Weeds

A New Zealand plant biologist has come up with a laser that can kill targeted weeds using artificial intelligence. Audio

In Aotearoa we talk a lot about mammalian predators attacking our native wildlife, but other insidious pests are quietly taking over – weedy plants. Tackling these weeds using chemical and mechanical… Audio

Claire Concannon learns about the recruitment of, and research into, biocontrol agents to help in the battle against weeds. Audio

Jungle Warfare by Ellen Rykers: Auckland is the weediest city in the world - but its citizens are fighting back. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Hamilton residents are fed up with the state of the city's berms, safety barriers and traffic islands which are overgrown with gorse and other weeds.  Deputy Mayor Geoff Taylor talks to Jesse about… Audio

Best of 2022 - This April, volunteers from all over Aotearoa headed to South Westland to clear gorse from the shores of the stunning Ōkārito Lagoon. Video, Audio

Thanks to the curious mind of seven-year-old Eden Fearnside, Kiwis are learning about an invasive pest commonly mistaken for toetoe. Eden and her mother Julia recently wrote the article Pesky Pampas!… Audio

A West Coast volunteer project to rid a lagoon of an invasive weed, is bringing people and businesses together across New Zealand. Okarito Lagoon is swamped by gorse. It's threatening biodiversity… Audio

Environmental groups are urging New Zealanders to tackle the invasive moth plant now. Areas. Annette Mitchell is a member of the Upper Waitemata Ecology Network and the Environmental Weed Coalition… Audio

The review says if we don't take action soon our ecosystems will be changed beyond recognition.  Audio

Expert forager Johanna Knox shares some tips for cooking with onion weed. Audio

How and when non-native ornamental plants, like agapanthus or bamboo, jump the garden fence and go rogue, is a major area of focus for Lincoln University plant bio-security professor, Phil Hulme… Audio, Gallery

TV writer and producer Jenji Kohan is best known as the creator of the hit series Orange Is The New Black. Kim Hill caught up with her while she was in NZ to speak at a screen conference. Video, Audio

Lincoln University's professor Philip Hulme has been awarded the Hutton Medal for his work on how non-native plants, including garden ornamentals, become invasive weeds in New Zealand. He says more… Audio

The banning of the herbicide Roundup from use in public spaces has seen the city's weed-killing bill rise dramatically. From $450k a year to $2.1m. Roundup's active ingredient is glyphosate and is the… Audio

Introduced plant species are already taking over the New Zealand landscape, and ornamental garden plants could 'jump the fence' and get out of control too, says bioprotection specialist Philip Hulme.

Weeds are clearly flourishing in New Zealand gardens judging by the interest on RNZ Nights.Colin Meurk is back by popular demand to identify your weeds and to talk about Nights' NatureWatchNZ project.

Tamsin Wilson's carefully picked flowers are airfreighted twice a week to Hong Kong, where chefs and home cooks are snapping them up. Audio, Gallery