Pests
Fall armyworm fight gearing up
The fight against the fall armyworm has stepped around Aotearoa. Ashley Mills from the Foundation for Arable research speaks to Jesse about their co-ordinated efforts to deal with the pest. Audio
The Week in Detail: Wallabies, AI, and the NZ Steel deal
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The wallabies threatening a national park
Wallabies are hopping closer to one of our most precious national parks. Have we got the tools to stop them in their tracks? Audio
The Week in Detail: Aotea restoration, KiwiRail off the track, and workplace dangers
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Pests making most of debris as people rebuild after cyclone
As cyclone hit communities rebuild this lives, pests have been making the most of the chaos, destruction and abandoned homes.
Tired of seeing rats have free run, residents are taking matters into… Audio
Trappers unite over the net
Amid the shiny tractors, new sheep breeds and delicious smelling spit roast at the Central Districts Fieldays in Feilding this weekend, was a stand featuring different types of pest traps. People were… Audio
Auckland pest controllers warn of rodent rise after floods
Some Auckland pest controllers are warning about an influx in rodents and pests after a fortnight of hot, wet weather.
But despite pest control companies recieving more calls, the council expects… Audio
Central Auckland rat infestation 'out of control'
Usually we think of rat infestations as being out of sight and underground. But if you go into a central Auckland suburb right now, you'll see big sewer rats out and about in broad daylight. Audio
The conversation we're not ready for - killing cats
Feral cats are killing our native birds, but the conversation about getting rid of them just isn't happening. Audio
Summer Science: Voices - To spray or not to spray
Summer science continues with a play of a science related episode from RNZ's Voices podcast. In 'To spray or not to spray' we meet Tim Vandervoet as he investigates ways to reduce insecticide use in… Audio
Rabbit numbers rocketing around the country
Hawke's Bay is seeing the highest numbers of rabbits since records began in 1996. Campbell Leckie, Hawke's Bay Regional Council Manager of Catchment Services, talks to Jesse about how to tackle the… Audio
Conservation park declares war on rabbits
A conservation park near Masterton is about to level up its battle against a soaring population of rabbits, after a funding boost from Government.
Breakthrough in Hawkes Bay TB response
The animal health agency working to eradicate TB in the Hawkes Bay has gained access to two large forestry blocks in order to cull possums.
Tame Malcolm: using indigenous methods to fight pests
Tame Malcolm has always been captivated by te ngahere - the forest. Now, Malcolm advocates using customary Maori methods to get rid of pests and is the operations manager at Te Tira Whakamataki - a… Audio
Midweek MediaWatch
Mediawatch's weekly catchup with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media unpicking the political strategy behind National's warnngs of "separatism". 'Bunny-pocalypse Now' in… Audio
Stoat DNA sequenced
The genetic code for our most wanted pest, the stoat, has been revealed. Audio
Elizabeth of Tawa: teen environmentalist takes on predators
Self-described 'bird nerd' Elizabeth Werner is working to eradicate predators in her Wellington neighbourhood. Video, Audio, Gallery
Massive urban pest eradication effort launched
The country's largest ever effort to eradicate pests from an urban area has begun. The $2.4m project aims to eliminate rats, stoats, weasels and possums from the Miramar peninsula in Wellington by… Video, Audio
Rogue rabbits force golfers off Otago green
Roxburgh Golf Club members say they're loosing a battle against rabbits, despite repeated poison drops, night shootings, and the release of a rabbit control virus. Audio
Deer are Not Like Moa
There's been a long held theory that, like the moa, introduced deer do a good job of keeping the ecosystem balance in our landscape and without them, plants would grow out of control. However, a new… Audio