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Jail For Poacher Who Took Suitcases Of Pāua From Closed Kaikōura Fishery
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 4:34 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A pāua poacher who took three suitcases of the shellfish from the Kaikōura fishery has been sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment. The vehicle, suitcases, and dive gear used in the offending have been forfeit to the Crown. The fishery was closed ... More >>
Entries Open For The 2023 Good Employer Awards
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 11:05 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand’s top food and fibre sector employers are being called on to enter the 2023 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards. “People have always been at the heart of our food and fibre sector businesses,” says Cheyne Gillooly, Director ... More >>
Grinding Mussel Shells Into Calcium Carbonate Offers High-value Waste Solution
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 11:03 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A New Zealand company has cracked a way to turn thousands of tonnes of mussel shells dumped each year into calcium carbonate, a high-value product used in a range of industrial products. Environmental Decontamination (NZ) Limited (EDL) is behind this ... More >>
Eucalypt Posts Project Aims To Reduce Use Of Treated Posts And Greenhouse Gas Emissions On Vineyards
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 10:13 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is backing a new Marlborough-based study to evaluate how hardwood forests could boost sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the region’s wine industry. MPI’s Director of Investment Programmes ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Draft Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 2:41 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on a draft Fisheries Plan to help restore and protect the Hauraki Gulf. Director Fisheries Management, Emma Taylor, says this is one of the key long-term fisheries management actions in ... More >>
Wool Project Aims To Put Money Back In Farmers’ Pockets
Thursday, 12 January 2023, 10:19 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand strong wool could bring a sustainable bounce back into soft upholstery – and woolgrowers’ bank accounts – through a new project seeking an alternative to synthetic fillers. The Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Sustainable Food ... More >>
Food Recall: Harmony Beef & Caramelised Onion Sausages Recalled Due To Possible Presence Of Foreign Matter
Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 7:57 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting The Neat Meat Company Ltd in its recall of Harmony brand Beef & Caramelised Onion Sausages due to the possible presence of foreign matter. “The affected sausages have a best before date of 20/01/2023 ... More >>
Robot Boosts Animal Disease Testing In Biosecurity Emergency
Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 10:57 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Testing for animal disease is faster and improved with the arrival of a new antibody testing robot now in action at the Biosecurity New Zealand Animal Health Laboratory. The $580,000 new high throughput diagnostic robot is the first of its kind in New ... More >>
Keep Our Fisheries Sustainable: Only Take What You Need For A Feed
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:46 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is encouraging recreational fishers to follow the fishing rules this summer and "take only what you need for a feed". "Summer is a great time for people to be out enjoying time together on the water. ... More >>
Tiny Parasitoid Wasp Packs A Big Punch In Fight Against Giant Willow Aphid
Friday, 16 December 2022, 11:47 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The tiny parasitoid wasp Pauesia nigrovaria has the power to kick invasive giant willow aphid to the curb, research has found. The Californian insect was released in New Zealand as a biological control agent, beginning in 2020. After just one year ... More >>
Have Your Say On Proposed Changes To Fisheries Settings
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 12:15 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand is asking for feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings for four fisheries as part of its twice-yearly sustainability review. Proposals include pāua, scallops, kina, and spiny rock lobster fisheries. ... More >>
Truck Driver Fined For Mistreating Goats
Friday, 9 December 2022, 12:53 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A stock truck driver who transported goats to a meat processing plant has been fined $3,600 for throwing some of the animals from the truck on to a ramp upon delivery. Wayne Raymond Patterson (56) was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on ... More >>
The Importance Of Traceability – NAIT Compliance Essential Tool For The M. Bovis Eradication Programme
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 2:06 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Farmers who don't keep accurate NAIT records put others at risk and can hinder efforts to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis , says M. bovis programme director Simon Andrew. There are currently six Active Confirmed properties with M. bovis infection and a Controlled ... More >>
Pams Brand Sprouts Recalled Due To Possible Presence Of Salmonella
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 8:26 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Foodstuffs Own Brands Ltd is recalling its Pams brand Alfalfa Sprouts, Salad Sprouts, Sandwich Selection Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts Combo due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Salmonella poisoning can be serious, especially for people vulnerable ... More >>
MPI Fishery Officers Catch Fishers With Large Haul Of Kahawai, Undersize Snapper, Pāua, Rock Lobster
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 1:55 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI Fishery Officers in Auckland had a busy weekend, catching two fishers with 211 kahawai on Saturday after they’d been fishing at Karioitahi beach, Port Waikato. The daily bag limit for kahawai is 20 per person and the people involved had more ... More >>
New Project To Help Farmers Gain Regenerative Agriculture Certification
Monday, 17 October 2022, 11:44 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Interest in food produced using regenerative practices is gaining momentum across the globe – and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is backing a project to help more New Zealand sheep and beef farmers capture this premium market. MPI ... More >>
Mt Cook Alpine Salmon To Build Innovative Land-based Salmon Farm
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 2:45 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A prototype for New Zealand’s first sustainable, land-based salmon farm is in the early stages of development, with backing from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) fund. SFF Futures is committing ... More >>
Biodegradable Nursery Pots To Offer Plastic-free Alternative
Monday, 3 October 2022, 10:49 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A new product developed with help from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will offer an alternative to the estimated 350 million plastic trays and pots used by New Zealand nurseries and gardeners each year. “We’ve supported Pinehurst ... More >>
Cheesemaking Waste Product Potential Gamechanger For Diabetes Sufferers
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 10:05 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A New Zealand-based company researching alternative uses for a by-product from cheesemaking has its sights on developing it into a remedy for people with type 2 diabetes. WheyTech Bionics NZ is partnering with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) on a two-year ... More >>
Auckland Pair Sentenced For Trying To Sell Crayfish Online Taken From Māhia
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 10:15 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
An Auckland pair caught with 222 crayfish from Māhia that they intended to sell on the black market have been sentenced to five months Community Detention and 140 hours Community work. It’s illegal to sell recreationally caught seafood. The daily ... More >>
