The Country

The Act Party leader was in Hawke’s Bay on Saturday and reports back on what he saw there. He comments on criminal activity in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle and questions the Government's climate change policies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our East Coast farming correspondent talks about his first-hand experience with the devastating impact of slash in the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The retired principal of Fraser Farm Finance, and Waihi Beach resident, has been a consultant to the farming industry for many decades. Today he reflects on the potential cost of the damage from such a large weather event. He reckons New Zealand needs to get "back to basics" when it comes to tackling infrastructure issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wairoa farmer is also the event director for the East Coast Farming Expo, which would have taken place this Wednesday and Thursday, had it not been for Cyclone Gabrielle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Hipkins, Paul Paynter, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Andrew Douglas, Mike Petersen, and Richard Burke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Sandra Faulkner, Chris Brandolino, Richard Burke, Nadine Tunley, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Federated Farmers board member is leading the emergency response in the Gisborne/East Coast region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather forecaster on the staggering stats of Gabrielle and whether we can expect a break in the weather as the back-breaking clean-up gets underway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Gisborne-based Leaderbrand - one of the country’s largest vegetable providers - on the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Horticulture NZ comments on the catastrophic situation many growers are facing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s leading primary sector academics and rural educators takes a look at career choices and whether you should “follow your passion” or “follow your blisters” when it comes to choosing an educational pathway. Plus, we look at the importance of food and farming in times of crisis and natural disaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Andrew Douglas, Mike Petersen, Karen Williams, Todd Charteris, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers, and Manawatū dairy farmer, says Gabrielle is just as bad as the 2004 floods. Plus, he updates the situation in Manawatū and the wider North Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head to Hawke’s Bay to get the latest from a Hastings apple grower, to ask him if he thinks Cyclone Gabrielle has changed horticulture in the region forever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a Central Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer, (and former special agricultural trade envoy, and chair of Beef + Lamb NZ), to get his take on Cyclone Gabrielle’s effect on the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former vice president of Federated Farmers puts on her FMG director’s hat and shares advice on where to start with insurance claims, how you can keep your property safe and what damage they’re seeing out there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s chief executive comments on the range of support measures available to farmers and growers from the banking industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent has skin in the Gabrielle game with family in Hawke’s Bay. Plus, we talk about Australian flooding and sheep numbers - which are at a 15-year high across the Tasman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Paul Paynter, Chris Hipkins, Grant McCallum, Steve Wyn-Harris, and Wayne Langford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The General Manager of Yummy Fruit has been stranded at the Jet Park Hotel in Auckland since returning from a business trip to Europe on Monday, as all roads to his Havelock North home are out. In a cruel irony, he’s managed to get a better handle on the devastating flooding situation than those on the ground, due to the communication difficulties in Hawkes Bay. Today we look at the impact of the...

The 41st Prime Minister ponders his past and how he got to the present, his baptism of fire with Gabrielle, the policy bonfire, whether he’s farmer-friendly, and why New Zealanders have immediately warmed to “Chippy”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s farmer panel featured a Central Hawkes Bay sheep farmer and a Northland cow cocky as we reflected on a “Bola-like” Cyclone Gabrielle. We revisited them two days on, now that more of the impact is known. Both have an excellent handle on updates from their regions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The vice president of Federated Farmers and its adverse events spokesperson. Today we ask what the Feds can do for cyclone-battered farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Geoff Crawford, Chris Brandolino, and Neil Bateup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture updates the latest from the Beehive where the Government has declared a National State of Emergency, for only the third time in New Zealand history, as Cyclone Gabrielle causes almost unprecedented damage in the North Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.