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![Stowaway mouse found in baguette](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stowaway mouse found in baguette
A mouse's bid to stowaway in a hollowed-out baguette from the Cook Islands to New Zealand has failed after biosecurity officials stopped it at the border.
!['Lucky' snake fangs seized at border](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Lucky' snake fangs seized at border
An Australian gold prospector has had his 'lucky' snake fang charms seized at the border.
![Paul Little: Lettuce pray for safe fresh veges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Little: Lettuce pray for safe fresh veges
It's a strange business, the supermarket caper. At one end of the store they're throwing perfectly good food into bins because the best-before date printed on the packet has gone by.
![Anglers told trout from 1080 catchments edible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anglers told trout from 1080 catchments edible
Trout taken from catchments where 1080 poison has been dumped are safe to eat, the Ministry of Primary Industries says.
![New national standards for lakes and rivers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New national standards for lakes and rivers
The Green Party has dismissed the new bottom lines as "weak" and argues the measures mean rivers will only have to be clean enough for wading or boating.
![Fieldays organisers hoping for 125,000 through the gates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fieldays organisers hoping for 125,000 through the gates
A 4WD track featuring steep slopes, a waterfall, boulders and pools of water is one of the attractions at this year's National Fieldays in Hamilton.
![Dip in primary exports tipped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dip in primary exports tipped
The value of primary exports will fall from unusually high levels over the 2014/15 year before recovering steadily in the following three years.
![Reduce dissections in uni, petition says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reduce dissections in uni, petition says
Calls are being made to remove dissections from first-year courses as the killing of animals at universities comes under fresh scrutiny.
![NZ formula could be stuck on wharves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ formula could be stuck on wharves
Kiwi infant formula could end up stuck on Chinese wharves - like Kiwi meat exports last year, says the head of an industry group.
![NZ formula exporters cut to just five](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ formula exporters cut to just five
Only five of New Zealand's 13 infant formula manufacturers have been approved to export product into China under new regulations that came into force today.
![Formula exporters face hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Formula exporters face hit
Infant formula companies are shocked after learning the details of new regulations they will face from next month when selling product in China.
![No further fruit flies in Whangarei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No further fruit flies in Whangarei
No further Queensland fruit flies have been found since the potentially devastating pest was detected in Whangarei this week.
![Dry-as, but it's not a drought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dry-as, but it's not a drought
Farmers in the Waikato and parts of Northland say they are battling one of the driest summers in memory.
!['Unfair but must be obeyed'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Unfair but must be obeyed'
Recreational fishers are waking up this morning to tighter daily limits for snapper caught off the upper North Island's east coast, including the Hauraki Gulf.
![Popular fish thrown a longer lifeline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Popular fish thrown a longer lifeline
Snapper fishers will need to lengthen their rulers and return more fish to the sea from Tuesday as measures to restore the country's most popular fishery take effect.
![Baby milk firms face China ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baby milk firms face China ban
NZ's booming infant formula industry fears Chinese regulatory changes could block smaller operators from doing business in the world's most lucrative and fastest-growing baby milk market.
![Xmas tree intercepted by border staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Xmas tree intercepted by border staff
Surprised border officials have intercepted a live Christmas tree, complete with pot of soil, sent by post from the UK.
![Botulism report: Better tracking needed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Botulism report: Better tracking needed
Strengthening systems to track dairy products through ever-lengthening domestic and international supply chains will be one of the key areas of work following the latest report on the Fonterra botulism scare.
![Scorpion smuggler sentenced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scorpion smuggler sentenced
An Australian man who smuggled live scorpions into the country has been fined more than $10,000.