Hunting
Shot-at chopper owner angry no charges laid
A helicopter owner is frustrated police are yet to lay charges seven months after he says his helicopter was shot at from a Bay of Plenty forest.
Poacher warning for farmers
The police are urging farmers to be on the look out for stock thieves and poachers over the long weekend.
However you slice it
Chris Thorn turned his passion for hunting and curing wild meats into a business that produces venison salami from locally shot deer. He and his wife Sally's Gathered Game salami sells in in specialty… Audio
Police poaching case criticised by watchdog
The police watchdog has criticised the handling of a case of two off-duty officers accused of poaching on a Central Otago farm.
Kindy possum hunt
Animal rights activists speak against a kindergarten's possum and rabbit hunt fund raiser. Audio
A Hunting We Will Go
Simon Guild runs the High Peak Game Estate on the family farm in the Canterbury High Country. Trophy hunters from around the world visit the scenic property to shoot red stag, fallow bucks, wild goat… Audio
Wildlife tags play into poachers' hands
Hunters - and nature lovers - are causing problems by tracking species using signals from radio tags, scientists say.
Bladerunner: making knives
Bryan Baker of Svord Knives is a master cutler who's been making knives for more than 30 years. His handmade knives are used by hunters, fishers and cooks closer to home. Audio, Gallery
Hunter ecstatic to be rescued after miserable few nights in Kaimanawas
A 60-year-old hunter went without food during a miserable two days in the Kaimanawa Ranges.
DOC sets sights on illegal hunters
Conservation officials are warning of a crackdown on illegal hunters, especially those hunting after dark on public land, as the spring season gets under way.
Polaris Big Four Hunting Competition_ Part two
Day three of the competition and it was time to try trout fishing on Lake Rotoiti. Four hours of bobbing around didn't net a thing. Over most of the week it poured with rain but luckily Friday morning… Audio
Polaris Big Four Hunting Competition - Part One
Every June the Polaris Te Puna Big Four hunting competition is held in Bay of Plenty. It's an event where four people hunt for four days to collect four species: a boar, stag, trout and pheasant. The… Audio, Gallery
Hunted to extinction - the Chatham Island sea lion
Within 200 years of settling the Chatham Islands, Moriori had hunted the local sea lion to extinction. What lessons can we learn from that? Audio
Stag Doo
Christchurch based 'Big Al' Lester's ninth book about hunting, 'Stag Doo' tells camp-fire tales of what went wrong on the hunt. He also shares 40 years of his own deer-hunting experiences in the South… Audio, Gallery
Overseas guides slipping under the radar - NZ hunters
Foreign guides illegally working in New Zealand are slipping under the radar and need to be brought under control, fishing and hunting guides say.
Bountiful season expected for duck hunters
More than 40,000 hunters are expected to be out this morning for the opening of the duck season.
Southern right whales back from brink of extinction
Whaling in the 1800s nearly caused the extinction of southern right whales around New Zealand, and the population is slowly recovering from a low of just 110-or-so animals in the 1920s.
Forage to Feast (Part 2)
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery
Forage to Feast
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery
