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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May 12, 2025 • 9min
The Country 12/05/25: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum talk to Jamie Mackay
Today’s farmer/politician panel ponders the methane survey conducted by Groundswell, NZ Farming and the Methane Science Accord. And has the government got it wrong or right when it comes to pay equity?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2025 • 5min
The Country 12/05/25: Grant “Disaster” McMaster talks to Jamie Mackay
Queenstown farmer and anti-wilding pines campaigner - but should we leave them there to sequester carbon? He’s also a leading dog trial commentator and judge who previews the NZ Champs coming up at Hanmer Springs later in the month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2025 • 6min
The Country 12/05/25: Jenni Vernon talks to Jamie Mackay
The President of Fieldays was the first woman to receive a Nuffield Scholarship and to chair the Waikato Regional Council and NZ National Fieldays Trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2025 • 5min
The Country 12/05/25: John McOviney talks to Jamie Mackay
Waitomo sheep and beef farmer, and Steelfort’s chief executive, reflects on some great prices for lambs and calves and the results of the methane survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 9, 2025 • 40min
Rabobank Best of The Country: May, 10, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Steve Maharey, Kate Acland, Matt Bolger, Jen Corkran, and Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 9, 2025 • 38min
The Country Full Show: Friday, May 9, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Kendall Langston, Chris Brandolino, Duncan Humm, and Jason Walls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 9, 2025 • 9min
The Country 09/05/25: Winston Peters talks to Jamie Mackay
The Deputy PM (but not for much longer) and the NZ First Leader (probably forever) talks about his relationship with the media, pay equity, trade deals and the glory days of his rugby career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 9, 2025 • 5min
The Country 09/05/25: Kendall Langston talks to Jamie Mackay
We catch up with the vice president of Angus NZ at the World Angus Forum, which has just wound up in Brisbane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 9, 2025 • 3min
The Country 09/05/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
NIWA's principal scientist on lots of rain and a mild May.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 9, 2025 • 6min
The Country 09/05/25: Duncan Humm talks to Jamie Mackay
Deer farmer and NZ Farming Facebook page founder on "new opportunities" for venison, the GE Bill, and whether we should pull out of the Paris Agreement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
