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Biosecurity pups named Fudge and Fritz
Friday, 26 June 2015, 2:59 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fudge (girl) and Fritz (boy) are the winning names for two new biosecurity detector puppies that have been especially bred to stop pests and diseases from entering New Zealand. More >>
Biosecurity pups named Fudge and Fritz
Friday, 26 June 2015, 1:52 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fudge (girl) and Fritz (boy) are the winning names for two new biosecurity detector puppies that have been especially bred to stop pests and diseases from entering New Zealand. More >>
Mail survey shows biosecurity controls are working
Monday, 22 June 2015, 10:06 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries’ latest mail compliance survey result shows its biosecurity controls are working well at the International Mail Centre. The survey showed a biosecurity compliance rate of 99.99 percent for items going through the ... More >>
New report shows wider value of aquaculture industry
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 4:06 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A report commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) on the social effects of the Southland aquaculture industry has been published today. More >>
Operation Concord information package now available
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 3:30 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has today made publicly available a package of information relating the criminal threat to contaminate infant and other formula with 1080 (Operation Concord). More >>
A combination of many causes for deformed scallops
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 4:12 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A combination of many causes for deformed scallops Tests undertaken by MPI’s Animal Health Laboratory show a combination of many factors is behind the recent poor condition of the scallop populations around Great Barrier and Mercury Islands and in Pelorus ... More >>
Have your say on the new Border Clearance Levy
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 2:22 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) are seeking comment on proposed collection methods, rate differences for different transport types, and possible exemptions to the levy. More >>
New biosecurity puppies need names
Monday, 15 June 2015, 10:30 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New biosecurity puppies need names Six new home-grown biosecurity beagle puppies could soon be patrolling New Zealand’s borders, and the Ministry for Primary Industries is looking for names for two of them. The only catch is the names have to begin with ... More >>
Northland Facebook crayfish sales worrying
Friday, 12 June 2015, 10:24 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI Northland staff have found 6 incidents involving individuals offering crayfish for sale on various Facebook “buy/sell/swap” pages in the past 2 weeks. It is illegal for people to buy, sell or swap their recreational catch and MPI is speaking ... More >>
Lid lifted on Canterbury black market fish trade
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 4:12 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Those involved may face Fisheries Act charges of illegally buying, selling or possessing fish to obtain a benefit. These charges carry a maximum penalty of a $250,000 fine and 5 years in prison. More >>
Tuatua collectors threatening prohibited toheroa
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 3:22 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The toheroa fishery was closed across the country in 1982 after a massive reduction in numbers. It is illegal to harvest, disturb or possess toheroa without a customary permit. More >>
Export revenue predicted to grow says MPI
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 10:31 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Export revenue predicted to grow says MPI The Ministry for Primary Industries is predicting steady export growth over the next four years in its latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries , released today. MPI Director of Sector Policy, ... More >>
Blue cod fishery consultation launch
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 10:53 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Blue cod fishery consultation launch Consultation on new proposals to manage the blue cod fishery in the Marlborough Sounds will begin on 2 June. The Blue Cod Management Group, which developed these proposals, is made up of recreational and commercial ... More >>
On patrol in paradise
Friday, 22 May 2015, 4:12 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Few places in New Zealand rival southern Fiordland for remoteness and effort to get to. The stunning scenery and fantastic fishing, hunting and tourism experiences make it a sought after destination for those with the time and inclination. You’d think ... More >>
Gardener caught smuggling tuber in his underpants
Monday, 18 May 2015, 2:16 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Polish gardener is facing prosecution for smuggling plants in his underpants into New Zealand. Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) staff intercepted plant cuttings, a bulb, a tuber and seeds after an arriving air passenger was searched at Auckland ... More >>
Shellfish poacher forfeits car
Friday, 8 May 2015, 10:56 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A woman who appeared in the Manukau District Court yesterday had her $128,000 car (Audi Q7) forfeited to the Crown after pleading guilty to poaching a huge haul of shellfish. More >>
Northland farmer fined over cattle deaths
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 12:06 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Confusion over instructions to a worker managing a 32 hectare Northland property led to 12 cows starving to death and the owner being convicted of ill treatment of animals. More >>
Fruit fly high-risk zone reduced as winter approaches
Monday, 4 May 2015, 12:06 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fruit fly high-risk zone reduced as operation heads into winter The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says it is today relaxing the fruit and vegetable movement controls for some households in the centre of Auckland’s fruit fly zone. Acting ... More >>
MPI updates fees and charges
Friday, 1 May 2015, 1:10 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI updates fees and charges On 1 July 2015, updated fees and changes to the way the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) recovers costs for its services from businesses and industries will come into effect. Changes and updated fees are a result of a ... More >>
MPI updates fees and charges
Friday, 1 May 2015, 12:58 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
On 1 July 2015, updated fees and changes to the way the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) recovers costs for its services from businesses and industries will come into effect. More >>
