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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Jul 11, 2025 • 8min
The Country 11/07/25: Emma Poole and Tim Dangen talk to Hamish McKay
Today’s farmer panel pair are both former FMG Young Farmer of the Year winners, and sister and brother. They discuss this year’s winner, Hugh Jackson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Hamish McKay talks to Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Ben Picton, Mark Cuttance, Chris Russell, and Ian Kirkpatrick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2025 • 9min
The Country 10/07/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Hamish McKay
A leading farming academic discusses her latest column, "Crop protection challenges as Bayer closes Hastings research site," as well as the young blood coming up through the primary sector.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2025 • 5min
The Country 10/07/25: Ben Picton talks to Hamish McKay
Senior Macro Strategist for the RaboResearch Global Economics and Markets team in Sydney, on what the OCR means on both sides of the ditch, and what it may mean for the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2025 • 4min
The Country 10/07/25: Mark Cuttance talks to Hamish McKay
PGG Wrightson’s Dairy Sales Manager - South Island, with the latest on the market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2025 • 6min
The Country 10/07/25: Chris Russell talks to Hamish McKay
Our Aussie correspondent (and Blues fan) reluctantly talks about State of Origin, before discussing forestation laws under fire, the cattle industry ditching its net-zero 2030 deadline, and why he’s spewing over the Oxford Dictionary’s newest words.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2025 • 3min
The Country 10/07/25: Ian Kirkpatrick talks to Hamish McKay
We catch up with an All Blacks great to talk a bit of footy before the second test against France in Wellington this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 9, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Wayne Langford, Hunter McGregor, Campbell Parker, and Shane McManaway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 9, 2025 • 10min
The Country 09/07/25: David Seymour talks to Jamie Mackay
The Act Leader and Acting Prime Minister, “Deputy Dave”, joins us in the studio. We talk about the 2025 FMG Young Farmer of the Year, Hugh Jackson, and today’s OCR. Plus, how’s he getting on with Winston Peters? Will Act and NZ First cannibalise National’s rural vote? And how is Mark Cameron? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 9, 2025 • 7min
The Country 09/07/25: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie Mackay
Federated Farmers is calling on Kiwis to “get in behind” flood-affected farming families at the top of the South Island, as recovery efforts ramp up and the scale of the damage becomes clearer. President Wayne Langford visited the area on Monday, July 7. He says the destruction in parts of Nelson and Tasman is extensive, with some farms completely unrecognisable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
