Controls on the movement of certain fruit and vegetables in a 1.5km radius from where the fly was found have been put in place.

Biosecurity staff at Auckland Airport have foiled an attempt by a live huntsman spider, during a routine inspection of outdoor equipment.

A woman has been fined $10,000 for possessing and selling illegally imported edible birds' nests.

A mobile x-ray machine for scanning hand-baggage from cruise ship passengers was unveiled as the latest biosecurity tool of the Ministry for Primary Industries.

A new four-legged investigator has been added to the biosecurity team, marking the first time a harrier hound has been trained for snooping through suspicious baggage.

Rhys Jones, a springer spaniel, has learned to sniff out Argentine ants which are unwelcome invaders in the Hauraki Gulf.

Eight new detector dog teams are beginning their jobs in Auckland this week as the international travel season kicks off.

Pests and diseases are less likely to breach NZ's borders after four new biosecurity x-ray machines were installed in three of the country's international airports.

A deadly poison was found concealed inside Cuban maracas at the Auckland International Airport.

Graeme Platt faced three charges over the possession of banned imported exotic kauri tree seeds, and growing 30 of the trees at the Auckland Botanic Gardens.

MPI strip-searched the passenger after a biosecurity detector dog sniffed out the plants near the man’s groin.

A small stinky insect invading New Zealand has triggered a spate of new border security measures.

Biosecurity 2025 will have input from stakeholders, iwi and New Zealand public, Mr Guy said.

Two bouncy, wriggly beagle puppies will be spending their first Easter as trainee biosecurity detector dogs. Brother and sister Charleston and Roxy are only 10 weeks old but are already two weeks into their Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) training programme.

Queensland fruit fly larvae were found in fruit collected from two properties in Grey Lynn at the weekend, three weeks after the initial fly was caught.

Two further Queensland fruit flies have been found in central Auckland, taking the toll to seven.

A French foodie who couldn't part with her pate has become the first person convicted for deliberating concealing biosecurity goods on a visiting yacht.

Officials battling to contain a Queensland fruit fly incursion in central Auckland have ruled out aerial spraying following confirmation of a fourth fly being discovered in traps.

A single male fruit fly was found last night in a trap in Grey Lynn, and that will mean restrictions currently in place will have to be extended.

A false declaration on a container arriving from China has landed an Auckland woman a $3000 fine.

The ministry is reviewing how it recovers the costs of its biosecurity and food safety systems across the country's primary industries, after under-recovering for several years.

A mother who spotted a blood-thirsty tick embedded in her daughter's shoulder at Auckland airport did the right thing by alerting biosecurity officials.

New Zealand is “off track” in transitioning to a low-carbon future amid increasing international pressure to slash emissions, according to a Government briefing.