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.

Mike King's appearance at the piggery near Levin helped in the campaign to ban on sow crates.

Can we make sure this one makes it in maybe in body of story - SUR_$80_buy_sell_and_swap.JPG ;Orders are being taken for seafood

New Zealand King Salmon has six farms in the Marlborough Sounds that the company wants to relocate.

Auckland and Northland are about to get much-needed rain with a line of thunderstorms off the coast of the North Island.

Six puppies billed as the next generation of super sniffers in the battle to keep agricultural pests out of New Zealand have been

Beef prices are likely to remain well above historical averages next year, despite continued global growth, Rabobank's latest beef

The Ministry for Primary Industries has warned revenue from the sector is likely to fall by 0.8 per cent in 2017 to $36.7 billion.

Fewer animals were used in experiments in New Zealand in 2015 but a bigger proportion didn't survive their tests, according to new figures.

Cross between a beagle and a harrier hound created to protect New Zealand's borders is believed to be a world first.

Shoppers are being urged to source their meat from legitimate suppliers after the Ministry for Primary Industries shut down a black

The Ministry for Primary Industries is touring the country holding public consultation meetings, seeking feedback about its 'Future of our Fisheries' programme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Farmers and the fishing industry get $5 million relief package.

COMMENT: Stewart is entitled to her opinion , but the organisation she has described is not the one I see when I come to work every day.

COMMENT: Think of your least favourite ministry then multiply it by a thousand. That's roughly how much I despise the Ministry for Primary Industries.

The 67 meat workers set to lose their jobs from Silver Fern Farms' Frasertown plant will receive a quarter of the redundancy agreement

It used to be the thing of the old Western movies where the rancher combating rustlers stealing his stock. But similar scenarios are

Farmers in the Wairarapa are breaking new ground as they get under way with planting alternatives to their preferred pea crop. The

Police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.

What's in the DNA of Dannevirke, Mavis Mullins was asked by a prominent businessman in the 1000-strong audience at Wednesday night's

An Auckland student who keeps and breeds New Zealand and exotic reptiles has been caught trying to import some more creatures.

Fish and Game says it wants DoC to do more to reduce the threat 1080 poison poses to people gathering food from waterways.

Shareholders have approved the second stage of a major South Canterbury irrigation scheme.

The Minister for Primary Industries has approved a customary fishing reserve in Otago Harbour following an eight-year consultation and proposal process.

NZ's decision to monitor fishing practices with a watchdog owned by the industry would not be acceptable in US, Canada or Australia, Govt has been told.