The Country

Our China correspondent based in Shanghai says there's no end in sight for the Covid Zero policy which is hamstringing the Chinese economy and consumer confidence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's an interesting time to be on either side of the rural property market. With the next OCR announcement due out on Wednesday, GM Rural at Property Brokers, Conrad Wilkshire caught up with The Country's Rowena Duncum to look at the latest trends currently influencing the sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Jason Halford, Phil Duncan, Todd Charteris and Chelsea Millar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will the Act Party leader be in a Crowded House with Winston? Is Cop 27 a cop-out as things are delayed to Cop 28? And does he support National's tough-on-crime approach? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Rabobank summarises the bank's submission on pricing agricultural emissions and says the latest government proposals would unduly penalise farmers and the communities in which they live and work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have our monthly catch-up with a 'Farmstrong Farmer' who shares mental health story and a few tips and how to look after it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grassroots Media - rural social media expert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather reviews a wild and wet weekend and previews a windy week ahead of us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Steve Schmack, Emma Higgins, Dr Rowarth, Christopher Luxon, Tim Myers, and Smiley Barrett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent ponders whether Christopher Luxon is “accident prone”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Norwood panel finds the chief executive in Palmerston North and the brand ambassador in Edinburgh on his way to Twickenham to watch his three boys take on the English. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of the Red Stag Group (who runs the Southern Hemisphere’s largest sawmill) says New Zealand needs to convert fewer farms to forestry, and this comes from a forester! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Party leader joined us in our Dunedin studios to discuss the Roy Morgan poll, the response to He Waka Eke Noa, Three Waters, carbon farming, getting tough on crime and “spending the night” with Barack Obama. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Marty Verry, Smiley Barrett, Tim Myers, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent comments on Covid, lamb prices and the worst floods in NSW for 70 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The general manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the state of the rural market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chair of the Alliance Group talks about a record annual result, a probable delay for this year’s peak lamb kill, chief executive David Surveyor stepping aside in 2023, and a drought-breaker in Canterbury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farm Foresters are saying journalists and commentators need to educate themselves about the reality of plantation forestry. The FFA president says “Frequent anti-pine rants on Newstalk ZB and in print media repeat the same misinformation about pines that is simply not true.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with Groundswell’s co-founder at Parliament after he and Laurie Paterson presented their 102,000-strong petition to stop the “Farming Tax”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Bryce McKenzie, Graham West, Murray Taggart, Peter Newbold, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The countdown to Mystery Creek continues (just two weeks to go) with the chief executive of Fieldays. Today we talk about the Health Hub and preparedness (sunscreen and water). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find one of New Zealand’s leading farming academics at the twice-postponed annual Grasslands conference in Invercargill, which finally got underway this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It might be too early for Michael Bublé Christmas music but it’s never too early for some Christmas cheer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s senior dairy analyst was “pleasantly surprised” by last night’s GDT auction (up 2.4 per cent, WMP and SMP + 3.1 per cent) and confirms the bank is still holding firm on its $9 milk price forecast for the 2022/23 season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off The Country with some good old-fashioned, down on the farm, common sense from a Mid Canterbury dairy farmer who has put pen to paper in a plea for all New Zealanders to make a submission for He Waka Eke Noa as the outcome will affect us all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.