The Country

Will he be our next Prime Minister? And will a Labour-led government be the death knell for farming? We get some yes-or-no answers from Chippy about what he potentially has in store for agriculture.

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We talk about the Rural Support Trust and the Poverty Bay A&P Show.

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Today, we find the chairwoman of Beef + Lamb NZ putting forward NZ exporters’ case at a hearing of the US International Trade Commission in Washington.

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Friday’s weatherman talks about a week of extreme temperatures and the looming El Niño.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Patterson, Olivia Caldwell, Loren Aberhart, Sarina Finucane, and Chris Russell.

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Winston Peters has stood us up, so up to the batter's box is NZ First's agriculture spokesman and the unofficial Minister of Wool.

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Today is the International Day of Rural Women, and 2026 also marks the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Today we profile three rural women with wonderfully contrasting stories, courtesy of a freelance rural journalist.

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Four months on from its launch at Fieldays, we look at how the Ignite Wellbeing Platform is helping rural mental health.

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Our Australian correspondent talks about robotic feedlots, Wagyu beef, and trying to stop Trump from imposing further tariffs on Australasian sheep meat.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Graeme Williams, Kevin Wickham, Campbell Parker, and Peter Newbold.

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