The Country

The Country

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The Country episodes

October 28 The Country Full Show: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Richard McIntyre, Toby Williams, Ben Picton, and Kane Brisco.
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41 min
October 28 The Country 28/10/26: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
The Prime Minister comments on the OCR, the One News poll, Chloe Swarbrick as Finance Minister, and why true-blue National Party supporters should not split their votes to get a centre-right coalition across the line.
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7 min
October 28 The Country 28/10/26: Richard McIntyre and Toby Williams talk to Jamie Mackay
Two former Federated Farmers, a Horowhenua dairy farmer and an East Coast sheep and beef farmer, reflect on why they’ve both confidently reinvested in their respective farms. Plus, we ask them if they will strategically split their votes.
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10 min
October 28 The Country 28/10/26: Ben Picton talks to Jamie Mackay
Rabobank’s senior market strategist (chief economist) offers his OCR preview ahead of this afternoon’s announcement, where a .25% rate increase is a lock in. But where is neutral, and where will the OCR peak?
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7 min
October 28 The Country 28/10/26: Kane Brisco talks to Jamie Mackay
A Taranaki dairy farmer tells us why Farmstrong has teamed up with NZ Young Farmers to support everyone who enters this year’s competition.
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8 min
October 27 The Country Full Show: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Jamie Mackay talks to Cameron Bagrie, Nancy Crawshaw, Olivia Caldwell, Phil Duncan, and Andrew Whiley.
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41 min
October 27 The Country 27/10/26: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie Mackay
Independent economist previews tomorrow’s OCR announcement, where a .25% rise is on the cards. Plus, do we have an issue with our exchange rate?
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9 min
October 27 The Country 27/10/26: Nancy Crawshaw talks to Jamie Mackay
Time is running out to enter the Zanda McDonald Award for 2027. We ask the 2024 winner why young Australasian Ag leaders (ages 21-35) should enter.
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5 min
October 27 The Country 27/10/26: Olivia Caldwell talks to Jamie Mackay
A freelance rural agricultural journalist steps up to the plate after Jo Luxton goes AWOL on the election campaign trail. Today we discuss the “aggressive urbanisation of rural New Zealand”.
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6 min
October 27 The Country 27/10/26: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay
Monday’s resident weather man on a Tuesday with a temperature feast-to-famine scenario.
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4 min

About The Country

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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,…

Best of The Country

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Number 1: The Country 27/10/26: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie Mackay
Oct 279 min
Number 2: The Country 13/10/26: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
Oct 139 min
Number 3: The Country Full Show: Monday, October 12, 2026
Oct 1241 min
Number 4: The Country Full Show: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Oct 639 min
Number 5: Rabobank The Best of The Country: October 31, 2026
Oct 3042 min