The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Tim O'Sullivan, Jane Smith, Tom Young, and Sandra Matthews. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NZ First leader (and former Foreign Minister) comments on the PM’s diplomatic mission to China, blames the Nats for the "757 Two-Plane" debacle, and sings the praises of his own performance in the Dunedin Town Hall last Sunday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our series on Old Young Farmers of the Year. Today it’s the turn of the 2009 Grand Final winner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer, and former winner of the BFEAs, got on her “Supermarket Soapbox” in Oamaru last night, in defence of farmers and food producers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the National Livestock Manager of Affco why the lamb prices are falling, when they historically go up at this time of the year, and ask why he wasn’t on the plane to China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chair of Rural Women NZ, and East Coast farmer, gives us a cyclone recovery update, despite the latest unwanted instalment from Mother Nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Jeremy Rookes, Cameron Bagrie, Chanelle O'Sullivan, Chelsea Millar, and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the absence of Damien O’Connor (in China) we invite a last-minute fill-in, and Canterbury hobby farmer, to talk rain, rugby, his bull sale roadie and the bloating of the public service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Independent economist says he’d rather be a farmer than an Auckland property developer over the next 12-18 months. We also look at the plummeting tax take and why the government is now paying the price for being ideologues rather than practising pragmatic economics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s panel features two high-profile influencers in agri-business and rural entrepreneurs who are leading the charge on innovation. One is the co-founder of the Farming Mums NZ Facebook page, and the other is the head of Grass Roots Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Shanghai-based correspondent is looking forward to pressing the flesh with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Minister of Agriculture and Trade Damien O’Connor after the former meets with China’s three top leaders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, David Seymour, Phil Duncan, Rowena Duncum, and Peter Nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With severe rain and flooding once again having a significant impact on the Tai Rāwhiti/Gisborne region, we catch up with a local farmer, and Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chair, to get a rural perspective from somebody on the sodden ground in the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party leader has some fun at the expense of the Prime Minister’s “two planes” trade trip to China, plus we talk about the importance of the $20 billion export Chinese trade, the state of their economy and whether Christopher Luxon is cutting Act’s lunch when it comes to law and order. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Monday’s resident weather expert when the wet regions will get a break. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from the World Shearing Champs at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, where history has been made at the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships with New Zealand failing to win a single title for the first time in the 19 events since the first championships in 1977. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Fieldays has a wash-up on the final numbers from Mystery Creek 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Farmer Tom Martin, Chris Hipkins, Lawrence Field, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Joe Wheeler, Chris Brandolino, Sandra Faulkner, Lawrence Field, Rowena Duncum, Stu Duncan and Stu Loe.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Farmside Footy correspondent is live in the studio talking about the Chiefs hosting the Crusaders for the Super Rugby Final this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niwa’s weather guy updates the flooding on the East Coast and says the worst could still be yet to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chair of the Rural Co-ordination Group in Tai Rāwhiti encourages farmers to reach out and ask for support, as Mother Nature dishes out another beating. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wairarapa accountant (and former 1995 Sharemilker of the Year) is running Rabobank’s Financial Skills Workshop. It’s all about taking control of your finances, in response to the volatility in the current environment - be that product prices, extreme weather, on-farm inflation and increased interest rates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this morning we caught with The Country’s executive producer on tour in Scotland for the World Shearing Champs at the Royal Highland Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel are both in Canterbury but is only one of them backing the Crusaders? We talk bull and footy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.