New ZealandWatch live: PM to talk M.Bovis crisisPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be answering media questions from 4.15pm.21 May 04:10 AM
New ZealandGovt sticks with M. Bovis eradication, for nowThe Govt has not yet given up hope of eradicating M. Bovis from farms.21 May 02:02 AM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: M. bovis could be storm cloud waiting to burstCOMMENT: Eradicating disease is a costly exercise but it's certainly worth trying.20 May 05:00 PM
OpinionNo lack of transparency on M bovis responseComment: Ministry has been open and honest on efforts to halt or control serious disease.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt considers fund for biosecurity threatsFarmers could be asked to contribute to a new fund for biosecurity threats.20 May 12:13 AM
New ZealandMyrtle rust found in central WhanganuiMyrtle rust has reached Feilding, Hawera and Palmerston North. Now it's in Whanganui.18 May 01:00 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Farmers should cope with bug on their ownCOMMENT: Taxpayer bailout undeserved after rural misuse of the Nait scheme.15 May 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Cattle disease a $60m wake-up callEDITORIAL: A rethink of the way cows are managed is required to deal with outbreak.15 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails againCOMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.15 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhat a neonicotinoid ban would mean for NZFollowing EU's ban on neonicotinoid pesticides would cause headaches for NZ, experts say.01 May 11:55 PM
New ZealandFly-overs find 450 potential kauri dieback sitesFly-overs reveal hundreds of new sites possibly infected with kauri dieback disease.27 Apr 12:03 AM
New ZealandAttenborough backs plan to record biodiversitySir David Attenborough wants NZ and Oz to document all species before it's too late.26 Apr 02:00 PM
New ZealandStink bug stowaways delay car arrivalsMore than 8000 vehicles have been sent back from Auckland's port due to a stinky problem14 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandFrontline in the war against the stink bugA report from the front line in campaign to keep the brown marmorated stink bug out of NZ.14 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: A very good day for Waitakere RangesCOMMENT: Council has made a brave decision on kauri dieback. Now it has to make it work.10 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'A losing battle' - myrtle rust spreads southMyrtle rust has spread south and an ecologist says its incursion is a hard lesson for NZ.06 Apr 03:47 AM
New ZealandCan NZ ever be free of the 'vulgar' wasp?They bother us, sting us and plague our environment. Is there hope in wiping out the wasp?04 Apr 08:00 AM
New ZealandDOC on watch for stoat on Motuihe IslandDOC is working to find out if there is a stoat on Motutapu, Rangitoto or Motuihe.29 Mar 06:49 AM
New ZealandUrban sprawl, climate change help nasty mozziesWarmer weather could make us prone to more foreign, disease-carrying mosquitos.28 Mar 10:09 PM
New ZealandImported moss endangered NZ lakesThe green algae, used in fish tanks and terrariums, is a threat to our waterways.26 Mar 12:58 AM
BusinessWatchdog gets warrant to search Cambridge AnalyticaBritain's top privacy watchdog gets a warrant to search the offices of Cambridge Analytica24 Mar 07:10 PM
Agribusiness reportWatch: Sterile pink moths to rescue applesA million sterile codling moths are opening export doors. Made with funding from NZ On Air21 Mar 07:30 PM
New ZealandStink bug's big threat: How it may devastate NZOfficials are intercepting more brown marmorated stink bugs and we should all be worried.05 Mar 10:55 PM
New ZealandMyrtle rust found for first time on DOC landFungus can adversely affect myrtle species, including pohutukawa, manuka and kanuka.27 Feb 11:58 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Use defence dollars on pestsCOMMENT: Divert some defence money to fighting stink bugs, argues Brian Rudman.27 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandAussie centipede hitches ride to NZ on suitcaseAuckland man finds 12cm centipede in luggage after arriving from Australia.22 Feb 05:46 AM
WorldBrisbane family to be reunited with cheeky galahHarri the galah has left New Zealand and will be reunited with her family on Sunday.01 Feb 08:04 PM
New ZealandJapan's white admiral butterflies emerge in NZ for the first timeFor the first time in NZ, hundreds of Japan’s Honshu white admiral butterflies have been successfully reared as a biocontrol agent for Japanese honeysuckle. Credit: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare ResearchWatch29 Jan 11:02 PM
New ZealandThousands snubbing Waitakere Ranges rahuiForest and Bird say Auckland Council's part closure of Waitakeres is confusing people.21 Jan 03:18 AM
New Zealand50 questions about the environment: Our biosecurityFollowing a string of major incursions, Professor Travis Glare discusses NZ's biosecurity.17 Jan 11:47 PM
New ZealandVirus vs disease: New bid to help our honeybeesVirus will be pitted against pathogen in a new effort to help our hard-working honeybees.14 Jan 09:21 PM
New ZealandKiwi couple horrified after discovering spider on flight"I'm standing here like 'Why am I the nominated one here, it's not even my bag'," she said12 Jan 07:04 AM
EditorialEditorial: Unwelcome pests need firm responseEDITORIAL: Valuable primary sector requires protection, at border and inside farm gate.26 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionGary Taylor: Make natives major part of billion-tree planCOMMENT: Government should develop a new, properly funded incentives programme.26 Dec 04:00 PM
