamish McKay
A South Waikato dairy farmer and Farmstrong champion tells us what she’s learned from her mental health struggles. She also had advice for busy rural mums “in the trenches”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 2025 • 8min
The Country 02/10/25: Chris Russell talks to Hamish McKay
Our Australian correspondent on wool and beef prices on the rise, and could shearing be an Olympic sport?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


