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Commercial fishermen convicted and fined
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 3:59 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Two commercial fishermen have been convicted and fined after a commercial set net was found to be blocking off almost all of the entrance to Symonds Bay in the Manuka Harbour. More >>
Results of public feedback on blue cod announced
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 11:57 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand has today announced the results of the second phase of public engagement in the development of the National Blue Cod Strategy. More >>
“Biosecurity nightmare” halted at border
Monday, 25 June 2018, 11:31 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A traveller’s grisly gift for his family did not make it past airport biosecurity officers. More >>
Compliance operations: further progress to be made
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 2:05 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Joint Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and NAIT Ltd compliance operations have found greater understanding amongst farmers of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme, but some are continuing to break the rules. More >>
Consultation on North Island freshwater eels
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:10 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand has started public consultation today on catch limits for North Island freshwater eels. This includes the shortfin eel and the longfin eel in all Quota Management Areas across the North Island. More >>
Jail sentence for recidivist paua poacher
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 11:35 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The jailing of a man over paua poaching offences sends a strong message that the illegal gathering and selling of paua on the black market will not be tolerated, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). More >>
Regulatory approval of new innovative trawl technology
Monday, 11 June 2018, 3:16 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand has approved the use of a new innovative trawl technology for commercial operations in some deep water fisheries – the Precision Seafood Harvesting Modular Harvest System (MHS). More >>
Mycoplasma bovis confirmed in the Wairarapa
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 1:56 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Biosecurity New Zealand (a business unit of MPI) today confirmed positive test results for Mycoplasma bovis from a property in the Wairarapa. More >>
Salvinia eradication underway at Papamoa
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 12:57 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Today, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) started work to eradicate salvinia, one of the world’s worst aquatic weeds, from the Wairakei Stream at Papamoa. Salvinia is an unwanted organism and notifiable organism under the Biosecurity Act, meaning ... More >>
Precautionary action to seize US imported plant material
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 11:53 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI takes precautionary biosecurity action to seize US imported apple and stone fruit plant material The Ministry for Primary Industries is taking precautionary action to protect New Zealand from potential biosecurity risk by ordering the seizure ... More >>
MPI releasing historical compliance reports
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 4:17 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is releasing historical reports dealing with compliance risk profiling of the Southern Blue Whiting fishery that were designed to better inform fisheries management practices and in turn raise compliance levels. ... More >>
Mycoplasma bovis eradication
Monday, 28 May 2018, 5:26 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Government and farming sector bodies announced on 28 May 2018 that an attempt will be made to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand. Find out about the decision and what it means for you. More >>
Total Diet Study provides more insight on what we’re eating
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 11:27 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) has today published the results for the 2016 New Zealand Total Diet Study (TDS), which shows the food New Zealanders eat has a high level of safety in regard to chemical hazards which might be present in the food ... More >>
Mānuka honey definition research published
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 11:47 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Research undertaken and led by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to develop a scientifically robust definition for mānuka honey has just been published in a leading international scientific journal. More >>
Fine for failing to declare risky plants
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 3:18 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries applauds the $3300 fine dished out by the Manukau District Court yesterday to an air traveller who deliberately failed to declare plant materials to quarantine officers. More >>
Mycoplasma bovis found for first time in Waikato
Monday, 14 May 2018, 3:59 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI’s biosecurity business unit, Biosecurity New Zealand, today confirmed that a farm in the Cambridge area has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis . More >>
Erosion control 2018 funding round opens
Monday, 7 May 2018, 10:39 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today opened the 2018 funding round for the Gisborne district’s Erosion Control Funding Programme (ECFP). More >>
New detection of Mycoplasma bovis in North Island
Thursday, 3 May 2018, 12:46 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI today confirmed its testing has found a second farm in the North Island with positive Mycoplasma bovis infection. The Ministry’s Director of Response, Geoff Gwyn says the affected farm is a mixed sheep and beef property in the Pahiatua area ... More >>
Commercial Mycoplasma bovis test being developed
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 10:36 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A commercial diagnostic tool which will allow farmers to test for cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis themselves is being developed by a partnership comprising commercial laboratories, industry representatives and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). More >>
Busy summer for frontline biosecurity officers
Friday, 13 April 2018, 11:18 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand’s border biosecurity defenders have just been through their busiest summer on record, says the Ministry for Primary Industries. More >>
