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Fishing skipper reports loss of snapper

Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 3:42 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating the actions of a commercial fishing skipper who reported losing an estimated 750kg of fish, off the west coast of Coromandel Peninsula this morning (10 November). More >>

NZDF supports joint biosecurity and customs patrol

Thursday, 5 November 2015, 4:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

Quarantine officers air have taken to the air to ensure yachts visiting from the Pacific meet their biosecurity and Customs requirements upon arrival in New Zealand in a multi-agency operation. More >>

Commercial fisher sold recreational catch

Thursday, 5 November 2015, 4:13 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

A deckhand from a commercial fishing boat was convicted in Lower Hutt District Court yesterday (4 November) for selling recreational crayfish that he was allowed to take under an approval. More >>

MPI reminds consumers to take care when drinking raw milk

Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 12:35 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding consumers to take care when drinking raw unpasteurised milk, which is considered a high-risk food. More >>

Giant biosecurity detector dogs in the making

Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 9:29 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

New harrier hound puppies will potentially allow the Ministry for Primary Industries to breed giant biosecurity detector dogs. More >>

Have your say on fisheries operational review

Monday, 2 November 2015, 12:15 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has started a review of New Zealand’s fisheries management system and is inviting people to have their say. More >>

Joint operation nabs pāua poachers

Monday, 2 November 2015, 10:05 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) A109 Light Utility Helicopter completed patrols on about 300 km of coastline in Hawkes Bay last week, resulting in the apprehension of 6 groups that were taking pāua illegally. More >>

Catching blue cod out of season in the Sounds

Friday, 30 October 2015, 10:56 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

Fishery officers were disappointed to catch people inside the Marlborough Sounds on Labour Weekend who were taking blue cod during the annual closed season – 1 September to 19 December (inclusive of both dates). More >>

MPI and salmon farmers examine summer fish mortality issue

Friday, 23 October 2015, 12:22 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is working closely with the country’s salmon farming industry to better understand an issue that has emerged over the past few summers in the Marlborough Sounds. More >>

Food safety warning on a second instant coconut milk powder

Thursday, 22 October 2015, 5:23 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is extending its food safety warning on imported coconut milk products and coconut milk powder to include a new powdered product. More >>

Joint MPI and police patrol in Bay of Islands

Thursday, 22 October 2015, 4:44 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

Fishery officers and police will be patrolling together in the Bay of Islands over Labour Weekend checking recreational catch and water safety of those on the water. More >>

Supporting the locals at Kaikoura

Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 12:43 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

Labour weekend will see a big effort to remind recreational fishers on the Kaikoura coast of the local rules developed by the community to protect fish stocks in this iconic area. More >>

MPI investigates accidental loss of fish off Muriwai

Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 12:39 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

New vessel monitoring technology allowed Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery officers to meet a commercial boat arriving in port after it accidentally lost fish overboard. More >>

Harrier hound joins biosecurity frontline

Monday, 19 October 2015, 11:36 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

She looks like a giant beagle. She isn’t, but she is the first harrier hound to work for the Ministry for Primary Industries as a biosecurity detector dog. More >>

Untreated US vehicles could be sent back

Thursday, 15 October 2015, 10:34 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

Untreated vehicles arriving from the United States could be sent back at the shipper’s expense under strict new rules intended to keep New Zealand free of brown marmorated stink bug. More >>

Second biosecurity detector dog team for Queenstown

Monday, 12 October 2015, 2:08 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

A new detector dog team has started sniffing out biosecurity goods carried by international travellers arriving at Queenstown, doubling the number of Ministry for Primary Industries dog teams working in the region. Sam (beagle) and Deanna McKay (handler) started ... More >>

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