Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage discusses tahr cull

The powerful hunting lobby has won concessions in the heated fight over the cull of thousands of Himalayan Tahr from the Southern Alps. The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has been forced to re-think plans to cull 10,000 Himalayan Tahr after a meeting was held yesterday between her and hunting groups as well as conservation groups and iwi. The Deerstalkers Association says the Minister has pulled back from positions which the industry had found unacceptable. Ms Sage talks to Susie Ferguson.