Smuggling
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Arrests have been made in Nepal after a gang was accused of smuggling people and forcing them into the Russian military to fight in Ukraine. The people trapped in the scheme and extorted were young… Audio
Stern message sent after smuggled bear bile case
The country's first case of smuggled bear bile has gone through the courts - but it's far from the only example of trading in endangered wildlife New Zealand authorities are dealing with. Audio
Stern message sent after smuggled bear bile case
The country's first case of smuggled bear bile has gone through the courts - but it's far from the only example of trading in endangered wildlife New Zealand authorities are dealing with.
AudioThe role of language in Nigerian email scams
There is a definite method to the madness when it comes to the language used in Nigerian scam emails. Deborah Schaffer is a professor of English at MSU Billings and has researched the role of language… Audio
South Africa sniffer dog intercepts 116kg of rhino horn
Rhino horn worth almost $NZ2m seized in South Africa in fight against poaching, one of the biggest hauls in years.
PM backs Immigration Minister of Czech man’s residency case
While Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern backs Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway, she says the fact information contradicts that which was used to base his decision to grant residency to Czech drug… Video, Audio
NZ beefs up powers to police high seas for drug smugglers
New Zealand is beefing up its powers to police the high seas as it faces the risk of becoming an easy target for drug smugglers. Legislation to crack down on drug trafficking passed its first reading… Audio
Fiji military brought in to combat weapons smuggling
Fiji's border officials are to get help from the country's military in an effort to combat arms smuggling.
Drug lord death sheds light on offshore operations
The death in Thailand of one of the most notorious Australian drug traffickers has shone light on the murky and illegal world. Audio
New powers against poachers proposed
The government is proposing to give Department of Conservation rangers the power to arrest suspected smugglers and poachers. Audio
Busting Black Gold Smugglers
Imagine if your day job involved staking-out rugged coastland waiting to bust "black-gold" paua-poaching rings. Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a feature documentary about "black gold" smuggling when… Audio
Busting Paua Smugglers
Imagine if your day job involved staking-out rugged coastland waiting to bust "black-gold" paua-poaching rings. Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a feature documentary about "black gold" smuggling when… Audio
Bird life threatened by imports of Chinese delicacy
A North Shore man who smuggled in a shipment of birds' nests has put the country's bird life at risk. Audio
Our Own Odysseys: Ex-Smuggler - Part 2
Nelson lad Ian Gillespie is now a consultant winemaker, but in the late 1970s he assisted in the smuggling of motorised vehicles from Munich into Tehran. Audio
Busting Paua Smugglers
They're busy busting "PBM" or poaching black market with the "black gold" paua-smuggling rings. Lynda Chanwai-Earle spends a day following the men and women working hard to protect our coastlines as… Audio
Ukranian honey smugglers deported home
Two Ukrainian tourists have been deported back to their home country after trying to smuggle in honey and pollen. Audio
Counterfeit caviar
Michelle Nijhuis has written about the murky world of caviar smugglers, poachers and counterfeiters for Medium and The Food & Environment Reporting Network. Audio
Cuckoo update
Dr Michael Anderson of Massey University with the latest on his shining cuckoo survey. And there's been a few early arrivals! Audio
