The Country Full Show: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Jul 22, 202639m
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Andrew Murray, Emma Higgins, John McOviney, and Jay Campbell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, iHeartCountry NZ, Hokonui & iHeartRadio.
NZME hosts The Country, a news show with 1,000 episodes published.
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Andrew Murray, Emma Higgins, John McOviney, and Jay Campbell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Prime Minister discusses bird flu, scrapping existing iwi agreements from the RMA, celebrity candidates, kneepads and Ryan Fox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fonterra’s chief financial officer comments on last night’s positive GDT Auction (up 1.5%, WMP +1.6%, SMP +2.8%). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rabobank’s senior agricultural analyst also comments on the GDT auction as well as Rabobank’s 2026 World Dairy Map, which shows New Zealand remaining the world’s largest single-country dairy exporter. S
We chew the fat with a Waitomo sheep and beef farmer who is also the chief executive of Steelfort. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The chief executive of Hawke’s Bay Rugby and spokesman for the NZPU Group applauds Farmlands, named today as the official national rural partner of 14 major rugby provinces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy
Jamie Mackay talks to Cameron Bagrie, Damien O'Connor, Todd Clark, Sandra Faulkner, and Kimberly Crewther. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An independent economist comments on New Zealand’s annual inflation rate hitting its highest level in more than two years on rising fuel prices. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 4.1% in the 12 months to the
In the absence of a sick Jo Luxton (and some Labour ag policy), the gloves come off with the trade spokesman and former Minister of Agriculture. Today we debate the RMA changes, the Indian FTA and wool. See omnystudio.co
Today we find our Republican-voting US farming correspondent sitting on his tractor after cutting some bountiful Kentucky Bluegrass. We ask if he’s embarrassed by his President’s latest antics at the Football
Federated Farmers’ vice-president is at the Beehive - what’s happening there today? A big win for Feds yesterday with the RMA and the removal of the Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements. Plus, adverse events and
New Zealand is hosting this year’s IDF World Dairy Summit. The event kicks off on Sunday, November 15, at the New Zealand International Convention Centre in Auckland and runs through to Wednesday, Novem
Jamie Mackay talks to Ray Smith, David Seymour, Mike Whitty, Karn Dhaliwal, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The director general of MPI updates the latest on the bird flu after Mainland Poultry, the country’s largest egg supplier, is putting hundreds of thousands of free-range chickens into lockdown following two positiv
The Deputy Prime Minister and Act Party leader denies the election will be fought by celebrities more interested in glitz than graft. Plus, he comments on NZ First’s oil and gas policy and why we should make life e
Ravensdown’s chief operating officer updates us on the fertiliser fallout from the ongoing Middle East war and what it means for New Zealand farmers this spring. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform
The 2026 Zanda McDonald Award winner is a highly regarded agricultural entrepreneur. At 32, he is the founder and owner of Ohinewai Harvest Ltd and Dhaliwal Ag Ltd in the Waikato, recognised for building a diverse croppi
Monday’s resident weatherman says a wintry blast is on its way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Daniel Eb, Tom Martin, Tracy Brown, and Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Hooper, John Moorby, Steve Wyn-Harris, and Riley Kennedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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