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Owner Of 26 Cattle Fined $7,800 And Disqualified From Having Livestock
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 4:39 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Hastings man has been banned from owning livestock for five years and fined $7,800 after failing to provide 26 cattle with sufficient food, resulting in two of them dying and two being euthanised to prevent further suffering. Rufus Mohi Watene (54) ... More >>
Owners Of Unproductive Land Encouraged To Grow ‘Black Diamonds’
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 9:58 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Bay of Plenty truffle company is sharing the secrets of the industry in a bid to get landowners growing ‘black diamonds’ across the country. Ohiwa Black Diamond Truffles is receiving more than $155,000 of Government funding over three years to ... More >>
Company And Managers Fined A Total Of $95,000 For Death Of Hundreds Of Calves
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 11:57 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A grazing and calf rearing company and former employees have been fined a total of $95,000 for their roles that led to the deaths of hundreds of calves. In the Invercargill District Court yesterday (14/6/22) Judge Brandts-Giesen set a starting point of $90,000 ... More >>
New Research Harvests Better Outcomes For Tree Planters
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 11:20 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Newly published research by Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service into tree planting will provide some welcome solutions to problems foresters and planters are all too familiar with. “The research has enabled us to come up with strategies ... More >>
A Time To Celebrate The People Who Keep Our Food Safe
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 2:09 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
World Food Safety Day (June 7, 2022) is a good opportunity to celebrate the thousands of New Zealanders who work hard every day to keep our food safe, says Vince Arbuckle, Deputy Director-General, New Zealand Food Safety. “In New Zealand we can take it ... More >>
MPI Announces Finalists In 2022 Good Employer Awards
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 11:03 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) have announced finalists for the 2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards. Now in their third year, the Awards are run by MPI and AGMARDT ... More >>
Liquor Importers Fined Over $150,000 For Trying To Sell Product Without Legitimate Bottle Labels
Monday, 23 May 2022, 4:34 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
An Auckland liquor importing company and two managers, have today been fined $151,200 for attempting to sell thousands of bottles of illegal liquor and avoiding rules in place to protect consumers. ACE Health Limited, along with managers Bosheng Wang ... More >>
Fishers Caught With 45 Times Daily Snapper Limit Face Prosecution
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 9:58 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI Fishery Officers have caught a group of fishers with more than 45 times the daily snapper limit. Late last week (12 May) two Fishery Officers were doing boat inspections at the Halfmoon Bay boat ramp in East Auckland. During these checks they ... More >>
Dry Autumn In Waikato And South Auckland Leads To Drought Classification
Monday, 16 May 2022, 11:30 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Drought conditions affecting the primary sector in the Waikato and South Auckland were today classified as a medium-scale adverse event, enabling a package of support for farmers and growers. “This is recognition that a severe dry spell over the ... More >>
Southland Seafood Restaurant Owner Fined $10,400 Over Failure To Keep Fish Sales Records
Friday, 13 May 2022, 9:45 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Southland company has been fined $10,400 after failing to keep a fish sales record system for seafood it was moving between its Te Anau restaurants. Chan Farther and Son Limited was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court on 12 May following ... More >>
Successful Rural Resilience Programmes Receive MPI Funding Boost
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 1:14 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has renewed funding for two successful programmes training farmers, growers and other rural people to manage pressure and adapt to change. The Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has been allocated $339,000 ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Draft Code Of Welfare For Dairy Cattle
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 10:14 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC), the independent Ministerial advisory committee on animal welfare, is calling for feedback on a new draft code of welfare for dairy cattle. NAWAC has reviewed the existing code of welfare for ... More >>
Tauranga Man Fined $5250 For Attempting To Smuggle Exotic Plants From Thailand, The United Kingdom And India
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 3:20 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Tauranga man has been fined $5250 for attempting to smuggle exotic home and garden plants from Thailand, the United Kingdom and India. Scott David Peters, 33, was sentenced in the Auckland District Court today (6/4/22) on one charge under the Biosecurity ... More >>
Almonds A New High-value Nut To Crack
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 1:27 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Another ‘nutty’ idea could lead to a brand-new almond industry in New Zealand. Plant & Food Research is embarking on a feasibility study to see if almonds can be grown sustainably in Hawke’s Bay. The project has backing from central and ... More >>
Manawatū Farmer Sentenced To Home Detention & Disqualified From Owning Farm Animals After Cattle Found Starved To Death
Friday, 25 March 2022, 10:16 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Manawatū farmer has been sentenced to 10 months home detention and disqualified from owning or exercising authority over farm animals indefinitely after 28 cattle were found to have starved to death. Other cattle had to be humanely euthanised due ... More >>
Fishing Company And Master Guilty On 14 Charges Of Breaching International Fishing Rules
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 11:03 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Amaltal Fishing Co Limited, along with the master of its fishing vessel, the Amaltal Apollo , have been found guilty of 14 charges of breaching the conditions of a high seas fishing permit. Amaltal Fishing Co Limited is a subsidiary of Talley’s Group ... More >>
Tips To Safely Make Food Last Longer
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 10:00 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
If you’re isolating at home, want to reduce your trips to the supermarket, or simply make your food dollars stretch further, there are some simple food safety tips that can help, says New Zealand Food Safety deputy director general Vincent ... More >>
Waikato Farmer Fined $35,000 Over Failure To Treat Flystrike In Sheep
Friday, 4 March 2022, 11:59 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A sheep and beef farmer has been fined $35,000 for a range of charges related to failure to care for his sheep. Warren Michael George Koberstein (73) of Mangakino was previously convicted for failing to treat about 100 sheep with flystrike, and ... More >>
Timber Design Centre Will Enable Innovative And Greater Use Of Building With Timber
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 8:52 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
An agreement to create an industry advisory service for building designers will promote and facilitate greater use of timber in New Zealand buildings, says Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service deputy director general Jason Wilson. “This ... More >>
2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards Open For Entries
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 10:06 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The search has begun to find Aotearoa New Zealand’s most exceptional primary sector employers. Entries have opened for the 2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards, which are run by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Agricultural and ... More >>
