Hunting
The big Himalayan Tahr battle - why DoC is stuck in the middle
The rules over the culling and hunting of Himalayan Tahr are causing consternation for both hunters and environmentalists. Audio
Cam's food adventures
Hawke's Bay father, Cam, has been described as a cross between Bear Grylls and Jamie Oliver. Audio, Gallery
Mammoth novel offers cautionary tales from the past
Ireland-born and Australian-based author Chris Flynn's latest novel Mammoth is an unsurprisingly left-field offering, featuring actors Nicholas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio, and narration by a… Audio
Calling Home: Michael Hemmingsen in Guam
Michael Hemmingsen is one half of the two person team in the Philosophy programme at the University of Guam. He, wife Mariko and son Aki have lived on the tropical island for two and a half years and… Audio
Why do people freak out when they get lost?
Professor Kenneth Hill -- a psychologist who has dedicated his career to studying how lost people behave -- discusses his decades-long research into why people lost in forest and wildlands react the… Audio
Calling Home: Chene Wales-Baillie in Mpumalanga
Chene Wales-Baillie loved her life in New Zealand, and her family remain here to this day, but there was something about the animals and wildlife of the big game parks that ultimately drew her back to… Audio, Gallery
Alaskan hero providing groceries for entire town
Gustavus, Alaska, is home to the world's smallest and most isolated Costco shop. When it was cut off from its supply chain, owner Toshua Parker took matters into his own hands and started loading… Audio
The Garden of Eatin
Ross Nolly is a former butcher now writer and photographer who, amongst other things, farms maggots. Ross is trying to live self sufficiently near Stratford in Taranaki. The maggots feed on the parts… Audio, Gallery
The shadow hovering over NZ's gun owners
Insight - As legislation to ban most types of semi-automatic and military-style guns, after the atrocity of the mosque attacks, works its way through parliament Philippa Tolley explores how gun owners… Audio
Jim Shockey: People are the biggest threat to hunters
Jim Shockey's profession as a hunter often sees him and his family receive death threats from people.He explains to Jim what an ethical hunter is and how they are part of conservation efforts. Audio
Insight: Farmland - not so free to roam
Visitor numbers are increasing but how much public access should trampers, hunters and tourists be given or expect over farm land? Maja Burry has visited High Country Stations in the South Island to… Audio
Future of hunting statutory body under review
The future of the publicly funded hunters body, the Game Animal Council, hangs in the balance with the Minister of Conservation putting it under review.
Book charts changing face of Otago Peninsula
An environmental historian charts the transformation of the Otago Peninsula from rich forest to grassy pasture in the book "The Face of Nature." Audio
Why hunting accidents happen
New research has indentified pupil dilation, hydration and personality type may influence a hunter's decision-making at the point of firing. These are three of nine key points in Karl Bridges' PhD… Audio
Richard Hall - Reflections of a hunter
Wellington-based scientist Richard Hall describes himself as a hunter, fisher, diver and writer. In his book, Dark Forest Deep Sea: Reflections of a hunter, Hall shares his insights into what he calls… Audio
Shot-at chopper owner angry no charges laid
A helicopter owner is frustrated police are yet to lay charges seven months after he says his helicopter was shot at from a Bay of Plenty forest.
Poacher warning for farmers
The police are urging farmers to be on the look out for stock thieves and poachers over the long weekend.
However you slice it
Chris Thorn turned his passion for hunting and curing wild meats into a business that produces venison salami from locally shot deer. He and his wife Sally's Gathered Game salami sells in in specialty… Audio
Police poaching case criticised by watchdog
The police watchdog has criticised the handling of a case of two off-duty officers accused of poaching on a Central Otago farm.
Kindy possum hunt
Animal rights activists speak against a kindergarten's possum and rabbit hunt fund raiser. Audio