Rabbits

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

Rabbit numbers have exploded in Otago in the past year and Shaun Moloney is contracted to help farmers and grape growers get rid of them. Audio

Science communication student Berenice Mathieu, from the University of Otago, finds out about moves to introduce a more virulent strain of RHD or rabbit calicivirus into New Zealand to control… Audio

Carcasses litter the roads, burrows pock the hillsides and parks, and the township of Moeraki wants help to fight back. Video, Audio

Fur is controversial in the fashion industry and wearing it today is a statement of nothing more than excess. The controversy lies not only in the hands of the designers producing it, but also those… Audio

An animal rescue charity bought dozens of neglected and injured rabbits off TradeMe, and it's calling for change to rabbit meat farming. Video, Audio

Every year, hunters and locals from Manawahe head out onto farmland and into the hills to shoot rabbits and other pests for the district's bunny hunt – a community event with games, skinning… Audio, Gallery

Callum Irvine of the Veterinary Association explains what the calicivirus is doing to domestic rabbits. Audio

Lloyd Esler joins Bryan to talk about Rabbits, and their history in NZ as friends and foes. Audio

In many parts of New Zealand rabbits are seen as pests, but Chrissy Joy doesn't see them that way. She's among a group of of Wellington volunteers who've rescued and found homes for hundreds of sick… Audio, Gallery

Lloyd Esler of Invercargill has dug deep in the archives to tell of the story of the role rabbits and possums once played in New Zealand's early economy and how that all changed. Audio, Gallery

Winemaker Rudi Bauer's mission is to make wines that capture the essence of Central Otago. In 1996 he established the Quartz Reef biodynamic vineyard on the north-facing lower hills of Bendigo Station… Audio