Bio Security
Passion unfurled at butterfly house in Hope
Ian Knight has a passion for monarch butterflies. He used to farm them at his property in Hope, near Nelson, to be released at weddings all around the country. Now he just enjoys watching them hatch… Audio
Passion unfurled at butterfly house in Hope
Ian Knight has a passion for monarch butterflies. He used to farm them at his property in Hope, near Nelson, to be released at weddings all around the country. Now he just enjoys watching them hatch…
AudioWaikato farm falls silent as last infected cows leave
Waikato farmer Henk Smit had to kill 800 cows and calves when mycoplasma bovis was detected in his herd. He has put his property on the market and wants to leave the country. Audio
Waikato farm falls silent as last infected cows leave
Waikato farmer Henk Smit had to kill 800 cows and calves when mycoplasma bovis was detected in his herd. He has put his property on the market and wants to leave the country.
AudioMPI hopes to beat the odds with myrtle rust outbreak
MPI's response director Geoff Gwyn says myrtle rust has never been eradicated sucessfully internationally but there are a lot of things they can do in the long term. He says at the moment "we have a… Audio
Biosecurity op launched in Kerikeri over myrtle rust
It was the bad news the Ministry for Primary Industries had been expecting since myrtle rust first appeared in Australia... the airborne fungus is now in Northland and a full-scale biosecurity… Audio
Fate of cargo of palm kernel extract to be known in days
The fate of 23 thousand tonnes of palm kernel extract is set to be decided in the next couple of days. The MV Molat has been anchored off Tauranga since September the 6th, when it was blocked from… Audio
French sailor convicted for hiding jars of pate
Hiding jars of pate, packets of ham, bananas and two limes has earned a French yachtie a three thousand dollar fine for breaching bio-security rules. Audio
