Set in the heady days of 1970's Italy, before the internet shrank the world, 'Italia 77' tells a compelling story of two Lancastrian friends, fresh from the UK, one a failed dental student, the other, an ageing rugby star, who find themselves landed in Rome with the bold intention of taking the Italian sporting scene by storm, but this is far from being a sporting memoir. Join us on a journey of enlightenment, adventure, enduring friendship and discovery on a five-year trail from Rome to Flo ...
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This portable podcast is hosted and edited by Gavin Watson, a British Army veteran of 16 years. He talks to other military veterans, allowing them to share their stories and experiences from before, during and after service. This podcast will give non-military personnel the chance to gain a better understanding of military life and gain an insight into what the transition back to civilian life can be like. These strong individuals may inspire, after dealing with diversity, resilience and pos ...
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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.
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This is the REX Podcast feed - your one-stop-shop for all things Rural. REX is the best of rural radio hosted by Dominic George. Dedicated to the backbone of NZ, join us as we discuss rural challenges and issues, find stories that inspire and empower, and celebrate key players in the sector across Aotearoa. For more rural news and updates, head to www.rexonline.co.nz.
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Work has become such a huge part of our lives - how much of it we're doing, how many hours we're devoting to it, and what its monetary value is. But why? We may not be simply defined by our job titles, but our current relationship to "the hustle" has begun to define whole generations. It's time to talk about more than just what we do for a living. Join me as I sit down with guests to trace their careers and their relationship to work.
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Rabobank Best of The Country: August 31, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Nicola Willis, Emma Higgins, Jane Smith, and Samuel Whitelock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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Decoding New Zealands Agri Markets with Susan Kilsby
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Julia talks with Susan Kilsby, New Zealand's top rural economist, about the latest trends in agriculture. They cover key market dynamics, challenges in beef, lamb, and dairy, and the impact of global economic shifts on New Zealand's farming sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country Full Show: Friday, August 30, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Samuel Whitelock, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/08/24: Samuel Whitelock talks to Jamie Mackay - Part One
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It’s the top of the best-selling list - Samuel Whitelock, View from the Second Row - the story of how family, farming and footy made a champion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/08/24: Samuel Whitelock talks to Jamie Mackay - Part Two
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Jamie Mackay continues his farming and footy chat with the former All Black, who can now add author to his list of achievements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/08/24: Stu Loe and Stu Duncan talk to Jamie Mackay
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Today’s farmer panel comes to us from North Canterbury and the Maniototo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/08/24: Ian Kirkpatrick talks to Jamie Mackay
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We talk farming, Heartland Rugby and the All Blacks test with the patron of New Zealand Rugby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/08/24: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
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NIWA’s weather guy has just released his spring outlook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country: August Wool Report with PGG Wrightson's Rachel Shearer
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The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson's GM for Wool, Rachel Shearer, about the state of the market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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REX August 30th - Julia Jones from the Real Optimism podcast, Mark McCoard from NZ Deer Farmers Association, Lynda Gray from Deer Industry News and Fleur Wolstenholme from Treats of Tauop
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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Julia Jones from the Real Optimism podcast about her recent experience at the NZ Plant Protection Society symposium and filling in on the REX Daily Podcast next week... He talks with NZ Deer Farmers Association Chair Mark McCoard about the history of the industry, the current state of play and its prospe…
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The Country Full Show: Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Sir David Carter, Jane Smith, Emma Higgins, Chris Russell, and Mark de Lautour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/08/24: Sir David Carter talks to Jamie Mackay
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The biggest A&P Show in the land is back! The Chair of the Board (and former Minister of Agriculture) explains the rationale behind the rebranded Christchurch Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/08/24: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
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Is an outspoken North Otago farmer who doesn't hold back when we let her off the chain to talk Pāmu, Pinetree's and Perendales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/08/24: Emma Higgins talks to Jamie Mackay
