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Passenger's two crates of mangoes

An attempt by an airline passenger to bring two crates of fresh mangoes into NZ could have had dire consequences if the fruit reached our orchards, says border security.

Greens hit out at milk contamination

Fertiliser aid dropped after milk tests

An important fertiliser aid has been culled from farmers' chemical shopping lists after it turned up in milk products destined for human consumption.

Family members sentenced over animal neglect

Beekeepers worry about biosecurity clean-up costs

Another 100 starving cows sent to works

Beekeepers consider Govt joint working offer

Hauraki Gulf: Planning for the future

As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.

Man caught trying to bring in plant seeds