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![Psa disease hits South Island orchards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Psa disease hits South Island orchards
The PSA disease has spread to kiwifruit orchards in the South Island and eradication is looking unlikely, Biosecurity Minister David Carter says.
![Kiwifruit support package thrashed out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwifruit support package thrashed out
The Kiwifruit Industry Advisory Council has put together a grower support package which it will propose to Biosecurity Minister David Carter and other parties tomorrow.
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Psa strategy to focus on 'aggressive containment'
Biosecurity Minister David Carter says hopes of eradicating the Psa disease are fading, with the number of infected orchards climbing.
![Fourth kiwifruit orchard infected](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fourth kiwifruit orchard infected
A fourth orchard in Te Puke has been confirmed with the kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA. MAF is currently investigating 82 orchards in total.
![Billion-dollar crisis in the orchard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Billion-dollar crisis in the orchard
It was just another day at Zespri, until the phone rang and the jaw-dropping news came through.
![Eradication of Psa becoming "increasingly difficult" - MAF](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Eradication of Psa becoming "increasingly difficult" - MAF
As suspicions grow that Psa has spread to kiwfruit orchards outside the BOP, MAF says it's unlikely it will be able to eradicate the disease.
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Burning of vines may start today
The Govt could learn today whether diseased kiwifruit vines will need to be destroyed, as leaves begin to wilt on the first properties reported.
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Redbacks could threaten native wildlife - scientist
Redback spiders could thrive in some areas of NZ, posing a real threat to native wildlife, a scientist says.
![Suspected kiwifruit pest hits big NZ operators](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suspected kiwifruit pest hits big NZ operators
Two listed companies are the first victims of a suspected incursion in NZ of a bacterial disease which has ripped through gold kiwifruit varieties overseas, particularly in Italy.
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Disease fears threaten NZ kiwifruit
An orchard is under quarantine after the discovery of a suspected bacterial disease that may threaten NZ's $1.5b kiwifruit industry.
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Jews fundraise to fight animal welfare code
Heads of the NZ Jewish communities are protesting the Government's proposed animal-welfare ban on shechita, the Jewish ritual slaughter of livestock.
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Boa constrictor found at Ports of Auckland
A crate of plants came with an exotic surprise this afternoon as biodiversity officials discovered a live boa constrictor hiding inside.