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Company fined $3,000 for false declaration of farm machinery
Friday, 7 July 2017, 1:26 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Company fined $3,000 for false declaration of farm machinery 7 July 2017 A Christchurch customs broking firm has been convicted and fined $3,000 for submitting a false customs declaration that had the potential to create a serious biosecurity breach. Gateway ... More >>
Bonamia ostreae response update – Thursday 29 June
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 1:08 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Bonamia ostreae response update – Thursday 29 June The second week of operational activity to remove flat oysters from Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island continues to progress well. The oysters are being removed in a bid to halt the spread of Bonamia ostreae ... More >>
Dolphin death points to illegal recreational fishing
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 12:48 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary industries believes that illegal recreational set-netting is to blame for the death of a Hector’s dolphin on the West Coast earlier this year. More >>
Be ready for the calving season
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 11:09 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI’s Penny Timmer-Arends has attended many field days and workshops to discuss the new bobby calf regulations with those affected across the supply chain. More >>
Bonamia ostreae response update
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 3:13 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The first week of operational activity to remove flat oysters from Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island is ahead of schedule. More >>
Chinese fishing vessels fined for tuna offences
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 12:22 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Chinese fishing vessels fined close to NZD$1m for tuna offences near NZ waters 22 June 2017 Chinese authorities have deregistered and fined a Chinese commercial fishing company approximately NZD$825,000 for misreporting bluefin tuna catches and fishing ... More >>
Myrtle rust update – Wednesday 21 June 2017
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 1:21 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Incident Controller David Yard says there has been no significant change to the spread of myrtle rust, but work continues to control the fungus. More >>
MPI Cruise Ship Accreditation to Stay
Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 10:44 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A trial accreditation programme has boosted biosecurity for international cruise ships and will be expanded for future seasons, says the Ministry for Primary Industries. More >>
Fishing company, director fined for paua offences
Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 12:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Bluff-based commercial fishing company and its sole director have been fined more than $14,000 for paua-related offences. More >>
Unauthorised GM petunias may be in New Zealand
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 10:23 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI has taken action after an overseas recall on unauthorised genetically modified (GM) petunias. Several varieties of GM petunias have been reported in Europe, USA and Australia and are being recalled by regulatory authorities there. MPI Director ... More >>
Tomato smuggler refused entry
Friday, 2 June 2017, 3:06 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Korean traveller has been refused entry to New Zealand after trying to hide some tomato seeds from Ministry for Primary Industries biosecurity officers. More >>
Myrtle rust update – Tuesday 30 May 2017
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 1:30 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The stats stand at: 21 properties in Taranaki, 3 in Northland and 2 in Waikato. More >>
Gory biosecurity interception
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 11:48 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fresh crow and squirrel legs with the bones sticking out were the gory discovery for Ministry for Primary Industries biosecurity staff at Auckland’s International Mail Centre. More >>
Fit for transport animal welfare app launched today
Monday, 22 May 2017, 12:31 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has launched a mobile app that helps farmers, transporters, stock agents and veterinarians determine whether an animal is fit for transport. More >>
Myrtle rust appears in Taranaki
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 2:48 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Testing by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has today revealed myrtle rust infection at a plant nursery in Taranaki. More >>
Door-to-door farm visits welcomed as floodwaters recede
Monday, 24 April 2017, 2:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Teams from the local Rural Support Trust and Red Cross have been documenting destroyed pastures, damaged homes and inundated orchards, as they carry out assessment visits to flood-affected farms and orchards in the Bay of Plenty. More >>
Fruit smuggler sent home
Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 3:45 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
An American traveller had her Easter visit to New Zealand cut short when she failed to declare a suitcase packed with fruit and vegetables to Christchurch biosecurity officers. More >>
All hands to the pump as second cyclone looms
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 11:52 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
As rural Bay of Plenty braces itself for more heavy rainfall today, the Ministry for Primary Industries is working alongside CDEM, the local Rural Support Trust, Federated Farmers, industry bodies and volunteers to help farmers and growers get ... More >>
Large number of people caught in black market operation
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 11:27 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
An Auckland man has landed a bill for what’s possibly the most expensive meal of paua ever, after being fined $8,500 for buying the shellfish on the black market. More >>
Serious fungal plant disease found on Raoul Island trees
Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 12:52 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) are working together to address a confirmed find of the fungal plant disease myrtle rust on Kermadec pohutukawa trees on Raoul Island. Myrtle rust (Puccinia psidii), ... More >>
