The Country
  • The Country home
  • Latest news
  • Audio & podcasts
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life
  • Listen on iHeart radio

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • Coast & Country News
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Horticulture
  • Animal health
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life

Media

  • Podcasts
  • Video

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whāngarei
  • Dargaville
  • Auckland
  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Hamilton
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Te Kuiti
  • Taumurunui
  • Taupō
  • Gisborne
  • New Plymouth
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Whanganui
  • Palmerston North
  • Levin
  • Paraparaumu
  • Masterton
  • Wellington
  • Motueka
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Westport
  • Reefton
  • Kaikōura
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Christchurch
  • Ashburton
  • Timaru
  • Wānaka
  • Oamaru
  • Queenstown
  • Dunedin
  • Gore
  • Invercargill

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Country

The Country - No golf edition

The Country
19 May, 2020 01:30 AMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article

Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay tried to talk about his latest round of golf, but Rowena Duncum and Sam "Lashes" Casey were having none of it.

On with the show:

Todd Muller:

National's Agriculture spokesman sings the praises of the primary sector, particularly the kiwifruit industry, plus we address the elephant in the room - the National Party leadership.

Cameron Bagrie:

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Is an independent economist who comments on the jobs of the future, a tidal wave of taxation coming our way and whether mortgage interest rates could go even lower.

Sarah von Dadelszen:

Is a high-profile agribusiness woman and Hawkes Bay farmer who talks about the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, how to have a Covid Drought Shout and a lack of water for duck shooting.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Jim Hopkins:

We ask a well-known rural raconteur how he sees the current economic downturn playing out for our nation?

Listen below:

Discover more

Win weekly prize packs with Speight's and The Country

31 May 12:00 PM

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The increasing desirability of a farming career

18 May 05:30 PM

The Country - Welcome back Lashes edition

18 May 01:58 AM
Premium
Companies

Pressure on meat companies to return huge wage subsidy

18 May 06:00 PM
Save
    Share this article

Latest from The Country

The Country

Award-winning couple juggle family and farming

24 Dec 04:01 PM
The Country

Wool booms to war letters: Rural Christmas tales from the past

24 Dec 04:00 PM
The Country

Year in Review: When Jack Fagan won the world's richest speed shear

24 Dec 04:00 PM

Sponsored

The Bay’s secret advantage

07 Dec 09:54 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

Award-winning couple juggle family and farming
The Country

Award-winning couple juggle family and farming

This look into farming life with the Langfords was one of the most popular reads of 2025.

24 Dec 04:01 PM
Wool booms to war letters: Rural Christmas tales from the past
The Country

Wool booms to war letters: Rural Christmas tales from the past

24 Dec 04:00 PM
Year in Review: When Jack Fagan won the world's richest speed shear
The Country

Year in Review: When Jack Fagan won the world's richest speed shear

24 Dec 04:00 PM


The Bay’s secret advantage
Sponsored

The Bay’s secret advantage

07 Dec 09:54 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP