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Tea revealed as snake fillets
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 11:43 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Inspection of a seemingly innocent package of tea revealed python fillets, raising biosecurity alarm at Auckland airport. A passenger arriving from China presented the package to biosecurity officials upon landing at Auckland last week, saying she ... More >>
Weasels hitch a ride
Friday, 31 October 2014, 11:38 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is applauding a sharp-eyed worker who recently spotted some hitchhiking baby weasels at a quarantine facility in Hamilton. More >>
Check the rules before you go fishing
Friday, 24 October 2014, 12:17 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding all recreational fishers to check the rules before they head out for a fish this Labour Weekend. You can face serious penalties if you break fisheries laws and MPI fishery officers are regularly ... More >>
MPI nabs divers with 867 paua
Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 2:21 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Ministry for Primary Industries compliance officers caught three men with 867 paua on the west coast south of Titahi Bay on Monday (20 October 2014). More >>
Ukrainian honey smugglers sent home
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 10:54 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Border officials sent two Ukrainian air passengers home on Friday after they tried to smuggle honey and bee pollen into New Zealand. The couple were found with nearly 3kg of honey and 1kg of pollen after a luggage search by Ministry for Primary Industries ... More >>
Rock melon interception at Auckland airport
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 2:32 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Lesson for parents: Listen to your kids a little more, especially when it comes to giant rock melons and New Zealand’s biosecurity rules. More >>
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis - update 10/10/2014
Friday, 10 October 2014, 4:58 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Some foods have been consumed by a significant proportion of those who have become ill. However they are foods that are also regularly consumed by people who are not ill. There is no single food that has been consumed by 100% of the cases. More >>
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis – update 9/10/14
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 2:33 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
There is a total of 124 confirmed cases and 18 presumptive (suspected but yet to confirmed) nationwide. A total of 38 people have been hospitalised. More >>
NAEAC Annual Report released
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 10:48 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The number of animals used in research, testing, and teaching in 2013 was the lowest it’s been since 1997, according to the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Annual Report released today. More >>
MPI investigating source of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 2:54 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been notified by Environmental Science and Research of a cluster of human illnesses linked to the bacteria Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. More >>
Good weather great news for winegrowers
Monday, 29 September 2014, 2:11 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Warmer than usual weather in Marlborough and Hawke’s Bay this year has resulted in some vineyards seeing record profits. More >>
MPI swoop on suspected fraudulent fishing activity
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 11:10 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) compliance officers swooped on a Hawkes Bay fishing enterprise today to secure evidence in an investigation into suspected fraudulent activity in the inshore commercial fishing sector. The MPI led investigation is a ... More >>
Mexican scorpion shocks passenger
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 11:16 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
An encounter with a live scorpion at Auckland airport should serve as a reminder for arriving international passengers to thoroughly clean camping gear, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). An MPI biosecurity inspector recently found ... More >>
Comparing apples with oranges using new Sustainable tool
Monday, 22 September 2014, 12:48 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Māori agribusiness will benefit from a new tool that can be used to compare the potential benefits of different land uses from an economic and social perspective. More >>
MPI ups yacht biosecurity ante
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 12:50 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Yachts arriving in Northland from overseas this season will face greater biosecurity scrutiny, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). More >>
Important season for black-grass eradication
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 4:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
With the second season of black-grass operations about to begin, continued vigilance this spring and summer will be crucial to stop the noxious weed from establishing in Mid-Canterbury, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). More >>
Mid-flight centipede scare highlights biosecurity risk
Monday, 8 September 2014, 11:19 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A mid-flight encounter with a dangerous centipede highlights the need for air passengers to check their bags for creepy crawlies before heading to New Zealand. More >>
Survey shows Kiwi’s support for aquaculture
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 2:17 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries has today released the results of a survey asking New Zealanders what they think about our aquaculture industry. MPI Acting Director of Aquaculture Growth and Innovation, Alice Marfell-Jones, says the findings are ... More >>
MPI introduces new biosecurity sniffers
Thursday, 24 July 2014, 1:31 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Two young biosecurity sniffers were introduced to the world today, along with a new type of detector dog and a new home for the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Auckland-based canine team. More >>
Māori agribusiness showcased to international delegation
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 9:54 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand’s Māori agribusiness programmes are on show this week, as delegates from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies visit New Zealand to address common barriers to rural economic development. Through case studies and on-farm visits, ... More >>
