The Country

The Director General of MPI talks about helping farmers through the weather extremes and a renewed focus on biosecurity with our borders about to open. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent comments on Warnie's funeral, the Lismore floods and why Queensland needs more water storage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waikato dairy farmer and Chair of the National Council of the Rural Support Trust on why farmers need to find their "happy place" and go there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our NIWA weather guy on the Big Dry down south. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Neil Bateup, Chris Russell, Ray Smith and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with two people at the coal face, raising money for the IHC, national manager fundraising, Greg Millar and IHC Calf and Rural Scheme national coordinator Lynda Young-Kennedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of PGG Wrightson reflects on his company's 40 years of support for IHC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We pay tribute to the generosity of Sir Colin Giltrap with the GM Commercial Volkswagen NZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Southland dairy farmer's family has a long-standing history of supporting the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former chief executive of Allflex played a major role in supporting the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme and was there with the late Sir Colin Meads and the late Craig Norgate at the 30th Anniversary celebrations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we celebrate 40 years of the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme raising $40 million, we talk to two of the children of a man who was responsible for raising a lot of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Glynn Meads, Rhonda Wilcox, Shane McManaway, Jon Pemberton, Stephen Guerin, Kevin Richards, Greg Millar and Lynda Young-Kennedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gloves come off as a leading rural commentator puts the boot fairly and squarely into DairyNZ and Beef+Lamb NZ over the He Waka Eke Noa consultation process, saying pastoral farmers might be sitting around the table but they're "on the menu, so be very, very aware". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank sheep and beef analyst looks at how the Russian/Ukraine war is likely to impact the New Zealand animal proteins sector and could consumer demand for New Zealand animal proteins be impacted by the war and sanctions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Surfing for Farmers is the brainchild of Gisborne rural real estate agent Stephen Thomson. After watching a documentary about American soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who used surfing as therapy, Thomson wanted to find out if it could help farmers too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs comments on Chinese influence in the South Pacific, the debate around co-governance, Transmission Gully, and is Team New Zealand now Team "Take the money from the highest bidder"? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay interviews Winston Peters, Stephen Thomson, Genevieve Steven and Jane Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shanghai is in full lockdown as China continues to pursue a Zero Covid policy. What does this mean for a Kiwi selling New Zealand venison to Shanghai restaurants? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Ivey lives on a high country farm on the shores of Lake Pukaki. She also runs DediKate, an online fitness programme with a rural focus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Williams responds to the Minister of Agriculture and comments on the East Coast flooding and his own mental health struggles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture talks about rural wellness and also answers questions from East Coast farmer Graeme Williams on carbon farming in his region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Graeme Williams, Kate Ivey and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Central Otago sheep and beef farmer has an incredible tale of resilience following a brain aneurysm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's weatherman is joined by Federated Farmers Wairoa provincial vice president to talk about rain for the East Coast and a lingering drought for Southland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Zanda McDonald finalist, who is also a native tree nurseryman and enthusiast. He tells us the other side of the native tree story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.