The Country

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.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Cameron Bagrie, Damien O'Connor, Todd Clark, Sandra Faulkner, and Kimberly Crewther.

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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 June 2026 quarter. The 4.1% increase follows a 3.1% increase in the March quarter. The largest upward contributor to the annual inflation rate was petrol, up 27.5%.

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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.

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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 World Cup?

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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 providing help for Kaikōura farmers affected by severe weather.

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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,  November 18, followed by two days of optional technical tours.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Ray Smith, David Seymour, Mike Whitty, Karn Dhaliwal, and Phil Duncan.

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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 positive cases last week. 

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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 easier for agricultural drone users.

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