The PM on nuclear-free NZ, Rex Tillerson's visit and the Bonamia threat to Bluff oysters.

MPI investigating petunia seeds from one importer following overseas recall of the flower.

Gold rush is gone, but industry is celebrating signs of recovery, writes Holly Ryan.

Budget allocation "scratches the surface" of what's needed for climate target, group says.

MPI biosecurity staff discover a grim package at Auckland's International Mail Centre.

Myrtle rust has been detected at a nursery in the Waikato town of Te Kuiti.

The primary sector has biosecurity and trade training on its wish list for the Budget.

Waikato company fined after goats arrived at meatworks with significant injuries.

A further three locations have been confirmed positive with the fungal pest.

Lab tests come back negative for a second nursery as a third possible case is found

A return to the mandatory addition of folic acid to bread could be on the cards.

It was only a matter of time before a devastating fungal disease arrived in New Zealand

Biosecurity teams in Kerikeri are trying to contain the fungal plant disease myrtle rust.

Many native plant species are under threat after myrtle rust disease is detected in NZ.

Tauranga company DLish Hangi has been fined $30,000 for possessing black market seafood

A timely reminder to remain vigilant and keep an eye on fodder beet crops

LegaSea Hawke's Bay wants MPI to increase restrictions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Man sentenced for taking 31 spiny rock lobster from a marine reserve.

COMMENT: I've always suspected NZ's scarcity of environmental enforcement was willful.

Dairy rebound tips NZ primary sector exports into growth for 2017, MPI says.

NZ's export focus is unique because GDP relies on primary industries and export markets.

Greenpeace will lodge a complaint to the Auditor General over FishServe.

Scholarship to recognise and help build leadership capabilities in the primary industries.

Agreement has potential to be worth "hundreds of millions of dollars'' for farmers...

Squid-fishing net's escape hatch appears to have failed, trapping female sea lion.

Government is earmarking $35.3 million to help primary sector exporters trade.

Nathan Guy denies we need to drop livestock numbers by 35% to be GHG-free by 2100.

Farmer "absolutely not" aware his caged eggs were allegedly passed off as free-range.

Kiwifruit marketer has gone from boom to bust to boom again.

A survey on New Zealand beehive losses is actually a good result for the country's apiculture industry, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.