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Summer vigil for biosecurity staff
Friday, 18 December 2015, 10:38 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The latest border biosecurity boost will help the Ministry for Primary Industries manage a swarm of new international flights and passengers this summer. More >>
Consumers should take confidence from handling of threat
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 11:44 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Domestic and international consumers of New Zealand food should take confidence in the way the criminal blackmail threat to contaminate infant and other formula with 1080 was handled, MPI Director-General Martyn Dunne said today. More >>
Report finds NZ's dairy sector in good shape
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 2:54 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Report finds New Zealand’s dairy sector food safety capability in good shape The food safety capability of the New Zealand dairy sector is in good shape according to a report released by the Dairy Capability Working Group today. The independent ... More >>
Strong outlook for primary sector exports
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:35 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) expects meat and wool, horticulture and forestry export revenues will support New Zealand's primary sector export growth to 2017, and help offset the recent year's fall in the dairy sector. More >>
Strain in fifth Hepatitis A case confirmed
Monday, 14 December 2015, 4:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Results from testing have now confirmed that the fifth person, who recently contracted Hepatitis A, as reported last week, has the same strain of the virus as the other four people who fell sick with Hepatitis A in late October and early November this ... More >>
More dogs and border staff to keep out pests
Friday, 11 December 2015, 11:53 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Twenty-four new biosecurity detector dog teams (dog and handler) graduated from their training today – the biggest ever boost to the Ministry for Primary Industries’ sniffing force for stopping dangerous pests from entering New Zealand. “The new ... More >>
New development in MPI’s berry investigation
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 3:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A newly notified case of Hepatitis A is likely to be linked to the consumption of the Fruzio Mixed Berries product, which is currently the subject of an MPI-directed product recall. More >>
MPI applauds edible bird nest result
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 12:14 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries applauds the $10,000 fine handed out in the Manukau District Court to a woman who had admitted possessing and selling illegally imported edible bird nests. Judge Blackie recently (2 December) declined Stacey Miao ... More >>
Fruit fly eradicated from Auckland and restrictions lifted
Monday, 7 December 2015, 9:59 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is pleased to announce that the Auckland fruit fly operation has been successful and the insect pest has been eradicated from New Zealand. More >>
MPI continues to work on bobby calf issue
Monday, 30 November 2015, 12:41 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries confirms it immediately commenced an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of bobby calves that were the subject of a television programme last night following receipt of footage that was aired on the programme. More >>
Stink bug exercise set for 1 December
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 3:01 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Government agencies will practice responding to an invasion of brown marmorated stink bug on 1 December. More >>
Black market shellfish ring busted in Bay of Plenty
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 3:24 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fishery officers finished 12 months of monitoring black market activity when they moved in and seized pāua, dive gear and electronic equipment across Bay of Plenty over the past 2 days (24 and 25 November). More >>
MPI unveils mobile biosecurity x-ray machine
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 4:01 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has unveiled a new biosecurity tool for keeping destructive pests and diseases out of New Zealand – a mobile x-ray for scanning hand baggage carried by cruise ship passengers. More >>
MPI unveils mobile biosecurity x-ray machine
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 3:07 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has unveiled a new biosecurity tool for keeping destructive pests and diseases out of New Zealand – a mobile x-ray for scanning hand baggage carried by cruise ship passengers. The new machine has so far been trialled ... More >>
$75,000 fine for biosecurity offence
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 11:46 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The catastrophic effects of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak were spelt out when an Auckland man was sentenced for illegally importing pork products from Thailand in Auckland District Court this month (13 November). More >>
Cutting Pampas down to size
Monday, 23 November 2015, 4:39 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Made possible through MPI’s Sustainable Farming Fund, researchers have found 2 planthopper insects and a fungus from South America as possible biocontrol solutions to attack pampas grass. More >>
Set-netting reminder after penguin death
Monday, 23 November 2015, 9:07 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is reminding people that set nets catch more than fish after finding a dead little blue penguin in an illegally set net in Northland today (20 November). More >>
$33,000 fine for sheep deaths
Friday, 20 November 2015, 11:26 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Manawatu farmer got an expensive reminder about managing intestinal parasites in stock when he was sentenced for animal welfare offences in the Palmerston North District Court yesterday (19 November). More >>
Online livestock traceability tool for market access
Monday, 16 November 2015, 2:35 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Government and key primary industry players are working together to develop an online tool that captures key information about livestock status and movements as they move through the supply chain. The team working on the project include representatives ... More >>
20 years for biosecurity detector dog programme
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 2:41 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries will celebrate 20 years since the birth of its biosecurity detector dog programme with a giant cake at the Christchurch A&P Show. The birthday event will take place tomorrow at 10am at the MPI stand. Ministers ... More >>
