The Country

Epizodes

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  The Country Full Show: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 04.08.2026 40min

  Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Bruce Cotterill, Damien O'Connor, and Sir David Carter.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 04/08/26: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay 04.08.2026 4min

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  The Country 04/08/26: Bruce Cotterill talks to Jamie Mackay 04.08.2026 9min

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  The Country 04/08/26: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie Mackay 04.08.2026 7min

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  The Country 04/08/26: Sir David Carter talks to Jamie Mackay 04.08.2026 5min

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  The Country Full Show: Monday, August 3, 2026 03.08.2026 40min

  Jamie Mackay talks to Jim Ward, David Seymour, and Farmer Tom Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 03/08/26: Jim Ward talks to Jamie Mackay 03.08.2026 8min

  The former manager of New Zealand’s biggest farm, Molesworth Station, is disappointed his bid to run the 182,000 ha property has been trumped by Ngāi Tahu. Plus, he has a great story about why Molesworth has not farmed sheep since the 1940s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 03/08/26: David Seymour talks to Jamie Mackay 03.08.2026 8min

  The Deputy PM and Act Party leader comments on getting “little s***s” out of our classrooms, Winston’s baby farming policy, and the Opportunity Party's tax plan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 03/08/26: Farmer Tom Martin talks to Jamie Mackay 03.08.2026 8min

  Our UK farming correspondent updates on the drought, wildfires, poor returns for arable farmers, a digital celebration of British farming, and Andy Burnham’s good start at No. 10 Downing Street.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Rabobank The Best of The Country: August 1, 2026 31.07.2026 41min

  Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum, Stefan Vogel, Jacqueline Rowarth, Jane Smith, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country Full Show: Friday, July 31, 2026 31.07.2026 40min

  Jamie Mackay talks to Sam Hain, Matt Long, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Rachel Shearer, and Chris Brandolino.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 31/07/26: Sam Hain and Matt Long talk to Jamie Mackay 31.07.2026 11min

  In a region where plenty of productive farmland has disappeared into pine trees, two farming couples -Sam and Gemma Hain and Matt and Kate Long - are doing something uncommon – turning a carbon forestry block back into a working pastoral farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 31/07/26: Stu Duncan and Stu Loe talk to Jamie Mackay 31.07.2026 7min

  Today’s second farmer panel comments on virtual fencing, carbon farming, the weather and footy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 31/07/26: Rachel Shearer talks to Jamie Mackay 31.07.2026 4min

  The GM of PGG Wrightson Wool is disappointed but not surprised by the recent sharp fall in the Strong Wool Indicator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 31/07/26: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay 31.07.2026 2min

  “Friday’s Weather Guy” has a long-range forecast for spring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country Full Show: Thursday, July 30, 2026 30.07.2026 40min

  Jamie Mackay talks to Jane Smith, Chris Hipkins, Wayne Langford, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 30/07/26: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay 30.07.2026 7min

  North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist pays tribute to Jim Hopkins. She also floats the idea of a political “pre-nup”, plus we talk infrastructure, the RMA, and the Ngāi Tahu irony. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 30/07/26: Chris Hipkins talks to Jamie Mackay 30.07.2026 5min

  With 100 days until the election, we ask Labour’s leader if he’s going to do a deal with the Opportunity Party? Plus, where is his Ag policy? And is he inspired by Andy Burnham?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 30/07/26: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie Mackay 30.07.2026 4min

  Is the former President of Federated Farmers bored at home on the dairy farm? He’s now the founder and chairman of the Wild Game Recovery Trust. Could feral deer and pigs be the answer to feeding hungry Kiwi families?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Country 30/07/26: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay 30.07.2026 6min

  Our Australian correspondent covers bird flu, a Bee Train, bobby calves, and foreign-owned farms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.