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The Country 09/02/26: Rowland Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
We catch up with shearer Rowland Smith, who has just made the Shearing Sports New Zealand team for the 2026 Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhand…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Country 09/02/26: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum talk to Jamie Mackay
Today’s farmer/politician panel ponders National Lamb Day, Wellington’s water woes, RMA reforms and submissions, and the Fonterra farmer vote on the …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Country 09/02/26: Pita Alexander talks to Jamie Mackay
Christchurch-based farm accountant and raconteur says, “What an interesting world we are living in presently”.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Country 09/02/26: Greg Millar talks to Jamie Mackay
The national fundraising manager for the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme has a positive update.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Country 09/02/26: Jeremy Rookes talks to Jamie Mackay
The Country's unofficial Canterbury-based lifestyle block and hobby farmer spokesman discusses why he's not keen on National Lamb Day.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
DairyNZ Update: David Cooper RMA reform
In this DairyNZ Update, Michelle talks to David Cooper, a DairyNZ principal policy advisor about the reforms being made by Government to the RMA, and…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Rabobank Best of The Country: February 7, 2026
Jamie Mackay talks to Sir Ian Taylor, Hunter McGregor, Paul Joules, Jane Smith, and Shane Jones.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
DairyNZ Update: Callum Eastwood generative artificial intelligence
Today on a special interview from DairyNZ, Michelle Watt talks to DairyNZ senior scientist Callum Eastwood, about what generative Artificial Intellig…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Country Full Show: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Jane Smith, Rachel Shearer, Chris Russell, and Phil Duncan.
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7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Country 05/02/26: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay
We find the Prince of the Provinces, Matua Shane, dodging foreign objects at Waitangi. We get his response to Sir Ian Taylor’s opposition to his prop…
7 months, 3 weeks ago