Rural

The Ministry for Primary Industries says its procedures have changed since a report in 2012 found faults with recording catch levels at the Southern Blue Whiting fishery. Audio

A Canterbury dairy farmer says the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has brought an end to his farming career. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told farmers in South Canterbury today that the Biosecurity Act would be overhauled once MPI's investigation into Mycoplasma bovis was complete. Video, Audio

Ashburton farmer Frank Peters will lose 55 years of breeding when his entire herd of 2000 cattle go to slaughter after just one tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio

Biosecurity New Zealand is upping its capacity to deal with Mycoplasma bovis. Audio

Debbie Stewart has spent decades dedicated to the predatory birds of New Zealand. She's the founder of Wingspan based in Rotorua, the conservation, education and research organisation for birds of… Audio, Gallery

What's behind the Government's decision to try and eradicate the disease rather than manage it as an ongoing presence in NZ farming? Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is a window to attempt the… Audio

The long awaited decision on what to do about Mycoplasma bovis came yesterday - and the answer was staged eradication.  

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Waikato farmer Henk Smit might leave farming all together now his cattle have to be culled. He tells Zac Fleming about how he ended up with the infected cows, and what he thinks about MPI's process so… Video, Audio

The government believes eradicating Mycoplasma bovis is possible as all cases can be linked back to one farm, but some farmers are warning it's already too late. Video, Audio

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor joins Checkpoint live to discuss the government's decision to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis, rather than trying to contain it. He talks to John… Video, Audio

The government has decided to attempt to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis, at a cost of $886 million. All cattle on infected farms and most on restricted farms will be culled. Video, Audio

Today the decision will be made over whether to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis or to contain it. The Ministry of Primary Industries has been criticised for their handling of the… Audio

Farmers will learn this afternoon whether the Government wants to try to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis or try to live with it it under managed, or contained conditions. Audio

Farmers will learn today at 4pm whether the Government wants to try to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis or try to learn to live with it under managed, or contained conditions.  Audio

On 31 May, Dr Ann Brower will deliver a lecture at the University of Canterbury, titled: A Little Guy's Guide to Making a Difference after receiving the Critic and Conscience of Society Award earlier… Audio

Raquel Walker's equestrian performance coach Jeanette Garrett created a programme that enabled the disabled rider from Motueka to compete in last year's Special Olympics. She won a silver and two… Audio

Plant and Food Research is trialing a radically new way of growing trees. It is training them to grow like candelabra. Audio