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The Country 28/05/26: Richard Allen talks to Jamie Mackay
Fonterra’s new chief executive kicks off his tenure with some very solid Q3 business results, headlined by an opening 26/27 season milk forecast pric…
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The Country 28/05/26: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. Today she talks about Angus bulls, a 22% rates rise, and climate change.
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The Country 28/05/26: Grant McBeath talks to Jamie Mackay
The chief executive of niche grower Rockit Apples says the business is halfway through a three-year turnaround strategy, after grower concerns last y…
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The Country 28/05/26: Liz Muller talks to Jamie Mackay
The chief executive of Herd-i explains why the AI dairy-cow herd-monitoring business does a much better job than the human eye at body condition scor…
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The Country 28/05/26: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Australian correspondent talks State of Origin, the Ag Rich List, and some good rains in NSW ahead of the Super El Nino.
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The Country Full Show: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, David Buick, Hunter McGregor, and Riley Kennedy.
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The Country 27/05/26: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
The Prime Minister ponders today’s OCR announcement, tomorrow’s Budget, Labour’s own goal over horses and ducks, and the NZ First threat in Hawke’s B…
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The Country 27/05/26: David Buick talks to Jamie Mackay
We tell you the inspirational story of one of New Zealand’s leading shearers, who was almost buried alive in 2021. We learn how he fought back to win…
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The Country 27/05/26: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks about early summer heat, Bakery China, Todd McClay and expanding New Zealand white wine exports to China.
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The Country 27/05/26: Riley Kennedy talks to Jamie Mackay
We catch up with the senior journalist at BusinessDesk, as we say goodbye to the 2025/2026 dairy season, which he says was anything but dull. And tom…
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