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Infected kiwifruit vines may need to be burned - Zespri

One option for containing the bacteria found on a kiwifruit orchard may be to rip out the infected vines and burn them, Zespri's head says.

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.

Carter urges caution over kiwifruit disease

A kiwifruit disease found at a North Island orchard has the potential to upset trade but should not cause panic, the Biosecurity Minister says.

Disease fear for kiwifruit sector

The kiwifruit industry faces a nervous wait as the threat of a disease never recorded in New Zealand hangs over a North Island orchard.

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.

More redback spiders nesting 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.

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.