Possums
Possum spotting in the city
A University of Otago and Manaaki Whenua/Landcare Research study suggests people living in urban areas could carry out possum control to help keep numbers down. Audio
Fun diggity dog - pests become pooch toys
Southland woman, Louise Mackenzie's start-up Fun Diggity Dog came about when Covid struck and her job in the tourism sector went with it. Working from her dining room table in the rural settlement of… Audio, Gallery
Pesky Possum
Ben Stubbs killed 800 possums in his QE2 block just after Christmas. He earnt more for the fur from those animals than he did from his wool cheque off 2000 ewes. He says it makes you view road kill… Audio
Predator Free NZ - dream or reality?
A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality. Audio
Our Changing World for 20 June 2019
A panel discussion on 'Predator Free New Zealand - dream or reality' with five experts in pest biology and large scale eradication porjects. Audio
The two-in-one predator trap
Kevin Bain, the technical manager for NZ Auto traps talks about his trap with an award-winning mechanism which captures and kills both rats and possums. The trap is being taken up by DoC and local… Audio
Peace on Pepin: Bush restoration woos tourists to tiny island
Pepin Island near Nelson was bought by a German business woman in 1996 for two million dollars. She employed local farmers Andrew and Nicki Newton to manage the scenic 521 hectare sheep and beef… Audio
Outrage over possum abuse
Animal welfare groups are outraged after footage released on social media shows a possum being struck so hard in the face it flies through the air. SPCA and Paw Justice say while possums are pests… Video, Audio
Predator-Free 2050 announcement
Predator-Free 2050 has developed a four-part research strategy to save New Zealand's biological heritage. Audio
Fur flies over possum poisoning
New Zealand's goal to become predator free by 2050 is wasting a valuable resource in the process, a possum-fur industry veteran says.
Why drowning is not the best way to kill a baby possum
Drury School has come under fire from the SPCA after it drowned possum joeys in a bucket during a fundraising possum hunt. Eva Corlett talks to a professor about the most humane way to kill the… Audio
Activists call for more humane killing of possums
Animal activists are calling for wider discussion about killing possums, saying current methods are cruel.
The Great Manawahe Bunny Hunt
Every year, hunters and locals from Manawahe head out onto farmland and into the hills to shoot rabbits and other pests for the district's bunny hunt – a community event with games, skinning… Audio, Gallery
Lloyd Esler - Possums
Lloyd is with us to talk possums and share his knowledge about Possums. How the early settlers started a fur industry and unwittingly started a pest problem. His self published book is called Rabbits… Audio
1080 opponents reach agreement with DOC
DOC has reached an agreement with people opposed to 1080 which could see future poison drops in the Mt Taranaki area canned. Audio
Jamie Steer: introduced species
Kim Hill talks to Dr Jamie Steer, whose research explores the understanding of introduced species in New Zealand in the context of biodiversity management, arguing for a more reconciliatory approach… Audio
A conservation summit on Predator Free NZ 2050
Three leading eradication experts talk about Predator Free New Zealand 2050, including the social aspects of engaging communities and the need to develop new tools to better control rats, stoats and… Audio
Predator Free NZ - ambitious and under-funded
The Government has announced ambitious plans to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050 - but how achievable is it?
Pest possums' plight prompts protest
Three protesters have stripped off in Christchurch to protest use of possum fur, arguing rights for pest animals are overlooked.
TB eradication programme marks milestone
New Zealand has taken another step towards becoming TB-free with large areas of previously infected land being declared free of the disease.