Tag: Ministry for Primary Industries

New Zealanders are being encouraged to take steps to be ready for the possible arrival of bird flu in this country. Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard...

Two species of exotic caulerpa seaweed (Caulerpa brachypus and Caulerpa parvifolia) have been found in Auckland. These exotic caulerpa can spread rapidly, forming vast, dense underwater fields and have...

Ezekeal Bodie, a Year 8 student from Somerville Intermediate, took home the Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Ballance) Sustainable Agricultural Award for his science fair project, Nature...

A group of recreational fishers caught with a total of 348 fish, including more than nine times their collective daily limit for snapper, has...

Anchorage Park School and the Eastern Busway project team have collaborated to plant 100 native trees in the school's native wetland area. The school's enviro...

MPI fishery officers have caught a group of fishers at Half Moon Bay with more than 45 times the daily snapper limit. Late last week...

More than $100,000 will be spent to tackle an incurable tree disease that's kept a popular east Auckland walking track closed for more than...

A group of fishers may face charges after being caught with 99 snapper on their boat in east Auckland. Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery...

The Times' server was hacked into last week. The cyber attack - which coincides with attacks on several servers of large Kiwi organisations - meant...

Three people have been punished for taking cockles from Eastern Beach despite a ban on the activity. The trio were together fined $4,000 plus $390...

The Howick Local Board is backing a proposal to place a year-round ban on shellfish harvesting at Cockle Bay Beach. Its members voted to support...

An investigation is under way into what led to the deaths of dozens of eels in an east Auckland waterway. Burswood resident Paul Taylor posted...