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The Country host Jamie Mackay at the Impact Summit in Christchurch with 2024 Zanda McDonald Award winners Nancy Crawshaw (left) and Tessa Chartres.

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay is live from the Impact Summit 2026 in Christchurch, as he waits to find out who this year’s Zanda McDonald Award winners will be.

On with the show:

Rhys Roberts:

The chairman of the Impact Summit is also a 2022 Zanda McDonald Award winner and a Mid Canterbury dairy farmer (with a market garden) with Align Farms.

He discusses how the summit is about connecting people.

Conor English:

A former chief executive of Federated Farmers, and brother of former Prime Minister Sir Bill English, comments on the state of the National Party.

He’s also the president of the New Zealand Esports Federation, which starts an argument with The Country’s host, who insists gaming isn’t a sport.

Richard Green:

A leading agribusiness entrepreneur explains his talk at the Impact Summit, as one of this morning’s keynote speakers.

Nancy Crawshaw and Tessa Chartres:

Time for a chat with the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award winners before their presentation this afternoon.

Crawshaw won for New Zealand, and Chartres was the Australian victor in the transtasman awards.

Dr Victoria Hatton, the chief executive of FoodHQ Innovations, caught up with The Country's Jamie Mackay at the Impact Summit in Christchurch.

Dr Victoria Hatton:

The chief executive of FoodHQ Innovation is a futurist focused on building across the food innovation ecosystem.

Doug Avery, aka The Resilient Farmer (left), catches up with The Country's Jamie Mackay at the Impact Summit in Christchurch.

Doug Avery:

We catch up with The Resilient Farmer, a long-time mentor of the Zanda McDonald Awards.

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