The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Fran O'Sullivan, Katie Milne, and Chris Russell.

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The NZ First deputy leader is not backward in coming forward on emissions targets. But does he have a selective memory when it comes to some of the policy u-turns of the past? Plus, we get his thoughts on knee pads and Stuart Nash.

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NZME’s head of business content previews an excellent 28-page Agribusiness lift-out in the NZ Herald, where subjects as wide-ranging as global trade, AI, ag emissions, weight loss drugs and politics are covered. 

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The first female president of Federated Farmers is taking on a new challenge: standing for National in her home patch, the West Coast-Tasman electorate. Today we get her well-considered thoughts on ag emissions.

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Our Australian correspondent talks about bird flu and whether AI centres will take water from farmers. Plus, why is Barnaby Joyce’s dog getting more airtime than the Prime Minister?

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Andrew Murray, Emma Higgins, John McOviney, and Jay Campbell.

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The Prime Minister discusses bird flu, scrapping existing iwi agreements from the RMA, celebrity candidates, kneepads and Ryan Fox.

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Fonterra’s chief financial officer comments on last night’s positive GDT Auction (up 1.5%, WMP +1.6%, SMP +2.8%).

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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.

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We chew the fat with a Waitomo sheep and beef farmer who is also the chief executive of Steelfort.

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