The Country
NZMEJamie 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, iHeartCountry NZ, Hokonui & iHeartRadio.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 7285 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | News | |||
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Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Richard Dawkins, George Dodson, Hugh Jackson, Todd Clark, and Barry Soper.
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Earth Sciences New Zealand’s principal scientist and former New Yorker reflects on 9/11. He also discusses the Super El Niño setting record numbers.
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Federated Farmers’ spokesman for climate change and meat and wool gives Labour a pat on the back for finally agreeing not to campaign on pricing agricultural emissions after 25 years of wanting to do just that.
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Today’s farmer panel discusses the dairy season in Canterbury, putting Halter collars on cows, social media, lambing in Te Akau, KiwiSaver for Young Farmers, and farmers needing to understand the three-leaf stage of grazing management.
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This show stays true to those it represents. Keep up the good work!
Apple Podcasts5Whaine_reader
New Zealand3 years ago - Recommend
A great show with top notch guests for knowledgeable parts of the Agriculture sector and across the world. Lots of banter between Jamie, Row and guests. A voice for the farming community and there frustration. Highly recommended, keep up the good stuff team!
Apple Podcasts5Rich WaikatoNew Zealand3 years ago - Jamie’s gets stuck in
Finally listening to Jamie get into an MP about there double speak and nonsense(14/10/22). There pushing tax hikes while claiming to be on the side of farmers. Good on you and do it some more! ‘30% reduction in co2/kg red meat since 1990’ MP ‘don’t care we want $$$$!’
Apple Podcasts4Chriswal10New Zealand4 years ago - Lashes
Lashes is absolute gold, rowena ok and Jamie tending to be more of a yesterday’s man?
Worth a listen
Apple Podcasts5p moffNew Zealand6 years ago
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Spotify | #169 | New Zealand/Top Podcasts |
Spotify | #99 | New Zealand/Trending |
Apple Podcasts | #162 | New Zealand/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #33 | New Zealand/News |
Apple Podcasts | #230 |  Ukraine/News |
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What is The Country about and what kind of topics does it cover?
A forward-facing show centered on New Zealand's largest industry, blending farming practices with policy, economics, and energy topics. Episodes frequently feature farmer panels, industry leaders, and political commentators, with Rabobank as a prominent sponsor shaping the outlook on agribusiness finance, commodity markets, and rural policy. Expect discussions on dairy and beef dynamics, nitrogen and environmental policy, on-farm energy solutions, weather context, and election-season commentary, all wrapped in accessible banter and practical insights for listeners in farming, agri-business, and rural communities. Noteworthy is the show's ability to balance technical farm economics with current affairs, making it a go-to for both practitione... more
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1. Robbie Jackson
2. Philip Duncan
3. Craig Wiggy Wiggins
4. Dana Carver
5. Elizabeth Heeg
6. Megan Whitehead
7. Alec Astle
8. Aaron Cruden
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