The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Miles Hurrell, Winston Peters, Jim Hopkins, Damien O'Connor, and Graeme Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Jack Fagan, Jeremy Rookes, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Graeme Smith, Chris Brandolino, John McOviney, Tim Myers, and Kevin "Smiley" Barrett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Te Kuiti shearer catches up with The Country the day after he beat the eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing world record. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd Muller, Graeme Williams, Todd Charteris, Peter Newbold, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get National's agriculture spokesman's take on yesterday's emissions pricing announcement from the Government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2022 would not be complete without this East Coast farmer and poet's wrap of the year, where some of our Dear Leaders take some good-humoured stick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Rabobank talks about shearing, farming and how you can donate $1000 of Rabobank cash to your charity of choice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate looks back on a fascinating and frightening year for the rural market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent wraps the "year that was" across the ditch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Winston Peters, Damien O'Connor, Jim Hopkins, Doug Avery and Shane McManaway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a damp squib, akin to the weather. The chief executive of Fonterra reviews the final GDT auction (down 3.8 per cent, WMP - 4.0 per cent, SMP - 4.8 per cent) for 2022, and previews the 2023 year for dairy farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the final time in 2022, the Wily Old Crocodile (as Simon Bridges christened him), puts his pitch to rural voters for 2023. Plus we ask him if he's cynically been courting the anti-vax vote but we support his "war on woke". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade is hardly Santa Claus to the rural sector but has the Government had a sneaky pre-Xmas HWEN dump on farmers? Today they announced changes to their October plan to price agricultural emissions, but Fed Farmers remain opposed saying "vague improvements are simply not enough" and "large concerns and unrealistic timelines remain in place". See omnystudio.com/liste...

Who is our resident rural raconteur’s Ag Person of the Year? And what will 2023 hold for rural New Zealand? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's panel features two farming leaders who've done great work, not only on their farms, but also in the mental health and health arenas, respectively. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Claire Trevett, Don Fraser, Nathan Penny, and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers looks back on 2022 and shares some of his frustrations with Government policies and the weather. Plus, he promises to lob a few grenades before he departs the top job in mid-2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NZ Herald's political editor makes her debut on The Country as we debate the politician of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we wrap up the farming year, we catch up with some of our long-standing favourite correspondents. Today it's the turn of a man with a great background in farm finance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Westpac's rural economist gazes into his crystal ball ahead of tonight's final GDT auction for 2022 and he ponders the prospects for farming in 2023.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Shanghai-based correspondent is more than happy to kick 2022 into touch, as the Chinese economy transitions from a Zero Covid policy to living with the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, John Elliot, Dr Tim Mackle, Steve Wyn-Harris, Grant McCallum, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party leader makes his final appearance for 2022, but will he take out The Country’s Politician of the Year Award (to go with his Quote of the Year Award)? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our Countdown to Christmas, and today’s prize is a rip-snorter courtesy of a Maniototo farming couple who moonlight as whisky and gin distillers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of DairyNZ wraps up the year for our biggest export industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.