/on-air/the-country/audio/rss ¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Sun, 18 Jan 2026 22:44:02 Z en /on-air/the-country/audio/david-seymour-act-party-leader-speaks-ahead-of-treasury-half-year-economic-and-fiscal-update-and-budget-policy-statement/ /on-air/the-country/audio/david-seymour-act-party-leader-speaks-ahead-of-treasury-half-year-economic-and-fiscal-update-and-budget-policy-statement/ The Deputy Prime Minister's keeping tight-lipped around details in key Government documents, set to be unveiled tomorrow. Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update and Budget Policy Statement are set to be released. It's expected to reveal key fiscal metrics, including details of when a potential surplus may come to fruition - and where cost savings have been made. David Seymour says the Government's holding the line on fiscal discipline - but won't give away any figures. LISTEN ABOVE Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:25:37 Z /on-air/the-country/audio/miles-hurrell-fonterra-ceo-on-whether-dairy-farmers-will-break-even-this-season/ /on-air/the-country/audio/miles-hurrell-fonterra-ceo-on-whether-dairy-farmers-will-break-even-this-season/ Fonterra still expects most dairy farmers to break even this season. It's lowered the forecast farmgate milk payout midpoint for this season, from $10 to $9.50. It follows a sharp drop in global dairy prices, sparked by a big lift in global supply. Fonterra boss Miles Hurrell says while the forecast is well below last season's $10.16 payout, farmers should still be pretty happy. LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:25:35 Z /on-air/the-country/audio/winston-peters-foreign-minister-outlines-future-plans-for-nz-first/ /on-air/the-country/audio/winston-peters-foreign-minister-outlines-future-plans-for-nz-first/ Winston Peters is eyeing-up his next term in politics. The seasoned politician doesn't look to be slowing down New Zealand First's campaign machine any time soon. Peters indicated to The Country's Jamie Mackay that they're already a double-digit party, by some counts. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:09:18 Z /on-air/the-country/audio/miles-hurrell-fonterra-ceo-on-the-companys-sale-of-key-consumer-brands/ /on-air/the-country/audio/miles-hurrell-fonterra-ceo-on-the-companys-sale-of-key-consumer-brands/ Fonterra's sale of brands like Mainland and Anchor is expected to have ripple effects across the economy. Farmer-shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to sell off the dairy co-op's consumer arm to French dairy giant Lactalis for $4.2 billion dollars. It's expected to unlock billions of dollars of additional spending into the economy.  Chief executive Miles Hurrell says says Fonterra hopes to return about $3.2 billion to shareholders - equivalent to about 0.7 percent of GDP. LISTEN ABOVE Thu, 30 Oct 2025 02:28:43 Z