The Country

Rowena Duncum talks to Seth Carrier, Emma Poole and Tim Dangen, Hunter McGregor, Jason Everson, and Jason Wells.

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NIWA weatherman reports on a balmy Anzac Day but says we shouldn't expect this kind of weather next week. 

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This week, "The Dangen Zone" welcomes Sullivan Poole to the family, celebrates World Veterinary Day tomorrow, discusses the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final and the Clash of the Colleges competition, and looks forward to duck hunting. 

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Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks about the state of the Chinese economy, saying "Some parts are doing really well and some parts are doing quite poorly," plus an initiative to introduce Chinese consumers to Kiwi venison.    

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The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson Wool's Product and Innovation Manager about the state of the wool market, plus the Awatoto wool scour coming back online and the recent international wool conference in Adelaide. 

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Newstalk ZB's Political Editor wraps up a busy week in politics, including Winston Peters in Gallipoli, and what we can expect from MPs when Parliament resumes next week. 

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Rowena Duncum talks to Christopher Luxon, Chris Russell, Campbell Parker, and Mark de Lautour.

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The Prime Minister ponders the trade opportunities his Southeast Asia trip showcased, yesterday’s RMA announcement, employment legislation changes that affect the primary sector and where he’ll be spending Anzac Day.

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On the eve of Anzac Day, our Australian correspondent shares the amazing connections his family had with both World Wars.

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DairyNZ’s chief executive looks at what the proposed RMA changes mean for dairy farmers, the organisation’s connection with the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, and the importance of ongoing freshwater research.

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Open Country Dairy’s chief executive talks dairy farmer sentiment here in New Zealand, what he’s seeing in the overseas dairy markets and whether he just follows Fonterra’s Milk Price forecast.

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Rowena Duncum talks to Todd McClay, Miles Hurrell, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Bruce Weir, and Gerard Rushton.

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The Minister of Agriculture talks about proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which Federated Farmers has heralded as “the end of the war on farming”. The bill is expected to be introduced into Parliament next month.

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Fonterra’s chief executive is back in New Zealand after leading the Prime Minister’s business delegation to Southeast Asia. He shares the opportunities he discovered for Kiwi businesses and dairy.

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One of New Zealand’s leading farming academics and the newly-appointed deputy chair of DairyNZ looks at primary sector productivity and how job cuts in R&D may affect farmers.

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Rabobank’s General Manager Country Banking on the bank’s latest Financial Capability Workshops.

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Mid Canterbury Rugby chair with an update on the stoush between NZ Rugby and the Provincial Rugby Unions.

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Rowena Duncum talks to David Seymour, Adam Thompson and Rhys Roberts, Peter Nation, Jack Fagan, and Phil Duncan. 

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Act Party Leader and deputy Prime Minister in waiting. Is he in the naughty boy corner with the PM still? His trip to Taupo for Supercars, visits to rural companies lately and will rural NZ be impacted by job cuts in the education sector?

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