The 1080 bait was damaged during flooding on the West Coast, then taken to the landfill.

"This official acknowledgement that mistakes have been made is important."

Labour shortages are so bad that some food is left rotting says Simon Bridges.

The find has prompted an increase in efforts to eradicate the pest - with baits planned.

The viral disease has infected swine across the nation.

Dear people of Auckland, your beloved avocado on toast could be in the firing line.

It's called ODESC and it gathers in times of crisis.

Despite new findings of fruit flies this week, a breeding population has not set in.

The male fly was found in a surveillance trap just outside the A Zone controlled area

Searching for larvae ramps up after third Queensland fruit fly caught on the North Shore.

If no more fruit flies are found in Devonport the restrictions will lift on March 1.

MPI says restrictions are likely to be in place for a few weeks.

Teams are going door-to-door checking fruit trees and gardens for signs of fruit flies.

Fruit and vegetable controls have been put in place around Devonport in Auckland.

The hunt for two stoats on Great Barrier Island is to be scaled back.

Told to welcome "a real scientist", a child protested: "But we are all scientists!"

Department of Conservation says releasing animals could have unintentional impacts.

Chocolate cravings are proving too hard to resist for Wellington rats.

Eradication plan has made NZ's overall biosecurity system more resilient, O'Connor says.

Could bees be the key to better biosecurity? Scientists think so.

The massive response is making progress, Prime Minister says.

Relocating leaf bugs to control tradescantia. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Stink bugs and other regulated pests discovered on vehicle carrier.

Government says its eradication attempt is progressing well.

EDITORIAL: NZ is as vulnerable to pests, diseases and acts of sabotage as anywhere else.

MPI goes back to court over row with apple and stonefruit grower group.