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Rabobank's senior agricultural analyst, and author of the Q3 Global Dairy Quarterly Report, has raised the bank's milk price forecast to $8.60. Plus we ask if Fonterra can maintain its place as the sixth largest dairy company in the world? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/08/24: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
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Australian correspondent talks inflation, OCR, deforestation-free beef, and a big farmer protest rally in Canberra on September 10 against anti-farming policies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/08/24: Mark de Lautour talks to Jamie Mackay
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Does the chief executive of Open Country Dairy see any chance of a milk price beginning with a 9 for 24/25? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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REX August 29th - George Adams from Synlait, Gilman Scholar Alum Darrin Vander Plas and Kieran Callaghan from Classic Sheepskins
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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Synlait Chair George Adams about the proposed recapitalisation of the beleaguered Canterbury-based milk processor, what's led the company to this point and why former CEO and Chair John Penno is moving to block next month's vote... He talks with US based Gilman Scholar Alum Darrin Vander Plas about what …
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The Country Full Show: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Nicola Willis, Mark Leslie, Siobhan Lynch, and Ray Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 28/08/24: Miles Hurrell talks to Jamie Mackay
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The chief executive of Fonterra joins us, to much fanfare and speculation, for the second time within a week. So what's the big news? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 28/08/24: Nicola Willis talks to Jamie Mackay
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The Finance Minister talks about cosy pillow fights amongst the banks, the prospects of a capital/wealth/land tax under a National-led government, and whether she subscribes to John Key's mantra that "where Fonterra goes, New Zealand goes"? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 28/08/24: Mark Leslie talks to Jamie Mackay
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The chief executive of Pamu defends himself against claims from Act leader David Seymour the "Landcorp is taking taxpayers for a ride". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 28/08/24: Siobhan Lynch talks to Jamie Mackay
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Fully robotic tractors are just around the corner according to Brandt's expert on precision technology. But what about fully electric or hybrid tractors? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 28/08/24: Ray Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
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The Director General of MPI talks border biosecurity, M. Bovis, animal welfare and getting young people into the primary sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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REX August 28th - Jon Pemberton from Ag Proud NZ, Freddy Gane from Kaituna Ridges and Life Coach Shane Bird
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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Ag Proud NZ Chair Jon Pemberton about the risk of complacency within the agriculture sector, the volatile nature of an increasingly divisive political system and the ongoing efforts of Southlanders to improve its water quality... He talks with Freddy Gane from Kaituna Ridges near Havelock about making fa…
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The Country Full Show: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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Rowena Duncum talks to Todd McClay, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Dansy Coppell, Craig "Dairyman" Hickman, and Jamie Mackay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 27/08/24: Todd McClay talks to Rowena Duncum
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We find the Minister of Trade and Agriculture playing host today – for the CE of the OECD, find out how the second half of his trip to India went, and what’s on his bragging list of things going well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 27/08/24: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Rowena Duncum
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One of farming’s leading academics looks at the future of Pāmu, given David Seymour yesterday wanted to sell the artist formerly known as Landcorp. Plus, we look at water quality in the Seine and the difference in warning levels between Europe and NZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 27/08/24: Dansy Coppell talks to Rowena Duncum
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Is one half of the amazing team at Repost – who featured on Country Calendar on Sunday. She talks about the CC experience and why they spread wool on their paddocks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 27/08/24: Craig "Dairyman" Hickman talks to Rowena Duncum
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The Ashburton dairy farmer updates weather and track conditions at the 70% point in calving, plus why it’s important to look after your on-farm team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 27/08/24: Jamie Mackay talks to Rowena Duncum
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The host of The Country is in a highly secretive location, filming a highly secretive video. We chat about one of South Canterbury’s most famous spud farmers - Dick Tayler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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REX August 27th - Katie Milne from Predator Free 2050, Polly McGuckin from Exquisite Wool Traders, Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch and Patsy Bass from Reefton Distilling Co.
