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Favourable season boosts September quarter primary exports
Friday, 21 December 2012, 1:33 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Higher volumes of exports resulting from last year’s favourable production season have boosted primary sector revenue this past quarter. More >>
Marlborough Sounds blue cod fishery opening for summer
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 4:51 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is calling on recreational fishers to know the rules when they go fishing for blue cod in Marlborough this summer. District Compliance Manager Ian Bright said Fishery Officers would be out and about making ... More >>
Marlborough Sounds Blue Cod Fishery Opening For Summer
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 4:29 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is calling on recreational fishers to know the rules when they go fishing for blue cod in Marlborough this summer. More >>
Foresters growing less pruned wood
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 9:53 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Forest owners are moving away from production of pruned logs, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). More >>
Illegal fishing costs Tauranga commercial fishers $95,000
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 4:07 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Tauranga based, family owned and operated commercial fishing company was sentenced in Wellington District Court yesterday for making false statements on fishing returns and fishing inside prohibited areas. More >>
Illegal fishing costs Tauranga commercial fishers $95,000
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 3:03 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Tauranga based, family owned and operated commercial fishing company was sentenced in Wellington District Court yesterday for making false statements on fishing returns and fishing inside prohibited areas. More >>
Tough going for primary products
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 4:15 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Deteriorating global economic conditions are having a significant impact on returns for New Zealand's primary products. The Ministry for Primary Industries has released a half-year update to the annual Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report, ... More >>
Feedback sought about regulation of dairy herd improvement
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 11:00 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is looking for feedback on the rules surrounding the New Zealand dairy herd improvement industry. More >>
Significant fine for illegal milling of native timber
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 4:45 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A Whakatane man has been fined $15,000 plus a further $15,000 in reparation to the Ministry for Primary Industries for milling indigenous timber. More >>
Seven new biosecurity detector dog teams
Monday, 10 December 2012, 10:47 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The handlers graduated from their training on Friday at a ceremony in Auckland, along with 43 other frontline biosecurity staff. More >>
Changes to recreational set netting regulations
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 6:32 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
These changes relate to decisions made by the former Minister of Fisheries, Hon Phil Heatley, in 2011 following a High Court decision. More >>
Code of Welfare for Layer Hens Issued
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:34 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Animal Welfare (Layer hens) Code of Welfare 2012 was issued by the Minister for Primary Industries today. This code comes into force on 7 December 2012 and revokes the Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2005. More >>
New Programme To Add Value In Meat Industry
Monday, 3 December 2012, 10:42 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A new innovation programme that will look at how more value can be generated from beef carcases has been approved for Government funding. More >>
Two men sentenced for biosecurity breaches
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 12:41 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
As the result of two successful prosecutions by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), two men have been sentenced for separate breaches to the Biosecurity Act after being caught with prohibited plant material. More >>
Two men sentenced for biosecurity breaches
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 11:00 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
As the result of two successful prosecutions by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), two men have been sentenced for separate breaches to the Biosecurity Act after being caught with prohibited plant material. More >>
Undeclared ostrich eggs intercepted at border
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 12:41 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Biosecurity officials have reported the bizarre discovery of two massive ostrich eggs in the luggage of a passenger at Auckland airport. More >>
Maunganui Bay closed for further two years
Friday, 23 November 2012, 1:49 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today announced that Maunganui Bay will be closed to fishing for all species except kina for a further two years. More >>
Ship found crawling with exotic beetles at Wellington port
Friday, 23 November 2012, 10:21 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Biosecurity officials discovered an infestation of plague soldier beetles on a vessel arriving at the Wellington port this week from Australia. More >>
Export facilitating legislation reviewed
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 11:15 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is seeking public views on possible changes to the Horticulture Export Authority (HEA) Act. More >>
Mussel Programme to Revolutionise Aquaculture
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 11:41 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Government is supporting a $26 million initiative that seeks to boost aquaculture by domesticating the New Zealand Greenshell Mussel. More >>
