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• Fiordland wapiti elk: Forest and Bird takes legal action over hunting agreement
  Conservationists are butting heads about the best way to control Fiordland's wapiti elk populations, now the subject of a legal stoush. […]
• New import rules to avoid repeat of hepatitis A outbreak
  Frozen berries coming into New Zealand will have to meet new import rules, in a bid to improve food safety. […]
• Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of Zespri kiwifruit to Europe
  The company is working out how much of the $12m shipment - its first to Europe this season - has to be dumped. […]
• Mandarin prices fall due to soft demand
  The quality is high this year but the price growers are being paid is lower, one grower says. […]
• International auditor to do more checks after damning East Coast report
  An international forestry auditor has spoken out about a visit to the slash-damaged East Coast region last year. […]
• Mt Taranaki ranger Tāne Houston - 'we let the forest talk for itself'
  Country Life takes a walk on the slopes of Mt Taranaki with mountain ranger Tāne Houston resetting bait, foraging and chatting about the progress made […]
• 'She's got everything you want in a cow'
  Country Life - A 40-litres-of-milk-a-day Friesian called Evie has been Supreme Champion Holstein at the New Zealand A&P Agricultural Show for two […]
• Which wild foods are safe to forage?
  Christchurch conservationist Peter Langlands says his passion for foraging has turned him into an 'accidental botanist'. […]
• Injuries from ram attack like being hit by a car - animal expert
  After two people died this week in an apparent ram attack, New Zealand animal behaviour researcher says male farm animals can be dangerous - especiall […]
• Salmon farm says tuk-tuk trial a success, ordering more
  A salmon farm says using electric tuk-tuks on its canals has been so successful, they are going to get more. […]
• Invasive velvetleaf discoveries at Waikato farms a 'wake-up call' for agricultural sector
  Velvetleaf can grow up to 2.5 metres tall, it has large, heart-shaped leaves with pointy tips and velvety hairs, and small, buttery yellow flowers. […]