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.

Buyers of restricted fresh produce in Auckland's fruit fly zone will be able to take one shop's fare out of the area under a packaging and permit system set to start tomorrow.

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.

Passengers on an Air New Zealand plane were kept on board amid fears of a contagious virus.

An outspoken ecologist has been charged with possessing illegal trees - trees he insists don't exist.

One Kiwi traveller's decision to store his blood-soaked clothes from an exotic overseas trip landed him in hot-water with airport officials.

The discovery of a second Queensland fruit fly in Whangarei has been slammed as "unbelievable" as concerns are raised about New Zealand's biosecurity preparedness.

Biosecurity officials are investigating the discovery of a second male Queensland fruit fly caught in a surveillance trap in Whangarei.

A box from South Africa containing animal skulls crawling with maggots has been stopped at the border by biosecurity staff.

A pack of dogs has been brought from Australia to become new biosecurity detector animals at New Zealand airports.

The discovery of a male Queensland fruit fly in Whangarei has sparked a major biosecurity alert. Up to 50 Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) staff were in the city.

When some workers were battling the back-to-work blues after a summer holiday, biosecurity sniffer dog Zeta was tugging at the reins to get back on the job.

Surprised border officials have intercepted a live Christmas tree, complete with pot of soil, sent by post from the UK.