Latest from Biosecurity NZ

Tiny parasites raise big biosecurity worry

A tiny, hard-to-detect, worm-like pest can survive in dry soil for at least three years.

Love letter stopped by detector dog

Romantic gesture thwarted after biosecurity detector dog sniffs out scarlet rose petals.

James Griffin: We're still alive in The Zone

It has been some time since my last communique from here, deep within The Zone. You remember The Zone, right?

Hefty fine for false declaration

A false declaration on a container arriving from China has landed an Auckland woman a $3000 fine.

Kauri seeds of doubt

An outspoken ecologist has been charged with possessing illegal trees - trees he insists don't exist.

'Unbelievable' bio-breach

The discovery of a second Queensland fruit fly in Whangarei has been slammed as "unbelievable" as concerns are raised about New Zealand's biosecurity preparedness.

Queensland fruit fly found in Whangarei

Biosecurity officials are investigating the discovery of a second male Queensland fruit fly caught in a surveillance trap in Whangarei.

Fruit fly makes growers 'nervous as hell'

The discovery of a male Queensland fruit fly in Whangarei has sparked a major biosecurity alert. Up to 50 Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) staff were in the city.

Careful, Zeta loves her job

When some workers were battling the back-to-work blues after a summer holiday, biosecurity sniffer dog Zeta was tugging at the reins to get back on the job.

Oyster deaths increase raises fears for jobs

Hundreds of millions of kiwifruit dollars at risk

Orchardists growing gold kiwifruit may have had their hopes of bonanza returns this season dashed as they wait on confirmation that a vine-killing bacteria has arrived in NZ.

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.

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.

Scientist illegally imported insect

Govt working on pandas to NZ plan

Woman smuggles tiger penis into NZ

Rabbit plague bouncing back

Brain disease found in sheep

New Zealand bio-security and food safety authorities moved proactively this morning to announce the discovery of a brain disease that affects sheep.