Damien O'connor

A new passenger rail service between Hokitika and Westport is on a short-list of plans to revitalise the West Coast economy. Video, Audio

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor joins Checkpoint live to discuss the government's decision to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis, rather than trying to contain it. He talks to John… Video, Audio

Dairy and beef farmers find out today whether the Government will try to eradicate the cattle-disease Mycoplasma Bovis, or instead go for containment. Audio

The Government's getting tougher on farmers as the Mycoplasma Bovis disease spreads. It's going to enforce the animal tracking system it says the previous Government neglected to do - and some farmers… Audio

Stressed farmers are turning on each other as officials struggle to contain the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. "These are hard decisions that have to be made... Relying on farmers' memory &amp… Audio

The shape of a major review of the dairy industry has just been revealed by the Agriculture Minister. Damien O'Connor says the legislation governing Fonterra - passed 17 years ago, is to be… Audio

Farmers may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to fight the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The government and the farming industry have been locked in debate for weeks over the fairest way… Audio

Minister for Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O'Connor speaks with Kathryn Ryan about the cattle cull on 28 affected farms, will take place by end of May. The Minister has acknowledged the failures… Audio

Three ships carrying up to 12,000 cars in total have been turned away from the country's ports because of a noxious pest called the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. The insects were found on all levels of… Audio

Tracy Neal explores how the West Coast is planning to re-invent its economy. Audio

Almost two years ago 19-year-old Alex Renton was given special approval to use medicinal cannabis now his mother is fighting for others to have access. Audio

A committee ruckus over Pike River Mine, the Christchurch fires, a confidence vote, and RNZ brings the begging bowl to its annual review. Audio