Pest Control

Once again rabbits are on the verge of causing an ecological disaster in parts of New Zealand that will cost us hundreds of millions. Audio

Max Nelson is one of the last of the old-time rabbiters who fought plagues of rabbits in places like the back country stations of Marlborough. He worked for Awatere Rabbit Board in the 1960s and a lot… Audio

Pest control experts say they're finally starting to make a dent in New Zealand's exploding wallaby population, as a battle to stop them destroying native forests rages on.

The government last year… Video, Audio

Tim and Sue Anderson are building a six kilometre long fence to keep pests out of regenerating bush which is going to be protected under the QEII National Trust and North Canterbury regional rep Miles… Audio

The global pandemic has touched even the lives of people in remote Endeavour Inlet in the Marlborough Sounds.  Video, Audio, Gallery

Dr Helen Blackie is leading efforts to supercharge Predator Free 2050 with solutions spanning engineering, creative design, animal behaviour, toxicology and ecology. But it's not easy with an… Audio, Gallery

Between the 1960s and late 2000s Stewart Smith went on a one-man crusade, releasing thousands of invasive fish into New Zealand’s rivers, lakes and streams. In this episode of Black Sheep, we… Audio

New Zealand scientist Dr Andrew Veale has mapped the stoat genome - a global breakthrough which may hold the key to eradicating the pest. Audio

Hundreds of displaced Queenstown workers may be used to help tackle a growing pest problem - wilding pines.

It's part of the $100 million the government announced in March to help redeploy workers… Video, Audio

A Wellington couple have been going deep into remote parts of the Ruahine Ranges - laying and checking traps for predators.  Audio

Over the summer we've been around the country looking at all kinds of community conservation initiatives. Today we're in Auckland to find out about the Kaipatiki Project that for 21 years has inspired… Audio, Gallery

The country's largest ever effort to eradicate pests from an urban area has begun. The $2.4m project aims to eliminate rats, stoats, weasels and possums from the Miramar peninsula in Wellington by… Video, Audio

Ten highly trained agents are being transported around Auckland on a new specially made wagon to hunt down pests, such as rats, stoats and skinks. Joanna MacKenzie and videographer Claire… Video, Audio

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

The group, Conservation Volunteers has joined the fight to take the sting out of wasps. Audio

US researchers have used CRISPR genome editing technology to successfully create a gene drive in mice. This has given some hope that such technology could be used to control pests. Audio

AgResearch has set up a trial to see when goats find thistles most palatable. It's hoping they will eat the flowers and prevent thistles seeding. Audio

The discovery came during a routine inspection of the sanctuary's fences and is the first-time there's been a weasel-scare at the pest-free sanctuary in the past decade. Video, Audio