Mike Joy
Long-finned Eels
Following a call for a moratorium on the eel fishery to protect long-finned eels, a review is under way. Audio
Ecologist says swimming hole safety is worse
Swimming in rivers and lakes during the summer holidays is a rite of passage for many New Zealanders - but how clean and safe are many of those swimming holes? Audio
Scientist and Fonterra say cadmium a growing problem
Fonterra has now acknowledged that fertilisers containing the heavy metal and known carcinogen Cadmium are causing increasing contamination of New Zealand soils. Audio
Scientist says environment reports will be reality check
An environmental scientist says the new State of the Environment reports will be a reality check for the Government. Audio
Long-finned Eels
Long-finned eels are endemic to New Zealand and a new report indicates that they are at risk of becoming extinct Audio
Activists say limits on farmers to preserve water quality
The Environmental Defence Society is backing calls from a Massey University scientist for limits to be placed on the intensity of farming. Audio
Industries deliberately "muddying the water" on damage
A fresh water scientist says people are being deliberately mislead about the damage of intensive farming. Audio
How clean are recreational sites on NZ rivers?
Green Party MP Eugenie Sage, Ministry for the Environment spokesperson Guy Beatson and Dr Mike Joy, senior lecturer in freshwater ecology and environmental science at Massey University. Audio
Mike Joy - Ecologist
Seventeen years ago Mike Joy went down to his local river to take his niece and nephew for a swim. What he discovered that day changed his life, and continues to dominate it - the health, or otherwise… Audio
Murky Waters
How clean are fresh water streams in New Zealand? There are plenty of figures painting a pretty gloomy picture of our nation's waterways and fingers are being pointed at dairy farmers. Freshwater… Audio
No excuse for repeated wastewater breaches - ecologist
Mike Joy, who used to compile the regional council river reports until a few years ago, is a Massey University ecologist. Audio
Scientists and anglers scoff at farmer claims
Claims by the outgoing Federated Farmers dairy chairman that trout are the stoat of waterways, causing a decline in water quality are being scoffed at by scientists and anglers. Audio
Our Changing World - Making a Stream More Fish Friendly
On one small stream north of Wellington, an engineering tweak to flood-gates might be just the thing to help more whitebait move in and out. Audio
Making a Stream More Fish Friendly
Mike Joy and students survey fish in a small stream before floodgates are modified to be more fish-friendly Audio
Spectre of sacking may have stayed Manawatu council's hand
An ecologist says the spectre of the Canterbury Regional Council's sacking may have played a part in a back down on water management rules by the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council. Audio
Manawatu River
The Manawatu River has been called one of the most polluted in the western world after new tests of its water. Audio
Manawatu River
Scientists say they're shocked by pollution readings from the Manawatu River, which show it to be one of the most contaminated fresh waterways in the Western world. Audio
Freshwater Fish and River Pollution
Freshwater ecologist Mike Joy talks about pollution in the Manawatu River and research into native galaxiid fish Audio
Science story
In a newly released report on the state of rivers in the Manawatu, the Horizons Regional Council describes the state of the Manawatu River as 'Generally Poor'. Audio