Conan Young
Insight: Farmers not co-operating on M bovis - MPI
The Ministry for Primary Industries hasn't a single case of a farmer contacting it to say they have traded with a farm whose animals were infected with Mycoplasma bovis. Officials says the lack of… Audio
Farmer blames 'fall from grace' on Mycoplasma bovis
Two years ago, Susan McEwan was running the biggest calf rearing operation in the South Island, but now she's cleaning in Palmerston. She says Mycoplasma bovis is to blame. You can hear more on… Video, Audio
Cows hit the road as sharemilkers fret on 'Gypsy Day'
Thousands of cows are on the move today as sharemilkers relocate their herds for the winter months as part of gypsy day. Conan Young travelled to mid-Canterbury to talk to farmers during their busiest… Video, Audio
M bovis concerns for farmers during 'Gypsy Day'
Friday is officially 'Gypsy Day', the first day of winter and the date dairy farmers from Kaitaia to Bluff move thousands of cows to new pastures for winter grazing. For sharemilkers who own cows but… Audio
Small Canterbury community facing complete eviction
Selwyn District Council is concerned about the cost of building a new sewarage scheme and is now considering not renewing Selwyn Huts owners' licences. Video, Audio
No fishing companies prosecuted over under-reporting of catch
Big fishing companies, including Sanford and Talley's, under-reported hundreds of tonnes of hoki, but MPI didn't prosecute them because it says court action doesn't help change behaviour. Audio
Fishing industry's big players under-reporting catch
A leaked fisheries report reveals some of the country's biggest fishing companies have been under-reporting their hoki catch by hundreds of tonnes. The report has been kept secret from the public for… Audio
Infected milk may be spreading M Bovis
Milk infected with Mycoplasma bovis could be one of the reasons the disease has spread from Southland to Waikato. Conan Young reports. Audio
All Mycoplasma Bovis cases traced back to single farm
The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed that all cases of Mycoplasma bovis identified so far can be linked back to the Southland farm owned by Alfons Zeestraten. Video, Audio
Mycoplasma bovis: The spread, cost and response
A Southland farmer linked to all cases of Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand says he has no idea how the disease arrived at his farms, but has been portrayed as a 'criminal' for being linked to the… Video, Audio
Fishing management inquiry urged by conservationists
Fishing industry heavyweights went head to head with some of their harshest critics in a panel discussion in Auckland last night. It was organised by the Environmental Defence Society which has just… Audio
Billion Dollar Bovis Bill: Farmers facing $30k each
The Government may end up asking farmers to contribute $30,000 each towards the cost of eradicating mycoplasma bovis - 40 percent of the estimated $1 billion it will cost. Video, Audio
Plan being hatched to re-enter Pike River mine
A who's who of the mining sector have gathered to devise a plan to re-enter the Pike River mine, including pumping nitrogen in to the mine through bore holes in order to neutralise the methane. Video, Audio
Pike River Mine: Update due on manned re-entry
A team of experts will give an update today on the feasability of re-entering the Pike River Mine to recover the remains of the 29 miners killed there in November 2010. Thirty-one specialists have… Audio
Farmer destroys third of endangered shrub species
A Canterbury farmer has laid waste to a threatened native shrub, knocking out a third of the species in one fell swoop. Once abundant along the East Coast, muehlenbeckia astonii -- or shrubby tororaro… Audio
Dispossessed members could take iwi to court - John Tamihere
Iwi are being warned they face legal action if they don't start looking after their people who live outside their tribal area. The Maori economy is now estimated to be worth $50 billion as Treaty… Audio
Irrigation NZ confident despite end of subsidies
The irrigation industry is confident an end to government subsidies will not spell the end of large scale projects. Irrigation New Zealand is holding its biennial conference this week and looking at… Audio
Fact checking Gerry Brownlee's EQC claims
Conan Young put, among other things, the former EQC Minister's claim that Christchurch re-repairs are high due to aftershocks, to experts. Audio
Auckland bus company heads overseas for drivers
Ritchies asked Immigration New Zealand if it can bring in 110 drivers from overseas to make up for a shortage of drivers in this country, but the drivers' union says there's no shortage. Video, Audio
Mycoplasma Bovis: Imported bull semen most likely cause
Investigators appear to be closing in on how the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis got in to the country. Three properties have been raided by the Ministry for Primary Industries which says that the… Audio
