Murder case launched as two found dead at home of film-maker Rob Reiner
- Type
- Read article
The Country
12pm-1pm Weekdays
THE COUNTRY
WITH JAMIE MACKAY
12pm–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.
Subscribe to The Country Podcast
-
Seymour tight-lipped ahead of Treasury forecasts to be released tomorrow
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 CEO shares hopeful outlook for this dairy season
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 outlines future plans for NZ First
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 head on the economic impacts of consumer brand sale
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...
-
Luxon outlines latest energy sector announcement
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,...
-
Shane Jones stands by belief that Maui's dolphins aren't real
The Fisheries Minister is again claiming Maui's dolphins are not real. Shane Jones has made the claim numerous times, including in 2020, where he claimed they were...
-
Govt makes u-turn on scrapping agricultural courses following industry feedback
The Ministry of Education has u-turned on plans to scrap agriculture-related school subjects from 2028 after industry pushback. The Government recently announced...
-
'Tragedy': Foreign Minister speaks on the death of Charlie Kirk
A controversial US figure - credited with galvanising young support for President Donald Trump - has died after a shooting at a Utah university. Witnesses say Charlie...
-
Stuart Nash reveals why he made the switch to NZ First
Former Labour Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash has officially switched his political allegiance - and criticised his former party. Nash spoke to supporters at the New...
-
'National interest': Luxon reveals why it's better for NZ to stay in the Paris Agreement
Despite coalition partners Winston Peters and David Seymour expressing interest in backing out, Prime Minister Chris Luxon claimed it's for the best if New Zealand...
-
ACT's David Seymour reveals why NZ needs to leave the Paris agreement
David Seymour says climate change targets are destroying livelihoods. The ACT leader wants New Zealand out of the Paris climate agreement - unless emissions targets...
-
Prime Minister Luxon offers update on US-NZ trade talks
Donald Trump's not expected to budge on tariffs, but New Zealand and the US are discussing non-tariff trade barriers. The Prime Minister's defending Trade Minister...
-
Minister Todd McClay speaks ahead of US trade meeting
The Trade Minister will meet with the top US trade boss overnight. The Trump administration increased tariffs on New Zealand exports from 10 to 15 percent earlier...
-
Luxon weighs in on Trevor Mallard's early exit as Ambassador to Ireland
The Prime Minister's weighing in on Irish ambassador Trevor Mallard's early return home. Foreign Minister Winston Peters yesterday announced Mallard's replacement,...
-
'Head down, tail up': Luxon shakes off popularity drop in recent polls
The Prime Minister's putting on a cool front after a frosty result in the latest political polls. The 1¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Verian poll shows Christopher Luxon's fallen to his...
-
Trade Minister reveals NZ couldn't have avoided additional US tariff hike
The Trade Minister says New Zealand could have done nothing to avoid another US tariff hike. New Zealand and several other countries will be hit by higher rates...
-
Prime Minister defends Government's move to scrap in-store surcharges
The Government's scrapping card surcharges at the till, and it's prompted concern from retailers and consumers about the extra costs. Prime Minister Chris Luxon...
-
Prime Minister backs bid to bring down butter prices
Chris Luxon is backing his Finance Minister's quest to get to the bottom of soaring butter prices. Nicola Willis met with Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell at Parliament...
-
Economist speculates ahead of tomorrow's OCR call
The Reserve Bank is set to release their latest update on the OCR, and one expert has outlined his predictions ahead of tomorrow's reveal. Cameron Bagrie has observed...
-
'Huge opportunity': Prime Minister Chris Luxon on recent international ventures
The Prime Minister has been working to grow New Zealand's economic prospects following his recent journey overseas. Luxon recently returned from meeting leaders...
-
Zespri teams up with Dame Lisa Carrington
Zespri, the world’s largest kiwifruit marketer, has named Dame Lisa Carrington, New Zealand’s most decorated Olympian, as its inaugural global brand ambassador. The...
-
-
PM holds post-Cabinet press conference following Sydney mass shooting
- Type
- Read article
