Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Ministry For Primary Industries for InfoPages here.
Ministry For Primary Industries - Latest News [Page 5]
Applications Open For Community Planting Projects
Monday, 28 February 2022, 1:35 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service initiative supporting communities to take up planting projects, and at the same time honour local heroes, is continuing to reap rewards. Since its launch in 2018, Matariki Tu Rākau has funded 660,000 ... More >>
Farmer Prohibited From Owning Or Managing Cattle And Sheep For 10 Years, Fined $6500
Monday, 21 February 2022, 9:20 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A farmer who failed to adequately feed cattle, treat animals for worms and tend to ill and injured cattle, has been fined and banned from owning or managing animals for a decade. Michael William Goodwin (75) is mainly a cattle farmer with up to 200 ... More >>
Longline Fisher Who Went To Sea Without Observer Aboard Fined $7,800
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 1:53 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The owner of a longline tuna fishing company, who failed to take a Fisheries Observer on a fishing trip, was fined $7,800 at the Dunedin District Court (16/2/22). It’s the second time in a year that Wayne David MacFarlane (44), who is the director of ... More >>
Government Funds Hemp Research
Friday, 4 February 2022, 11:46 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is investing $1.34 million in hemp research and development through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures). Funding recipient New Zealand Natural Fibres (NZFN) is itself putting $2 million ... More >>
Stick To The Rules And Enjoy Kaimoana Into The Future
Friday, 4 February 2022, 10:19 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fisheries New Zealand is encouraging all recreational fishers to continue sticking to the rules when they’re out on the boat or at their favourite fishing or diving spot. The formal holiday season may be over, but the Waitangi Day long weekend and ... More >>
Flowering Plants May Hold Key To Pesticide Reduction On Citrus Orchards
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 12:03 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Gisborne-based project is exploring a biological method of dealing to pesky insects on citrus orchards by understorey planting to attract beneficial insects. “Leaving bare earth under citrus trees and intensively mowing the grass strips between orchard ... More >>
Salmonella Prompts Recall Of Chlorella Powder
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 8:12 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Food company Hello Foods Ltd is recalling specific batches of Natava SuperFoods brand Organic Chlorella Powder and Organic Clean Greens Wholefood Powder due to the presence of Salmonella . The recall affects the following products: Organic Chlorella ... More >>
Driverless, low emissions tractor in development
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 10:24 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
An innovative, low emissions, driverless tractor able to perform up to three tasks at once is on the cards for New Zealand orchards. More >>
Fisher Gets Big Fine For Setting Nets In Dolphin Area
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 12:08 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Commercial fisher who set net six times in dolphin protection area fined nearly $12,000 A commercial fisher who set and hauled nets within dolphin protection areas has been fined $11,900. Following a successful MPI prosecution, Lance Edmond ... More >>
Funding Boost To Increase Forestry Workforce In Otago
Friday, 21 January 2022, 10:08 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Forestry’s future workforce has received a boost through a partnership between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and an Otago secondary school. MPI funded a two-week silviculture course for students at Milton’s Tokomairiro High School ... More >>
New Zealand Food Safety Advises Consumers To Cook Mussels Through
Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 10:22 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety is reminding consumers to thoroughly cook mussels following an increase in cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus around the country this summer. Deputy Director-General New Zealand Food Safety Vince Arbuckle said, “Since mid-November ... More >>
Watch Out For Wallabies
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 12:29 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Aotearoa’s silent pest is a growing concern – “We can’t afford to let wallaby populations spread further,” says Biosecurity New Zealand’s director of readiness and response, John Walsh. Holidaymakers out tramping and camping this summer are ... More >>
Man Arrested For Obstructing Fishery Officers During Investigation Into Illegal Online Selling Of Pāua
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 3:08 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Fishery Officers have arrested a man for obstruction while investigating the alleged illegal sale of pāua via social media. Gary Orr, acting Deputy Director General Compliance and Governance, said that “In the days prior to the arrest, MPI received ... More >>
Eco-packaging For Seafood Industry
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 9:29 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Government funding boost to help commercial production of bio-based polystyrene alternative for seafood industry. A new project will help accelerate the production of a compostable and biodegradable alternative to polystyrene packaging used in the ... More >>
New Handbook Shows Farmers How To Plant For Bees
Monday, 10 January 2022, 9:35 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A handbook offering practical guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees is now available free to New Zealand farmers. The document brings together knowledge from 10 years of field and laboratory research by the New Zealand Trees for Bees ... More >>
Today’s Rules Protect Tomorrow’s Catch
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 11:22 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
That’s the message from Fisheries New Zealand as it kicks off a summer campaign to encourage fishers to know the rules before dropping a line at their favourite fishing spot. MPI National Manager Fish Compliance, Niamh Murphy says with more people ... More >>
Animal ID Compliance On The Rise
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 9:47 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI push on NAIT compliance pays off with almost 90% in 2021. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is warning against complacency as rates of compliance with the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme continue to rise. The scheme, which ... More >>
Northland Peanut Industry Dream One Step Closer
Monday, 20 December 2021, 11:56 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A recent Government-backed project proved that peanuts can be grown successfully in Northland. Now, additional government funding is making the next step towards commercialisation possible. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is contributing ... More >>
Funding Of Hemp Fibre Innovation Set To Propel New Zealand On To World Stage
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 9:42 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
New Government funding will help a New Zealand hemp fibre company explore untapped opportunities – from soft flooring to food packaging that’s more environmentally sustainable. The Government is contributing $1.34 million through MPI’s Sustainable ... More >>
Fishery Officers In Kaikōura Catch Man With Three Suitcases Of Pāua
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 10:57 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
MPI Fishery officers patrolling the Kaikōura coastline have caught a diver with 249 pāua - nearly 50 times the daily limit. One-hundred-and-eleven (111) of these shellfish were undersize. The daily limit is five blackfoot pāua per person with ... More >>
