In a region where plenty of productive farmland has disappeared into pine trees, two farming couples -Sam and Gemma Hain and Matt and Kate Long - are doing something uncommon – turning a carbon forestry block back into a working pastoral farm.

<p>In a region where plenty of productive farmland has disappeared into pine trees, two farming couples -Sam and Gemma Hain and Matt and Kate Long - are doing something uncommon &ndash; turning a carbon forestry block back into a working pastoral farm.</p>

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, iHeartCountry NZ, Hokonui & iHeartRadio.

<p>Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, iHeartCountry NZ, Hokonui &amp; iHeartRadio.</p>

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

The Country

The Country 31/07/26: Sam Hain and Matt Long talk to Jamie Mackay

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