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No further fruit flies in Whangarei
No further Queensland fruit flies have been found since the potentially devastating pest was detected in Whangarei this week.
Dry-as, but it's not a drought
Farmers in the Waikato and parts of Northland say they are battling one of the driest summers in memory.
'Unfair but must be obeyed'
Recreational fishers are waking up this morning to tighter daily limits for snapper caught off the upper North Island's east coast, including the Hauraki Gulf.
Popular fish thrown a longer lifeline
Snapper fishers will need to lengthen their rulers and return more fish to the sea from Tuesday as measures to restore the country's most popular fishery take effect.
Baby milk firms face China ban
NZ's booming infant formula industry fears Chinese regulatory changes could block smaller operators from doing business in the world's most lucrative and fastest-growing baby milk market.
Xmas tree intercepted by border staff
Surprised border officials have intercepted a live Christmas tree, complete with pot of soil, sent by post from the UK.
Botulism report: Better tracking needed
Strengthening systems to track dairy products through ever-lengthening domestic and international supply chains will be one of the key areas of work following the latest report on the Fonterra botulism scare.
Scorpion smuggler sentenced
An Australian man who smuggled live scorpions into the country has been fined more than $10,000.
Sentencing today for scorpion smuggler
An Australian man who smuggled live scorpions into the country will be sentenced today.
West Coast men deny starving cows, calves
Two West Coast men have denied starving 150 cows and 30 calves to the point where they have to be euthanised.
Brothers sentenced over scorpion possession
Two brothers were yesterday sentenced to 150 hours' community work and two months' community detention after previously admitting charges relating to the possession, sale and disposition of scorpions.
No label for some treated veges
A crop of fruit and vegetable markets and retailers were pulled up after failing to correctly label irradiated tomatoes and capsicums imported from Australia.
Men admit smuggling live scorpions
Two brothers have pleaded guilty at the Queenstown District Court to smuggling six live scorpions into New Zealand.
Cow drowns in effluent on hellish trip
Two dairy farmers, a stock agent and a trucking company have been prosecuted for putting 25 cows through a hellish trip to the slaughterhouse.
Illegal sulphites triggered asthma attack
One person has suffered an asthma attack after consuming fresh meat that illegally contained sulphites, the Ministry for Primary Industries has revealed.
Rot find halts NZ China apple exports
New Zealand has halted all apple exports to China for the rest of the season after rot was found in several batches at the Chinese border.
MPI approves incursion programme after spillage
Ministry for Primary Industries officials have approved an incursion programme in mid-Canterbury following a spillage of one of Europe's most invasive arable weeds - black grass - found in a consignment of imported fescue seed.
Life in isolation for killer elephant
A killer elephant remains alone at a closed zoo where the owners are refusing offers of help.
Suitcase stowaways
Pamela Wade reminds us what to do when an illegal hitch-hiker comes home with us from an overseas trip.
Irradiated veges sold
Irradiated tomatoes are on shop shelves, but some customers and even retailers are still unaware that they have been treated.