Pigs

Wild Game owners Jordan and Varnnah Hamilton-Bicknell were named Supreme Winner in both the bacon and the ham categories of the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards. Audio

Aaron Dodd, Chief Investigator and Deputy Director of the Centre for Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, based at the University of Melbourne, chats about the foot and mouth disease risk for New… Audio

Farmers at Hamilton's Frankton sales are buying in the hope that rain will eventually arrive. Audio

Lord Havoc has a passion for pigs. Ian Jackson runs the Havoc Pork free range piggery in South Canterbury. Sows at the outdoor farm spend their days fossicking for roots, grubs and worms while their… Audio

Pieter Bloem is a second generation Otago pig farmer. The family farm, overlooking Dunedin on one side and the ocean on the other, was bought by his parents in 1954. They were intending to milk cows… Audio

In the wake of the coronavirus out of Wuhan, China, Edinburgh-based GP and writer Dr. Gavin Francis insists we are getting better and better at controlling these things, but he is adamant there will… Audio

Earlier this year, two pro-meat protesters skinned and ate raw squirrels in front of members of the public at a vegan food stand in Soho. Inspired by the event, food writer George Reynolds set out to… Audio

Two seriously overweight kune kune pigs, Jenny and Craig, are in SPCA foster care after a report of concern about their size. They are both on a strict no carb, herbivorous diet. Craig (pictured… Audio

There's never a dull moment for Waipara Valley farmer, educator and foodie Angela Clifford. She grows 60 varieties of fruit and vegetables and has chickens, turkeys, ducks, sheep, bees, cows and pigs… Audio

African Swine Fever has slid under the radar in the west, but it's about to have a huge impact on pork prices around the world.  Audio

When 14-year-old George heard two Kunekune pigs were looking for a new home, he stepped up - adopting the porkers. It wasn't long before they became part of the family. Video, Audio

Denmark is building a wall along the Danish-German border to stop wild boars from getting in and spreading African swine fever. Journalist Tom Carstensen explains what's happening at the border. Audio

Former RNZ Rural News reporter Alexa Cook is traveling through Europe with her partner. She tells Cosmo about the farming observations she has made in Ireland and Scotland. Audio

A Far North farmer and naturalist says wild pigs are causing terrible damage to ancient kauri forest on Northland's steep west coast. Kevin Matthews says he took Te Papa researchers to the Warawara… Audio

Many people believe sheep on steep hill country farms don't affect the water quality of streams – but that's not quite the case, says animal behaviour scientist Dr Lindsay Matthews. Audio

According to animal advocacy group SAFE there are about 15,000 sows confined to farrowing crates at any one time. Pigs can't turn around inside one, but farmers say they're humane. Video, Audio

New Zealand’s longest serving political leader suddenly signed off this week warning that superficial stuff seemed to be drowning out real political issues in the media. Week one of the election… Audio

SAFE is calling for a national ban on farrowing crates, used in 70 percent of pig farming in New Zealand. Checkpoint has exclusive footage secretly filmed inside the crates. Jessie Chiang reports. Video, Audio

Whangarei Councillor Jayne Golightly brought her pet piglet to a council meeting. Or did she? Video, Audio