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Charges over hundreds of excess & undersized paua
Monday, 4 February 2019, 2:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) fishery officers have had a busy summer in the Coromandel region with a number of patrols leading to the apprehension of several people who are likely to face serious charges under the Fisheries Act. More >>
Remember to take care of animals in the heat wave
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 3:21 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
As the heat continues around the country, MPI is reminding animal owners to keep livestock and pets well-watered and with good shelter. More >>
Hellers prosecuted over mispackaged Sizzlers sausages
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 1:03 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Small goods manufacturer Hellers has been fined almost $40,000 and ordered to pay a total of $15,000 to three children who had moderate to severe allergic reactions after consuming mispackaged Sizzlers sausages. More >>
New funding for 31 community-led projects
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 10:29 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has today announced funding of $9.8 million for 31 new Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) projects. The SFF provides funding for projects led by farmers, growers, and foresters aimed at building economic, environmental ... More >>
Shellfish biotoxin alert – Bay of Plenty and Waikato region
Thursday, 24 January 2019, 9:54 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the Bay of Plenty/Waikato region from Te Ororoa Point, just north of Tairua, down to Bowentown Heads but not ... More >>
New agreement to protect fresh tomato industry
Friday, 21 December 2018, 11:04 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Biosecurity New Zealand and Tomatoes New Zealand have reached an agreement on the pathway forward to better prepare for future biosecurity responses. More >>
New compliance tool for Marlborough fishery officers
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 2:15 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
They’re all features of a top-of -the -range new fisheries patrol vessel that’s been welcomed into the fold by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Marlborough-based fishery officers. More >>
Auckland wine exporter convicted over false applications
Monday, 17 December 2018, 4:38 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has prosecuted an Auckland wine exporter for deliberately procuring deceptive and false wine export documentation related to wine destined for Ireland. Joyce Austin, the sole director of a wine exporting company, ... More >>
New NAIT compliance officers in the field
Monday, 17 December 2018, 10:06 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A cohort of 27 new NAIT compliance officers are ready to hit the ground and start working with farmers after graduating from their training programme on Friday. More >>
MPI prosecutes Yealands Wines for unprecedented offending
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 9:59 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has prosecuted a leading New Zealand wine company for deliberate, deceptive and sustained breaches of the Wine Act. More >>
18 months imprisonment for illegal pāua haul
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 3:43 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A jail sentence for a Porirua pāua poacher will send a strong message that stealing from our fisheries will not be tolerated, says Ministry for Primary Industries. More >>
Report on biological emissions
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 2:57 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A new report shows many farmers want to take action to reduce emissions, but need more information about what steps they can take. More >>
Charges laid over cows beaten with pipe and other implements
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 11:15 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has filed charges against an individual after receiving footage in June this year of a Northland sharemilker hitting cows with a pipe and other implements. More >>
Mandatory review of the Walking Access Act 2008 underway
Friday, 30 November 2018, 9:34 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MEDIA RELEASE Mandatory review of the Walking Access Act 2008 underway The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has begun a review of the Walking Access Act 2008. More >>
Cargo ship ordered to leave New Zealand
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 3:36 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Biosecurity New Zealand has directed a vehicle carrier to leave New Zealand waters following the discovery of stink bugs and other regulated pests. Biosecurity officers intercepted three live and 39 dead brown marmorated stink bugs and 69 other dead ... More >>
Public key to apprehensions over excess and undersized paua
Monday, 19 November 2018, 4:43 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
An eagle-eyed member of the public has helped Ministry for Primary Industries fishery officers apprehend a group of divers who took excessive amounts of paua and kina from an area east of the Coromandel. More >>
World Antibiotic Awareness Week focuses on working together
Monday, 12 November 2018, 11:49 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
12 November 2018 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is supporting this year's World Antibiotic Awareness Week theme of ‘Together we can keep antibiotics working’. Research shows that the global growth of antimicrobial resistance is undermining ... More >>
Hemp seed can be sold as food
Monday, 12 November 2018, 10:10 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Amendments to regulations to allow the sale of hemp seeds as food take effect today. More >>
$7.6m allocated to Erosion Control Funding Programme
Friday, 9 November 2018, 1:04 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A record number of applications for funding from the Erosion Control Funding Programme have been approved by Te Uru Rākau Forestry New Zealand. More >>
Review finds New Zealand a world leader in climate change
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 12:04 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A government research programme has positioned New Zealand as a world-leader in research into mitigating greenhouse gases from agriculture and adapting to climate change, a recent independent review has found. The Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) ... More >>
