Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - Any "slippage" in the capital restructure of the nation's biggest business may mean that the Government help which Prime Minister John Key promised Fonterra may not arrive until after the next general election, according to Agriculture Minister David Carter.

Wellington, July 8 NZPA - Hundreds of unwanted pests making it into New Zealand each year are presenting an unacceptable risk to the likes of agriculture and conservation, representatives from those groups say.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - Agriculture Minister David Carter has promised the nation's farmers that they will not be made accountable for the greenhouse gas emissions through the Government's emissions trading scheme (ETS), unless trading partners are also feeling some of the financial pain.

Wellington, June 23 NZPA - China's rapidly-rising demand for New Zealand logs may slow later this year, but government economists think some of the supply may be sought for the second and third-biggest customers -- South Korea and India .

Wellington, June 22 NZPA - The Government is planning to remove possums and wallaby species from coverage by the Wild Animal Control Act to simplify their extermination.

Wellington, June 21 NZPA - The Government today set out four themes for its proposed changes to pest management over the next 25 years.

Wellington, June 5 NZPA - A dairy farmer planning on growing manuka scrub says Federated Farmers lobbyists are mounting a vocal campaign against the farmer accountability for greenhouse gases, but failing to back landowners who want to "farm" carbon credits.

Wellington, May 25 NZPA - Federated Farmers has welcomed Fonterra's prediction that the payout to farmers next season may top $8/kg of milksolids, but has warned farmers not to count on milkflows turning into white gold.

Wellington, May 23 NZPA - The Government will help the furry members of society with an $8.2 million boost in animal welfare funding. The budget allocated $5m to animal welfare enforcement, $2m for a review of the Animal Welfare Act and $1.2m for SPCA enforcement work.

Wellington, May 21 NZPA - Biosecurity officials at the border have impounded Queensland rock melons infested with fruitfly eggs and ordered them re-exported or destroyed.