Rabbit plague invades township
Rabbit numbers on the Moeraki Peninsula have exploded, reaching "plague" proportions.
Rabbit numbers on the Moeraki Peninsula have exploded, reaching "plague" proportions.
Bill English's constant selfies hasn't stopped Nathan Guy's focus on the M. bovis outbreak
Another 1000 cattle on a newly identified infected Waimate property will be culled.
The cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found on another farm in the South Island.
Dr Tim Mackle on mycoplasma bovis and New Zealand biosecurity.
Shellfish toxins on the North Island's west coast have risen significantly, officials say.
Two additional properties in the Waimate district placed under movement controls by MPI.
Labour, New Zealand First and Green parties committed to ''agricultural sustainability''.
Recent tests of a wild oyster fishery in Bluff show no signs of Bonamia ostreae parasite.
South Canterbury Rural Support Trust says "Step out of your gumboots and into theirs.''
An increase in the illegal selling of seafood via Facebook has prompted warnings.
Clean rivers and a thriving agriculture industry are not mutually exclusive.
Fire and Emergency Rotorua expects non-fire callouts will continue to climb.
4000 cattle to be culled on 5 properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
The goats had a range of illnesses including one which had exposed tendons, says the MPI.
Human faecal contamination thought to be culprit of September outbreak.
Graham Lee admitted to charges of disturbing a riverbed and reclamation of a river bed.
Two men have been fined for taking toheroa from 90 Mile Beach.
The Green Party leader his comment just sort of slipped out in a recent interview.
Campylobacter scare gives Hawea Flat dairy farmer sleepless nights.
Nathan Guy defends MPI & denies beef farmers are becoming lepers due to M Bovis outbreak.
New lineages of kiwifruit-killing disease Psa could emerge in the future, researcher says.
People concerned after consuming the affected milk are urged to contact a doctor.
"These detections are evidence of the programme working, not of unexpected disease spread"
MPI's response coordinator believes mycoplasma bovis outbreak can be contained.
Manuka honey processors are optimistically looking forward to spring time.
South Canterbury farmer fears mycoplasma bovis might also be present further north.
South Island farm is suspected to have the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis.
A third South Island farm is suspected to have the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis.