The Country
The Country Full Show: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Wayne Langford, Professor Will Happer, and Campbell Parker.
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The Country 10/12/25: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
The Prime Minister ponders an FTA with India, the RMA reforms, the latest 1News poll, and whether lamb beats ham for Christmas in the Luxon household.
07:39
The Country 10/12/25: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie Mackay
The President of Federated Farmers applauds the RMA reforms, and we count down the Feds’ “12 Pests of Christmas”.
04:29
The Country 10/12/25: Professor Will Happer talks to Jamie Mackay
Strong attendance at climate change events with world-renowned Princeton physicist Will Happer demonstrates support for a serious conversation about climate change policy. So says Groundswell. But is the good doctor simply a climate change denier?
09:38
The Country 10/12/25: Campbell Parker talks to Jamie Mackay
The chief executive of DairyNZ releases the latest break-even price ($8.50) for milk production, and celebrates some good wins in 2025 on the biosecurity and research fronts.
04:20
The Country Full Show: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Jamie Mackay talks to Mike Petersen, Richard Dawkins, Todd Charteris, Farmer Tom Martin, and Jo Luxton.
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The Country 09/12/25: Mike Petersen talks to Jamie Mackay
Hawke’s Bay farmer and former special ag trade envoy and chairman of Beef + Lamb NZ. Today we yarn about the big dry, progress on the Tukituki dam, an FTA with India, Trump’s tariffs and Petersen’s Ag Person of the Year.
09:27
The Country 09/12/25: Richard Dawkins talks to Jamie Mackay
Marlborough farmer and Federated Farmers’ Meat and Wool Chair. Today, he talks about the “Twelve Pests of Christmas” and why there are no politicians on the list. We also preview today’s RMA announcement from the Government and discuss the big dry.
04:50
The Country 09/12/25: Todd Charteris talks to Jamie Mackay
The chief executive of Rabobank comments on the bank’s latest farmer confidence survey, which sees farmer sentiment dipping from near-record highs, with dairy farmers now less confident.
03:56
The Country 09/12/25: Farmer Tom Martin talks to Jamie Mackay
Our UK farming correspondent discusses one of the worst grain harvests on record (three of the worst five on record have happened since 2020). We also discuss the worst government ever for British farmers and one of the better English rugby sides.
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