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 15, 2025 • 7min
The Country 15/09/25: David Clark talks to Jamie Mackay
A Mid Canterbury arable and sheep and beef farmer who’s fighting a nightmarish, bureaucratic battle with ECan, his local regional council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 15, 2025 • 5min
The Country 15/09/25: Todd Charteris talks to Jamie Mackay
Farmer confidence in the broader agricultural economy has inched higher and is now at its second-highest reading at any stage across the last decade, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found. We learn more with Rabobank’s chief executive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 15, 2025 • 6min
The Country 15/09/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Jamie Mackay
We talk to a primary sector academic who’s heading to an FAO UN Conference in Rome. We also discuss Dr Mike Joy on nitrates and removing agriculture from the school curriculum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 39min
Rabobank Best of The Country: September 13, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Ingrid Smith, Blake Holgate, Jane Smith, and Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Friday, September 12, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Dr Elizabeth Heeg, Nigel Woodhead, Tim Dangen, Chris Russell, and Barry Soper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 5min
The Country 12/09/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Earth Sciences NZ Weather Guy offers his thoughts on 9/11, an All Blacks and Warriors forecast, and a cold start to spring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 7min
The Country 12/09/25: Dr Elizabeth Heeg talks to Jamie Mackay
Some foresters are starting to regret rushing into carbon credit farming, and “a few bad actors are giving the sector a bad name”, according to the chief executive of the Forestry Owners Association.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 7min
The Country 12/09/25: Nigel Woodhead and Tim Dangen talk to Jamie Mackay
Today’s farmer panel features the 2017 and 2022 Young Farmers of the Year. We discuss calving and lambing, removing agriculture from the school curriculum, right tree - right place, and 9/11. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 6min
The Country 12/09/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Australian correspondent talks 9/11, record beef prices, caged eggs still on the menu, tough times for arable farmers and the Wallabies v Pumas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 4min
The Country 12/09/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay
We talk politics with Newstalk ZB's senior political correspondent about 9/11, Tom Phillips, Tākuta Ferris, and Stuart Nash.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
