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The Country Full Show: Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Hamish McKay talks to Christopher Luxon, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Nick Beeby, and Lawrence Field.
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The Country 01/07/26: Christopher Luxon talks to Hamish McKay
The Prime Minister on a buoyant primary sector and how New Zealand’s Michelin-star-winning restaurants benefit tourism. Plus, the OCR, how heavy mach…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Country 01/07/26: Stu Duncan and Stu Loe talk to Hamish McKay
This week’s farmer panel on bull sales, a booming red meat industry, and how the weather’s treating them in the Maniototo and Canterbury.
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The Country 01/07/26: Nick Beeby talks to Hamish McKay
We catch up with the chief executive of the Meat Industry Association for a closer look at a record-breaking May result for red meat exports.
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2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Country 01/07/26: Lawrence Field talks to Hamish McKay
The founder of Rural Field Consultants Ltd discusses a series of free farm succession planning workshops he’s been running for Rabobank.
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The Country Full Show: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Hamish McKay talks to Andrew Olsen, Sir David Fagan, Neil Bateup, and Warwick Catto.
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3 weeks ago
The Country 30/06/26: Andrew Olsen talks to Hamish McKay
The chief executive of Rural Contractors discusses calls to update heavy‑vehicle rules that are affecting farming contractors.
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3 weeks ago
The Country 30/06/26: Sir David Fagan talks to Hamish McKay
We catch up with a shearing legend to hear how his son, Jack, fared at the Scottish Blackface Shearing Championship Open final at the Lochearnhead Sh…
3 weeks ago
The Country 30/06/26: Neil Bateup talks to Hamish McKay
The former Rural Support Trust chairman is also the winner of the champion award at the Primary Industries New Zealand Awards. He talks about a new p…
3 weeks ago
The Country 30/06/26: Warwick Catto talks to Hamish McKay
The science strategy manager at Ballance Agri-Nutrients is also a long-standing on-farm judge of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. He previews th…
3 weeks ago