The Country

 We track down the chief executive of Zespri in Japan to discuss its November forecast for the 25/26, with record returns expected (at a per hectare level) for all fruit groups.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Our Australian correspondent says it's "name your price" for beef at the moment! Plus we talk about whether net zero by 2050 is a lost cause, the end for John Laws and the beginning of the Ashes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a dynamic young Southland dairy farmer, and social media influencer, who wants to crowd fund an equity partnership to buy a farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Celia Jaspers, Matt Bolger, Shane McManaway and Nancy Crawshaw, and Karen Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PM dismisses the polls, and applauds record red meat prices and the future of AgriZeroNZ.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head to a Wairarapa farm to talk to one of the producers of a new movie currently being filmed - A Dog's Show - as we take a nostalgic trip back to the 1970s and an iconic Kiwi TV show.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra's MD of Co-op Affairs reviews last night's GDT Auction - the seventh fall in a row - with  the index down 3%, WMP down 1.9% and butter gets a battering down 7.6%.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We announce the five New Zealand finalists for the 2026 Zanda McDonald Awards  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Irrigation NZ comments on the damage to the North Canterbury pivots ahead of this afternoon's AGM in Christchurch.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Nigel Woodhead, Cameron Bagrie, Jane Smith, Stefan Vogel, and Jo Luxton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.