Conan Young

Ten people have been taken to Christchurch Hospital in the past 48 hours after smoking synthetic cannabis and as a result suffering seizures and heart attacks. Detective Inspector Greg Murton told… Audio

An Australian IT expert says New Zealand would be crazy to adopt online voting for local government elections and would be opening itself up to widespread electoral fraud. Nine councils including… Audio

Key parts of the Pike River Mine's electrical infrastructure could have survived the multiple explosions that shook it close to eight years ago. The 400 metre network of tunnels off to the side of the… Video, Audio

A few weeks ago, after culling 1700 calves, Ben Walling and Sarah Flintoft's farm was declared Mycoplasma bovis free. Conan Young and Dan Cook returned to find out how they were getting on. Video, Audio

A South Canterbury farmer says roads in his district have become impassable due to the poor job the council is doing maintaining them. Rural roads are deteriorating at a faster rate thanks to the… Audio

A hardy crowd of about 500 turned out for a victory parade for the newly crowned super rugby champions, despite bitterly cold and wet conditions today. Video, Audio

The Australian soldier trapped high up on Mount Aspiring for four nights has finally been flown off the mountain and taken to hospital. Video, Audio

As farmers, MPI and the Government work to contain the spread of Mycoplasma Bovis, farming communities are making adjustments large and small, including putting calves at school pet days and A and P… Video, Audio

The government needs to end the production of single use plastic. The demand has come from Forest and Bird which points to research showing the Tasman Sea is the riskiest place in the world for sea… Audio

Single use plastic is emerging as one of the biggest threats to the nation's sea birds, many of which are already classified as threatened. Forest and Bird has presented the government with evidence… Audio

Owners of pet rabbits are fearing for the safety of their animals after revelations a new strain of the calicivirus has been in the country much longer than first thought. Inquiries by RNZ News have… Audio

The search for woodwork and metalwork teachers has headed overseas as schools struggle to fill vacancies with locally trained candidates. Principals say paying more for foreigners to teach the… Audio

A North Otago farmer who lost her farm after having to deal with a mystery illness has had it confirmed her calves that year had Mycoplasma bovis. Video, Audio

Mycoplasma bovis is now this country's most expensive biosecurity breach. Conan Young asks whether eradication is even possible and what impact it will have on the way NZ farms. Video, Audio

Ministry for Primary Industry's head of biosecurity Roger Smith told 200 North Canterbury farmers that the agency was prevented from naming farmers with properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis due… Audio