THE COUNTRYWITH JAMIE MACKAY12pm–1pm weekdays
New Zealand’s flagship rural radio show.
As a former sheep farmer and a current equity partner in a Southland dairy farm, Jamie Mackay knows agribusiness.
He delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics.
Tapping into contacts throughout the industry, Jamie always gets to the heart of a story.
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Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell resigned this morning after eight years in the role, and 25 years at the company. Chair Peter McBride spoke to Jamie Mackay...
The Prime Minister's suggesting the Government can't indefinitely cough up the cash to clean up from every severe weather event. Many parts across the country face...
The Prime Minister's setting expectations for this year's Budget. The Finance Minister has announced it'll be unveiled on May 28, and signalled more cost savings...
The Deputy Prime Minister's keeping tight-lipped around details in key Government documents, set to be unveiled tomorrow. Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal...
Fonterra still expects most dairy farmers to break even this season. It's lowered the forecast farmgate milk payout midpoint for this season, from $10 to $9.50. It...
Winston Peters is eyeing-up his next term in politics. The seasoned politician doesn't look to be slowing down New Zealand First's campaign machine any time soon. Peters...
Fonterra's sale of brands like Mainland and Anchor is expected to have ripple effects across the economy. Farmer-shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to sell off...
The Government's maintaining the status quo - of its controlling interests in Mercury, Meridian and Genesis. Calls for change had included the CTU wanting full nationalisation,...