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![Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs
Minister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.
![What’s New Zealand worth? Govt plans include option for $100 levy on tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
What’s New Zealand worth? Govt plans include option for $100 levy on tourists
Country out of pocket by $250m to support international visitors.
!['Highly culpable': Farmer milked cow even after 'part of her udder dropped off'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Highly culpable': Farmer milked cow even after 'part of her udder dropped off'
Some of Ray Nairn's ill-treated cows needed to be euthanised.
!['Utterly inexplicable:' Prominent Kiwi winegrower fined $15k for smuggling vine cuttings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Utterly inexplicable:' Prominent Kiwi winegrower fined $15k for smuggling vine cuttings
'His knowledge of the risk would have been far greater than the average New Zealander.'
![Could short-rotation forestry unlock NZ's green energy future?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Could short-rotation forestry unlock NZ's green energy future?
A two-year study sheds light on short-rotation forestry opportunities for regional NZ.
![Public sector cuts: MPI confirms 391 roles to go](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Public sector cuts: MPI confirms 391 roles to go
NZTA is also disestablishing roles due to policy changes.
![Deer industry ready to help farmers tackle integrated farm planning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Deer industry ready to help farmers tackle integrated farm planning
DINZ focuses on simplifying navigation for farmers dealing with integrated farm planning.
![More beef farmers join genetics programme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
More beef farmers join genetics programme
There are now 37 farmers involved in the Informing New Zealand Beef programme.
![James Shaw gives final speech to Parliament, reveals post-politics job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
James Shaw gives final speech to Parliament, reveals post-politics job
Shaw resigned as the Green Party co-leader in January.
![Iwi apply for temporary fishing closures in Hauraki Gulf](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Iwi apply for temporary fishing closures in Hauraki Gulf
The MPI is seeking feedback on an application relating to three areas in the Hauraki Gulf.
![Matthew Hooton: Government’s savings programme half-hearted, poorly targeted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Matthew Hooton: Government’s savings programme half-hearted, poorly targeted
OPINION: With the dire need to cut costs, agencies should have to justify why they exist.
!['Delicate balance': School explores options for on-site farm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Delicate balance': School explores options for on-site farm
The farm animals are staying, but the use of the land is being extended.
![Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.
![MPI take cockroach contaminated cheese from shopper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
MPI take cockroach contaminated cheese from shopper
MPI officers have taken away a cockroach-infested block of cheese from a shopper.
![Snap, crackle, shock! Large dead mouse spotted amongst cereal at Auckland supermarket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Snap, crackle, shock! Large dead mouse spotted amongst cereal at Auckland supermarket
One customer who saw the rodent 'looked like she was going to be sick'.
![Waikato initiatives win at NZ Biosecurity Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Waikato initiatives win at NZ Biosecurity Awards
The awards celebrate inspiring and diverse biosecurity initiatives in New Zealand.
![Man's bug horror find in late night snack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Man's bug horror find in late night snack
Whangārei man finds cockroach in a block of Woolworth's supermarket brand cheese.
![Public Purse: Planned cuts to public service won't even wind back last six months of expansion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Public Purse: Planned cuts to public service won't even wind back last six months of expansion
OPINION: Eight new agencies across the public service helped fuel record staffing levels.
![Supermarket rats: Two caught at store in five weeks since reopening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Supermarket rats: Two caught at store in five weeks since reopening
The store reopened on February 28 after weeks of closures due to an infestation.
!['Throw it out': Fruit juice brand 'dangerous' due to dodged health checks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Throw it out': Fruit juice brand 'dangerous' due to dodged health checks
The juice has not been registered under the Food Act.
![M. bovis eradicated from New Zealand - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
M. bovis eradicated from New Zealand - again
Last known farm infected with cattle disease now cleared of livestock and disinfected.