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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Sep 22, 2025 • 5min
The Country 22/09/25: Hayley Gourley talks to Jamie Mackay
A long-standing friend of The Country has been appointed to the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee. With a background in banking and agri-business we look at her progression through Rabobank and Skellerup to deciding the OCR on October 8.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2025 • 5min
The Country 22/09/25: Todd Clark talks to Jamie Mackay
Our US farming correspondent reflects on Farm Aid 40 years on, a dry fall/autumn, and he looks forward to seeing the All Blacks in Chicago in November. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2025 • 5min
The Country 22/09/25: Pita Alexander talks to Jamie Mackay
We catch up with a globe-trotting Christchurch farm accountant and raconteur who looks at the true cost of farm wages in 2026 and he asks whether our politicians are worth their pay?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2025 • 7min
The Country 22/09/25: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum talk to Jamie Mackay
We ask today's farmer/politician panel if they're worth their keep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2025 • 2min
The Country 22/09/25: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay
We ask Monday's resident weatherman whether the spring equinox will herald a change in our fortunes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2025 • 40min
Rabobank Best of The Country: September 20, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to David Clark, Todd Charteris, Nicola Grigg, Simon Beamish, and Shane Jones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2025 • 40min
The Country Full Show: Friday, September 19, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Riley Kennedy, Damien O'Connor, Emma Poole, and Sandra Faulkner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2025 • 4min
The Country 19/09/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
Earth Sciences NZ weather guy on the most tempestuous month of them all - September!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2025 • 7min
The Country 19/09/25: Riley Kennedy talks to Jamie Mackay
“Very real.” That’s how Mark Wynne, chair of Alliance Group, describes the threat of the processor collapsing if the proposed deal with Dawn Meats fails. It is just over a month until the processor’s current farmer-shareholders will vote on what is effectively a $250 million bailout to repay its working capital. We catch up with a senior journalist at BusinessDesk to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2025 • 7min
The Country 19/09/25: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie Mackay
The former Minister of Primary Industries debates the future of the Alliance Group. Plus, who is responsible for our economic mire, who's fit for Parliament, and Pāmu's management.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
