Stewart Island
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Bruce Hopkins beds down in a DOC Hut - in someone's backyard! Produced by Bruce Hopkins and Justin Gregory. Audio
Hop, Skip and Jump
Bruce Hopkins hunkers down in Te Kuiti and meets a couple with a fascinating tale to tell. Produced by Bruce Hopkins and Justin Gregory. Executive Producer Tim Watkins. Audio
High and Dry
Bruce has a brainwave - but it's a bit too late. Produced by Bruce Hopkins and Justin Gregory. Executive Producer Tim Watkins. Audio
DoC responds to potential pest threat on Whenua Hou
It looks like a rat has made it onto a predator-free island off the coast of Stewart Island. Whenua Hou is the home of the Kakapo Recovery Programme. DoC's Tony Preston joins us with details of the… Audio
Have You Seen My Father and Brother
On a rest day in Auckland, disaster strikes when Bruce loses something irreplaceable. Audio
Take Two
After a frustrating injury break, Bruce Hopkins is back on the trail once more, beginning again from where he was forced to stop. Audio
Blue and Fortunate Water
While he recovers from injury, Bruce recalls a conversation with Te Araroa founder Geoff Chapple. Audio
Bung
After an accident on the trail, The Long Way Home gets just that little bit longer for Bruce Hopkins. Audio
Lost and Found
Bruce meets old friends and new on the trail south of Russell but an unexpected event puts the future in doubt. Audio
Four Forests in Four Days
Dreaming of ginger beer and ice cream, Bruce climbs the high hills of the Northland forests to get back to his old home in the Bay of Islands. Produced by Bruce Hopkins and Justin Gregory. Audio
90 Mile Beach
With a heavy pack and a lot of nerves, Bruce is underway, measuring the length of 90 Mile Beach and recalling dangerous days fishing off the Northland coast. Audio
The Long Way Home
Whenua, whakapapa, whanau. Bruce Hopkins walks Te Araroa to take his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. Produced by Bruce Hopkins and Justin Gregory. Audio
The Long Way Home - Coming Soon!
Whenua, whakapapa, whanau. In a new podcast series available from 16 October, Bruce Hopkins walks Te Araroa to take his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. Here's a quick taste. Audio
Marlborough oyster cull almost done
The removal of oysters from areas in the Marlborough Sounds is almost complete.
MPI faces angry Stewart Island locals over oysters
Roughly 70 residents packed out Stewart Island's community hall last night to hear from Ministry for Primary Industries officials over the cull of the island's farmed oysters. Audio
Stewart Island oyster cull underway
The Ministry for Primary Industries has started pulling up oysters at 14 farms in Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island, because they have become contaminated with Bonamia ostrea. Video, Audio
Order for oyster cull should have been made earlier, critics say
The Government has ordered the cull of all farmed oysters on Stewart Island in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly parasite bonamia ostreae, but many say the order should have come earlier. Video, Audio
Stewart Island oyster farmer talks to John Campbell
A Stewart Island Oyster farmer says lifting all the oysters to rid the parasite in Big Glory Bay will be a logistical nightmare. Video, Audio
Emergency meeting held over Stewart Island bay parasite found
An emergency meeting is to be held in Wellington today, a week after the lethal parasite Bonamia ostreae was detected in a Stewart Island bay; leading to strict rules around moving shelfish being… Audio
Bluff oyster fishermen demanding drastic action
Graeme Wright of the Bluff Oyster Management Company is calling on the Minister for Primary Industries to order all farmed oysters in Big Glory Bay to be pulled up as soon as possible to stop the… Audio