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Comment: Pet turtles should not be banned
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10 tonnes of fruit destroyed in fruit fly response
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Fourth Queensland fruit fly found in Auckland
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Third Queensland fruit fly trapped in North Shore
Searching for larvae ramps up after third Queensland fruit fly caught on the North Shore.
Fruit and vegetable restrictions could go on for months
If no more fruit flies are found in Devonport the restrictions will lift on March 1.
Fruit, vege ban as officials hunt Queensland fruit fly in Devonport
MPI says restrictions are likely to be in place for a few weeks.
Fruit fly outbreak: Operation steps up in Devonport
Teams are going door-to-door checking fruit trees and gardens for signs of fruit flies.
Queensland fruit fly find in Auckland leads to biosecurity controls
Fruit and vegetable controls have been put in place around Devonport in Auckland.
Buzz off: Fruit and veggie growers on alert over Auckland fruit fly scare
Queensland fruit flies are a threat to the country's almost $6b in horticultural exports.
Dutch elm disease threat to Auckland Domain trees
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Stoat sleuthing on Great Barrier Island reveals nothing suspicious
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Damien O'Connor on fighting M. bovis
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Buzz patrol: Are bees our next biosecurity watchdogs?
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Government confident of beating M. bovis
The massive response is making progress, Prime Minister says.
A bug's life: Waging war on weed
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Stink bugs found - ship ordered to leave NZ
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Faster M. bovis recovery for farmers
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Editorial: Strawberry sabotage shows food supply vulnerability
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