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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 >>
Selective breeding practices report released
Friday, 31 March 2017, 11:26 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has today released a report on animal welfare issues associated with selective breeding in New Zealand. More >>
Investigation into Hector’s dolphin deaths
Friday, 31 March 2017, 10:40 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has launched an investigation after the discovery of two dead Hector’s dolphins in separate parts of the country. More >>
Biosecurity staff snare live snake at Auckland Airport
Monday, 27 March 2017, 2:31 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Biosecurity officials have snared a live snake that hitchhiked to New Zealand on a private jet. More >>
Miracle water poses biosecurity risk
Monday, 20 March 2017, 12:39 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is asking travellers from Fiji to stop bringing “miracle water” into New Zealand if they want to avoid a stiff fine or treatment costs. More >>
Positive result with New Zealand bee colony losses in 2016
Friday, 10 March 2017, 12:39 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The release of a second survey on beehive losses is helping build a better picture of the state of New Zealand’s honey bees and the challenges beekeepers are facing. Ministry for Primary Industries Director Spatial, Forestry and Land Management, Oliver ... More >>
Dirty vessel ordered to leave New Zealand
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 11:07 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A dirty vessel ordered to leave Tauranga in the weekend will have to be thoroughly cleaned before it can re-enter New Zealand waters, says the Ministry for Primary Industries. More >>
Fines up to $20,000 for collecting toheroa at 90 Mile Beach
Monday, 6 March 2017, 3:45 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries officers are appealing to the public to ensure they’re up to speed with the rules around collecting toheroa now that the rare shellfish are making a comeback to 90 Mile Beach. More >>
Father and son duo nabbed in black market crayfish operation
Friday, 3 March 2017, 9:56 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Father and son duo nabbed in black market crayfish operation 3 March 2017 A father and son duo have been fined a total of almost $4,000 after being caught running an illegal black market crayfish operation from their home in Whangarei. Forty-eight-year-old ... More >>
Busy summer for MPI biosecurity staff
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 12:46 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Faced with record numbers of international visitors this summer, Ministry for Primary Industries biosecurity staff have intercepted risk goods ranging from the bizarre to the potentially devastating for New Zealand’s economy and environment. More >>
Eagle-eyed public reports massive illegal scallop haul
Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 3:50 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Vigilant members of the public are being praised for helping to uncover a haul of over more than 300 illegally taken scallops by two divers in an incident at Whangarei Heads. More >>
Pahiatua insect man pays hefty price
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 12:36 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Pahiatua insect expert has paid a hefty price for possessing illegally obtained exotic moth eggs, hatching them and redistributing eggs to three other people around the country. More >>
New food plans make law easier for businesses
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 2:40 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The government is proposing changes to improve the written plans that it provides for businesses to manage food safety. A consultation, released today, calls on food businesses to decide if the new version is easier to use. More >>
Oysters from Mahurangi Harbour recalled due to gastro bug
Friday, 3 February 2017, 3:29 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is warning people not to eat a number of brands of chilled oysters harvested from the Mahurangi Harbour north of Auckland as they may be contaminated with norovirus. More >>
Largest paua bust in Auckland in more than a decade
Friday, 3 February 2017, 1:26 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Two newly-appointed Ministry for Primary Industries fisheries officers have made the largest paua bust in the Auckland region in more than a decade. More >>
Proposed extension of Kaikōura shellfish and seaweed ban
Friday, 20 January 2017, 1:43 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The public is being asked for its views on a proposed extension to the current ban on collecting shellfish and seaweed along the Kaikōura and Cape Campbell coastlines. More >>
NZ joins world agreement to control movement of marine pests
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 11:40 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand has taken its fight against marine pests up a step, formally joining an international agreement on the management of ships’ ballast water. More >>
Enjoy food safely over summer
Friday, 23 December 2016, 10:51 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is reminding people of the importance of the 3C’s – Clean, Cook and Chill – to make sure they can properly enjoy food over the holiday period. More >>
MPI lays further charges over bobby calves
Thursday, 22 December 2016, 12:31 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has filed charges against another person over the alleged abuse of bobby calves during the 2015 bobby calf season. More >>
