The Country Podcast
1) DairyNZ Update: Callum Eastwood generative artificial intelligence
Today on a special interview from DairyNZ, Michelle Watt talks to DairyNZ senior scientist Callum Eastwood, about what generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, and what opportunities it can provide...Show More
2) The Country Full Show: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Jane Smith, Rachel Shearer, Chris Russell, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3) The Country 05/02/26: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay
We find the Prince of the Provinces, Matua Shane, dodging foreign objects at Waitangi. We get his response to Sir Ian Taylor’s opposition to his proposed fast-tracked gold mine at Bendigo, ...Show More
4) The Country 05/02/26: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
North Otago sheep and beef farmer and award-winning environmentalist. She talks about the demise of fake food, the food pyramid being turned upside down and the woke school grading system. P...Show More
5) The Country 05/02/26: Rachel Shearer talks to Jamie Mackay
PGG Wrightson’s GM of Wool reviews a market on the up and up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6) The Country 05/02/26: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
Our Australian correspondent comments on the heat wave, bush fires, the dumb Rugby World Cup draw, exporting camel milk to the US, and breeding sterile blowflies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...Show More
7) The Country 05/02/26: Phil Duncan to Jamie Mackay
Monday’s resident weatherman wraps the week on a Thursday, as he previews the long holiday weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8) The Country with Beef + Lamb New Zealand: 75 years strong, the sheep & beef farm survey
To understand where you’re headed, sometimes you need to look back. This year marks 75 years of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Sheep and Beef Survey — 75 years of data, insights...Show More
9) The Country Full Show: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Sir Ian Taylor, Paul Joules, and Richard Allen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10) The Country 04/02/26: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
The PM ponders the lead-up to National Lamb Day (Feb 15) and the National Lamb Day broadcast from Parliament Lawns next Wednesday (Feb 11). We also discuss the upcoming regional farmer Field Days seas...Show More