After week of controversy regarding illegal dumping of fish, the Ministry for Primary Industries announces independent review.

A recycling initiative by Auckland Airport has halved the amount of aircraft waste being sent to landfill.

A range of gourmet terrines and rillettes are being recalled because of fears they may contain listeria.

A big Commerce Commission report has found there's not enough competition to justify any deregulation of New Zealand's dairy sector.

The Ministry for Primary Industries and New Zealand's big three fishing companies have joined forces to develop a new "Tiaki" category of premium seafood.

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.

Argentinian traveller will have to re-think her act after disgusting find at Auckland Airport.

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

From the flag debate to the outrage surrounding the TPPA, this year the government was at the centre of the country's three biggest PR challenges.

Fishery officers have raided properties in the Bay of Plenty after a 12-month investigation into the black market sale of paua and kina.

Upsized detector dogs might be bred from new puppies acquired by the Ministry for Primary Industries to guard against diseases from crossing New Zealand's borders.

Salmon are dying in unprecedented numbers, and scientists are working to establish whether bacteria never before found in NZ is to blame.

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.

Fonterra lost market share in the South Island and will probably lose more this season before an improvement in 2016/17, says CEO Theo Spierings.

Beef exports have hit $3 billion - a record high, driven by international shortages, rising local production, and a falling New Zealand dollar, Statistics NZ said.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said it was completing efforts to eradicate the pest.

Extra staff and biosecurity dogs will be out in force to combat the fruit fly during the coming cruise ship season.

This year's El Nino weather pattern is shaping up to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, on record - bringing with it an elevated risk of drought.

A "slick" of snapper found floating off Whangarei may have been dumped for safety reasons after a commercial vessel accidentally netted a log.

A government ministry has blown its budget on a costly head office refit — including the construction of a $20,000 stage to allow senior managers to address staff.

A total of 20 venomous spiders have been discovered in imported Mexican grapes but there have been no reports of anyone being bitten so far.

The Ministry has been working with supermarkets to remove all Mexican grapes from shelves after the first poisonous spider was discovered.

The discovery of 10 poisonous spiders in bunches of imported grapes has prompted officials to pull all Mexican grapes from New Zealand shelves.

Joyce this week got cabinet approval to develop what he calls "the New Zealand Investment Attraction Strategy".

The New Zealand average retail price of a 500g jar of honey has risen to about $10 - when it should be around $6 under normal market conditions.

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.

The high death-rate of lambs at a farm in Saudi Arabia that will act as a model for Kiwi agribusiness could have been caused by a sand storm, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

Lambs born after the airfreighting of 900 pregnant ewes to a businessman’s Saudi farm suffered an extremely high death rate, it has been claimed.

The export of kauri logs as Maori carvings is closely monitored and is not being used as a loophole, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

Government scientists promise to keep a close eye on three scallop fisheries from where they have received reports of deformed, watery and stunted specimens.