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![Locals worried as more super-spreading seaweed discovered off Gt Barrier Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Locals worried as more super-spreading seaweed discovered off Gt Barrier Island
Discovery comes amid concern some boaties are flouting rules to control exotic caulerpa.
![Clam spread in the spotlight as thousands descend on Lake Karāpiro](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Clam spread in the spotlight as thousands descend on Lake Karāpiro
Waka ama paddlers and gold clams go head-to-head.
![Lake Ōkataina partially reopens, fee to be charged at wash station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lake Ōkataina partially reopens, fee to be charged at wash station
The lake's been closed over a month as protections were put in place against gold clams.
![Gold clams: Bay of Plenty launches new QR code for lake users](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Gold clams: Bay of Plenty launches new QR code for lake users
Meanwhile, Biosecurity NZ has committed more than $2 million to manage the clams.
![Editorial: The biosecurity balance at the border](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: The biosecurity balance at the border
OPINION: Our editorial on the ongoing battle at our borders.
!['Safeguard our Rotomoana': Rāhui considered for lakes to avoid clam invasion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Safeguard our Rotomoana': Rāhui considered for lakes to avoid clam invasion
"It is our shared responsibility to collaborate in the best interest of all our lakes."
![Auckland Airport delays: Fears as 15,000 to arrive at 'madhouse' on Saturday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland Airport delays: Fears as 15,000 to arrive at 'madhouse' on Saturday
Auckland Airport offers travel tips as it predicts busy start to school holidays.
!['Totally disorganised': Passengers on lengthy wait times at Auckland Airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Totally disorganised': Passengers on lengthy wait times at Auckland Airport
Passengers describe airport as a 'zoo' with hours-long queues for biosecurity.
!['Absolute zoo': Major delays at Auckland Airport, passengers desperate for toilets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Absolute zoo': Major delays at Auckland Airport, passengers desperate for toilets
Traveller described the airport as an 'absolute zoo' and a 'madhouse'.
![Preserving paradise: The hidden battle at our borders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Preserving paradise: The hidden battle at our borders
Guardians of the border: Unveiling the unsung heroes of Biosecurity New Zealand.
![Council to build 48km-long pest fence to keep wallabies out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Council to build 48km-long pest fence to keep wallabies out
"We can't afford to let them spread and establish further."
![Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
![Cruise cling-ons: Five ships given biofouling warnings by Biosecurity NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cruise cling-ons: Five ships given biofouling warnings by Biosecurity NZ
What's behind the marine alien invasion on the underside of cruise ships?
![Missing bags misery: Airline group head ‘feels’ passengers’ frustration](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Missing bags misery: Airline group head ‘feels’ passengers’ frustration
Resources may be stretched even thinner with the return of tourists from China.
![Chris Hipkins: Growth in public service is good](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Chris Hipkins: Growth in public service is good
OPINION: Public Service Minister explains a good public service is a core Labour value.
![Independent review finds NZ on track to eradicate M. bovis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Independent review finds NZ on track to eradicate M. bovis
Eradicating cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis would be a world-first.
![Snake in a drain: Dead python comes out of pipe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Snake in a drain: Dead python comes out of pipe
Snake found in a pipe on South Auckland construction site.
![Matthew Hooton: Plan on borders staying closed until 2022](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Matthew Hooton: Plan on borders staying closed until 2022
We've come too far to risk letting an even worse Covid strain in, writes Matthew Hooton.
!['Edible bird's nest': Woman fined for selling illegal food with risk of bird flu diseases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Edible bird's nest': Woman fined for selling illegal food with risk of bird flu diseases
The nests are made from the saliva of the Swiftlet bird and carry diseases.
![Fruit fly hunt costs Auckland $1.3m per bug](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fruit fly hunt costs Auckland $1.3m per bug
Auckland's Queensland fruit fly response cost almost $18 million.
![Cat and mouse: NZ Customs and the never ending war on drugs at our border](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cat and mouse: NZ Customs and the never ending war on drugs at our border
As drug smuggling surges into NZ, we visit Customs to see how they try to thwart it