Fishing
How your old fishing gear can change lives
17-year-old Finn Ross was on holiday in Fiji and saw how local people were struggling with old or broken fishing gear, and the problems this was causing. So Finn and his mate Max Lichtenstein decided… Audio, Gallery
This Way Up - Let Them Fish
Not too many people go on holiday to Fiji and see a way to change other people's lives for the better. But 17-year-old Finn Ross went fishing there and saw how local people were struggling with old or… Audio
"Easy win" marine sanctuaries could undermine conservation
An expert in marine sanctuaries is warning huge marine protected areas like the one planned by New Zealand's government around the Kermadec Islands could actually be undermining conservation efforts… Audio
MPI tried to rig fishing monitoring contract - Labour
The Ministry for Primary Industries has been accused of attempting to rig a contract to electronically monitor the fishing industry. Audio
MPI confident all fishing boat skippers will comply with law
Ministry of Primary Industries says it will ensure all fishing boat skippers comply fully with the law, but not all recreational fishers believe that will happen. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
Recreational fishers part of the problem - report
Recreational fishers are partly to blame for depleting fish stocks, and there needs to be better management of the sector, a new report says. Audio
Recreational fishers part of the problem - report
A new report by a right wing think tank says better management of recreational fishing is needed and recreational fishers are part of the problem for depleting fish stocks. Nine to Noon speaks to NZ… Audio
Lake snow, 'the new didymo'
Nine to Noon examines the growing threat of Lake snow, the didymo like algal slime invading NZ's most iconic lakes.
Dr Don Robertson is the Chair of the Guardians of Lake Wanaka & a member of the… Audio, Gallery
Death of the sweatshop and China's dangerous appetite for seafood
According to Adam Minter of Bloomberg View, the sweatshop model of low-cost labour could soon be consigned to history as it gives way to automation and technology. Plus China's booming fishing fleet… Audio
New flagship for Māori fisheries company
A new high-tech fishing vessel launched in Nelson is a watershed moment in Māori fisheries, Ngāti Porou Seafoods chief executive Mark Ngata says. Video
Chinese fishing company scopes Penrhyn
Huanan Fishery in the Cook Islands is seeking the possibility of the regular transhipping of catch in the Penrhyn island harbour.
Tuna operators fear proposal to close off 30% of EEZs
A new conservation measure proposing the closure of 30 percent of Exclusive Economic Zones in the Pacific has regional tuna operators concerned.
Ministry defends low number of fish dumping prosecutions
The Ministry for Primary Industries has acknowledged it needs better processes on identifying commercial fish dumping. Audio
South China Seas ruling could limit Pacific fishing
Some Pacific island countries' claims to lucrative fishing and seabed mining resources could be limited by a landmark ruling on the South China Sea. Sally Round looks at the impact of a decision by… Audio
Giovanna Dell'Orto - Journalism and Foreign Policy
Dr Giovanna Dell'Orto is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota's School of Journalism and Mass Communication where she teaches and researches the links between news, journalistic… Audio
US Fisheries reject allegations of foul play in Pacific fishery
The United States has rejected allegations that new government legislation is in violation of conservation measures on high seas fishing. Audio
Allegation of fish dumping
The Federation of Commercial Fisherman say recent allegations of fish dumping are not a fair representation of the industry. Audio
Fish dumping a 'beatup' - fishing federation
Recent allegations of fish dumping are not a fair representation of the industry, the Federation of Commercial Fisherman president says.
Minister defends fishing industry monitoring
The move to put a company owned by the fishing industry in charge of monitoring fishing boats is being defended by the Minister for Primary Industries.
Fishing industry monitoring own boats - Greenpeace
A contract to carry out surveillance on fishing boats has been awarded to a company owned by the largest players in the country's fishing industry.