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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Predator Free 2050 board member and former Federated Farmers President Katie Milne about the progress made by Predator Free, its unintended positive consequences and her recent trip to the US... He talks with Polly McGuckin, the founder and GM of Exquisite Wool Traders, about the state of the wool indust…
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The Country Full Show: Monday, August 26, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, David Seymour, Duncan Humm, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 26/08/24: Toby Williams talks to Jamie Mackay
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Federated Farmers say the ‘Why Pines?’ report released today by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge should serve as a major wake-up call for the Government. "It may have been published as a report, but it reads more like a horror story for New Zealand’s farmers and rural communities," says Federated Farmers meat & wool chair. See omny…
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The Country 26/08/24: David Seymour talks to Jamie Mackay
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We yarn to the Act Party leader about selling off Landcorp/Pamu, the banking enquiry, the PM's harsh message to Councils, whether his Treaty Principles Bill is dead in the water, and has he been dining out on too much woke food? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 26/08/24: Duncan Humm talks to Jamie Mackay
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Today's farmer panel hails from Mid Canterbury. A dairy and deer farmer respectively. Will they both be in the clover with milk at $9 and venison at $10? Unfortunately we could only find Duncan so we didn't find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 26/08/24: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay
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Monday's resident weather expert says a windy week is on the way for many parts of New Zealand as very large and powerful winter storms grow over the Southern Ocean and parts of coastal Antarctica. High pressure remains over central Australia and to the north of NZ. In a nutshell this means for a large part of Southern Australia and over to New Zea…
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REX August 26th - DINZ Chef Shannon Campbell, Toby Williams from Federated Farmers, Clive Kaiser from Lincoln University and Young Butcher of the Year Sam Weller
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On Today's Rural Exchange Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Europe-based Deer Industry NZ Chef Shannon Campbell about preparing food for Kiwi athletes at the Paris Olympics, promoting NZ farm raised venison and living in Berlin... He talks with Federated Farmers meat & Wool Chair Toby Williams about the recently released 'Why Pines?' report and why he …
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Rabobank The Best of The Country: August 24, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Anne-Marie Roerink, Todd Charteris, Mark Warren, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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Debt, Dollars, and Disruption: Macro trends with Jarred Mair
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Join me and Jarred Mair, Chief Insights Officer at MPI, as we dive into global macro trends. From debt-driven economies to emerging tech, Jared breaks down what’s shaping our future and how to navigate it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By rova | REX
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The Country Full Show: Friday, August 23, 2024
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Rowena Duncum talks to Miles Hurrell, Emma Poole and Tim Dangen, Chris Russell, Anne Paterson, Sam Weller, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 23/08/24: Miles Hurrell talks to Rowena Duncum
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Fonterra CEO on the co-op’s milk forecast upgrade this morning, on the back of strong GDT auctions this month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 23/08/24: Emma Poole and Tim Dangen talk to Rowena Duncum
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The 2022 and 2023 Young Farmers of the Year – brother and sister duo Tim Dangen and Emma Poole looking at interest rates (have their banks passed on cuts yet?), strong beef (and beef calf) prices, a cracking season for the North Island and this week’s vet study highlighting shortages in the industry and poor retention. See omnystudio.com/listener f…
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The Country 23/08/24: Chris Russell talks to Rowena Duncum
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Our Australian correspondent looking at Australian fears of imposed tariffs on beef and lamb over the next five months as election fever sets in and Biden courts the farm lobby, plus how, despite being Australia’s cheapest protein in a cost of living crisis, Chicken consumption drops 9%. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 23/08/24: Anne Paterson talks to Rowena Duncum
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Kiwi Axe-woman and 2024 New Zealand Rural Sportswoman of the year ahead of competing in the STIHL Timbersports International Women’s Cup in Germany on Sunday night NZT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 23/08/24: Sam Weller talks to Rowena Duncum
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From New World Ravenswood in Christchurch, who last night claimed the coveted Young Butcher of the Year title, with the judges commenting that “what set Sam apart was her back-of-house work – she left really clean bones, and her finishing standard was excellent.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 23/08/24: Chris Brandolino talks to Rowena Duncum
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NIWA Weather Guy on the mixed weather that’s in store across NZ for the next few weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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REX August 23rd - Alastair Miller from Aura Information Security, Peter Reynolds from Moral Compass and Geoff Rogers from High Country Fencing
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On today's podcast, Dom talks with Alastair Miller from Aura Information Security about the recent ransomware attack in Switzerland in which a farmer’s automated milking systems were breached by hackers demanding payment, the threat cyberattacks pose to the wider agricultural industry and advice to stop it... He talks with Peter 'Razor' Reynolds, a…
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The Country Full Show: Thursday, August 22, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Dr Jenny Webster-Brown, Mark Warren, and Jason Te Brake. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 22/08/24: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay
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He refers to himself as the "Prince of the Provinces" but is he still the Prince of the Pine Trees? Does he still want to plant a billion trees? And what’s he going to do about the energy crisis and are the banks ripping us off? We let Matua Shane off the chain! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 22/08/24: Dr Jenny Webster-Brown talks to Jamie Mackay
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The co-author of a just-released white paper - Why Pines? - warns there will be a significant transition of sheep and beef farmers into pine forestry unless the current government policies and economic signals are reconsidered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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