Pest
On the hunt for wallaby at Ground Zero
A group of Te Arawa iwi are trying to reclaim their forest from mobs of wallabies which they say are killing the bush and gobbling up farmland pasture. While, national efforts to eradicate the pest… Audio
Pest control creates balance for Northland farmer
When Geoff Crawford started trapping for pests on his farms, he was catching 70 possums a week. Now he's lucky if he gets seven...and the community have jumped on board too. Audio
Fighting the Fall Armyworm
Alison Watson has extensive international experience dealing with the fall army worm which can wipe out crops. The pest was found in Tauranga and near Hamilton this month. She heads ASEAN's fall… Audio
Catfish cull from Rotorua lakes
Children from more than 20 schools are helping to rid Rotorua's lakes of the aquatic pest, catfish.The introduced species is an environmental threat preying on small native fish, and stirring up… Audio, Gallery
Stinging in the Rain
Nelson-based Richard Toft has won a Conservation Innovation award from the World Wildlife Fund for his development of Vespex, an award-winning New Zealand designed wasp bait aimed at decimating the… Audio
Stewart Island could become world's biggest sanctuary
A $100 million plan to create the world's biggest wildlife sanctuary on Stewart Island is being put to residents this week.
'Exciting' step in ladybird bio-control tests
A new study shows the southern ladybird has strong potential to be a bio-control agent for fighting the tomato-potato psyllid.
