
Simon Bridges' plan for rural New Zealand
Labour shortages are so bad that some food is left rotting says Simon Bridges.
Labour shortages are so bad that some food is left rotting says Simon Bridges.
The find has prompted an increase in efforts to eradicate the pest - with baits planned.
The viral disease has infected swine across the nation.
Comment: Turtles make good pets and they do not proliferate in New Zealand conditions.
Beekeepers have reported losing around 10 per cent of their hives last year.
Dear people of Auckland, your beloved avocado on toast could be in the firing line.
It's called ODESC and it gathers in times of crisis.
Despite new findings of fruit flies this week, a breeding population has not set in.
The male fly was found in a surveillance trap just outside the A Zone controlled area
MPI says restrictions are likely to be in place for a few weeks.
Teams are going door-to-door checking fruit trees and gardens for signs of fruit flies.
Fruit and vegetable controls have been put in place around Devonport in Auckland.
Queensland fruit flies are a threat to the country's almost $6b in horticultural exports.
Huntingdon elm tree in Auckland Domain found to be infected with Dutch elm disease.
The hunt for two stoats on Great Barrier Island is to be scaled back.
Told to welcome "a real scientist", a child protested: "But we are all scientists!"
Department of Conservation says releasing animals could have unintentional impacts.
Chocolate cravings are proving too hard to resist for Wellington rats.
The massive response is making progress, Prime Minister says.
Relocating leaf bugs to control tradescantia. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Stink bugs and other regulated pests discovered on vehicle carrier.
Government says its eradication attempt is progressing well.
EDITORIAL: NZ is as vulnerable to pests, diseases and acts of sabotage as anywhere else.
MPI goes back to court over row with apple and stonefruit grower group.
Farmer at centre of M.bovis outbreak due to appear in court in November.
US facility will not seek accreditation - tap turned off for new fruit varieties.
Environment Southland is seeking a ban on all new domestic cats.
MPI says payments for oyster farmers' biosecurity compensation claims aren't a given.
Apple and stonefruit group says the decision-making by MPI is "flawed".
MPI found to have 'ignored the law' and was 'high-handed', say judges.