WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Their abilities to travel, multiply and spread disease have always made rats one of mankind's greatest pests. New Zealand says it's time to wipe them out. Every last ...

The mammalian pests are a drain on New Zealand’s economy. The government spends around NZ$70 million each year on pest-control programmes for animals, ...

Stink bugs are a major threat in New Zealand, a remote island nation that goes to great lengths to protect its natural ecosystem from foreign pests. The critters could wreak havoc across the ...

New Zealand is waging a battle against invasive pests that the country says is costing the local economy around NZ$3.3 billion ($2.3 billion) annually. According to New Zealand Prime Minister John ...

In New Zealand, Shaka is about to make history as Northland Regional Council's first Certified Possum Detection Dog — a very important job in the work of conservation, reported The Northland Age ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Their abilities to travel, multiply and spread disease have always made rats one of mankind’s greatest pests. New Zealand says it’s time to wipe them out. Every ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor the most useful. The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug ...

New Zealand Aims to Become Rat Free The government is hoping a rat-free countryside will give a boost to native birds, including the iconic kiwi By Nick Perry • Published July 25, 2016 ...