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Large illegal haul foiled on Lake Ellesmere
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 4:18 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Canterbury fishery officers received a call from a disgruntled member of the public in late July that a man was taking way too many fish from Lake Ellesmere. More >>
Farmer fined for cow deaths
Monday, 20 July 2015, 12:18 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A South Waikato dairy farmer was sentenced in Rotorua District Court for neglect and ill-treatment of cows that became malnourished or starved to death in his care. More >>
MPI releases landfarming guidance
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 10:04 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI releases landfarming guidance The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has today released guidelines for food producers and processors about how to ensure food safety and animal welfare after spreading rocks and minerals from drilling oil and ... More >>
Swamp Kauri rules strengthened
Monday, 13 July 2015, 12:52 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
13 July 2015 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is making changes to swamp kauri rules which will improve transparency, clarity and oversight of the law. The Ministry’s director spatial, forestry and land management, Aoife Martin, says there ... More >>
Ute seized in fisheries bust
Friday, 10 July 2015, 5:00 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Three men had their utility vehicle seized by the Ministry for Primary Industries this morning (10 July) after being caught with 1500 shellfish at a beach in Blockhouse Bay, West Auckland. More >>
Table grapes withdrawn from sale following spider discovery
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 3:20 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is working closely with New Zealand produce retailers to have all imported Mexican table grapes withdrawn from sale following the discovery of spiders in a small number of consignments. More >>
191 sheep deaths "compares favourably" says MPI
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 3:55 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed the 45,000 sheep and 3,200 cattle, exported to Mexico are now at a holding farm following their 15-day journey from Timaru. More >>
Busy month for biosecurity staff
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 12:29 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Burgeoning visitor arrivals in May have seen biosecurity staff intercept a range of unusual and potentially alarming risk items at New Zealand airports and ports. Recent figures from Statistics New Zealand show 176,700 visitors arrived in New Zealand ... More >>
Maketu Taiapure excess mussel sentencing
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 11:44 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Papamoa man was fined $750 and $130 Court costs in Tauranga District Court in June for his part in taking too many mussels from the Maketu Taiapure area. The Maketu Taiapure area has a reduced quota for the harvest of green-lipped mussel to a daily ... More >>
4WD confiscated when paua permit exceeded
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 12:21 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Four Northland paua gatherers lost their mate’s 4WD and were fined a total of $8,000 for taking more paua than their customary permit allowed. More >>
4WD confiscated when paua permit exceeded
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 12:19 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Four Northland paua gatherers lost their mate’s 4WD and were fined a total of $8,000 for taking more paua than their customary permit allowed. More >>
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 >>
