

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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Jun 13, 2025 • 41min
Rabobank Best of The Country: June, 14, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Nathan Guy, Mike Petersen, Richie McCaw and Dame Valerie Adams, Ray Smith, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Friday, June 13, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Te Radar, George Dodson, Rick Ladd, Gabe Ross and Riley Meason, Jessi Morgan and Adam Thompson, Jenni Vernon and Richard Lindroos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 8min
The Country 13/06/25: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay
The Prince of the Provinces, just returned from Singapore, is back in Heartland NZ. We discuss farm-to-forestry conversions, a Federated Farmers political poll, and a Beef + Lamb NZ carbon farming report.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 4min
The Country 13/06/25: Te Radar talks to Jamie Mackay
The voice of Fieldays and FMG Young Farmer grand final refuses to spill the beans on his favourite for this year's competition. He talks about how important the Innovation Awards are to Fieldays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 3min
The Country 13/06/25: George Dodson talks to Jamie Mackay
The 2024 FMG Young Farmer of the Year discusses how winning the title has changed his life and advises those in the grand final coming up in early July in Invercargill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 4min
The Country 13/06/25: Rick Ladd talks to Jamie Mackay
Brandt’s director of sales comments on tractor sales, the true barometer of Fieldays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 4min
The Country 13/06/25: Gabe Ross and Riley Meason talk to Jamie Mackay
The lads from The Weekend Mish, a multimedia platform showcasing their outdoor adventures and promoting sustainability and conservation, talk about their Roadie to Fieldays and how they fared in the tractor pull.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 3min
The Country 13/06/25: Jessi Morgan and Adam Thompson talk to Jamie Mackay
Predator Free NZ on why feral cats are a huge on-farm problem. Plus, the man behind Restore Native Nursery and My Mortgage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 2025 • 3min
The Country 13/06/25: Richard Lindroos and Jenni Vernon talk to Jamie Mackay
It’s a Fieldays wrap-up with the new chief executive and the president/board chairwoman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 12, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Ray Smith, Miles Hurrell, Chris Hipkins, Todd McClay, Todd Charteris, Samuel Whitelock, Kate Scott, Mike Green, and Hugh Jackson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


