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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Aug 8, 2025 • 4min
The Country 08/08/25: Hamish McKay talks to Jamie Mackay
McKay on Sport. He talks about Richie Mo’unga and the renaissance of free-to-air sport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 7, 2025 • 37min
The Country Full Show: Thursday, August 7, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Jane Smith, Blair "Blizzard" McLean, Jo Luxton, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 7, 2025 • 8min
The Country 07/08/25: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
North Otago sheep and beef farmer and award-winning environmentalist who can now add ram hogget crutcher to her resume. Today she talks councils, coal and climate change hysteria, plus having a cup of tea with Damien O’Connor and the Greens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 7, 2025 • 6min
The Country 07/08/25: Blair "Blizzard" McLean talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Blenheim-based viticulture correspondent on the challenges the wine industry is facing with the Trump tariffs (35% of our wine exports), a worldwide grape glut and falling consumption. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 7, 2025 • 5min
The Country 07/08/25: Jo Luxton talks to Jamie Mackay
Yet again, we ask Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman for some long-awaited ag policy and just who in the Party is going to be formulating that policy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 7, 2025 • 9min
The Country 07/08/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Australian correspondent talks about a breakthrough mRNA vaccine for FMD, Trump’s tariffs, a call for the appointment of a “Chief Farmer” and why he reckons the Wallabies will win the Bledisloe Cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 6, 2025 • 39min
The Country Full Show: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Matt Bolger, Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Emma Higgins, and Hunter McGregor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 6, 2025 • 7min
The Country 06/08/25: Todd McClay talks to Jamie Mackay
The Minister of Agriculture and Trade is in Thailand but when is he going to Washington to plead our case against Trump's tariffs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 6, 2025 • 4min
The Country 06/08/25: Matt Bolger talks to Jamie Mackay
Fonterra's Managing Director of Co-op Affairs reviews another positive GDT Auction overnight (plus 0.7%, WMP + 2.1%).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 6, 2025 • 7min
The Country 06/08/25: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum talk to Jamie Mackay
Today's cow cocky/politician panel ponders farming, footy and wilding pines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
