Mike Joy

A new plan to protect the longfin eel has been announced by the government but it's already being criticised by some ecologists for not going far enough. Audio

Minimum national water quality standards are being introduced for rivers and lakes for the first time but they're already being dismissed as a scam. Audio

The Environmental Science lecturer from Massey University, Mike Joy, has been an outspoken critic of the state of New Zealand's rivers. Audio

Following a call for a moratorium on the eel fishery to protect long-finned eels, a review is under way. Audio

Swimming in rivers and lakes during the summer holidays is a rite of passage for many New Zealanders - but how clean and safe are many of those swimming holes? Audio

Fonterra has now acknowledged that fertilisers containing the heavy metal and known carcinogen Cadmium are causing increasing contamination of New Zealand soils. Audio

An environmental scientist says the new State of the Environment reports will be a reality check for the Government. Audio

Long-finned eels are endemic to New Zealand and a new report indicates that they are at risk of becoming extinct Audio

The Environmental Defence Society is backing calls from a Massey University scientist for limits to be placed on the intensity of farming. Audio

A fresh water scientist says people are being deliberately mislead about the damage of intensive farming. Audio

Green Party MP Eugenie Sage, Ministry for the Environment spokesperson Guy Beatson and Dr Mike Joy, senior lecturer in freshwater ecology and environmental science at Massey University. Audio

Seventeen years ago Mike Joy went down to his local river to take his niece and nephew for a swim. What he discovered that day changed his life, and continues to dominate it - the health, or otherwise… Audio

How clean are fresh water streams in New Zealand? There are plenty of figures painting a pretty gloomy picture of our nation's waterways and fingers are being pointed at dairy farmers. Freshwater… Audio

Mike Joy, who used to compile the regional council river reports until a few years ago, is a Massey University ecologist. Audio

Claims by the outgoing Federated Farmers dairy chairman that trout are the stoat of waterways, causing a decline in water quality are being scoffed at by scientists and anglers. Audio

On one small stream north of Wellington, an engineering tweak to flood-gates might be just the thing to help more whitebait move in and out. Audio

Mike Joy and students survey fish in a small stream before floodgates are modified to be more fish-friendly Audio

The struggle to clean up the Manawatu River continues. Audio

An ecologist says the spectre of the Canterbury Regional Council's sacking may have played a part in a back down on water management rules by the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council. Audio

The Manawatu River has been called one of the most polluted in the western world after new tests of its water. Audio