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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 >>
Fish Stock Status Update
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 2:55 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is reporting that by far the majority of New Zealand’s fisheries are performing well – 83.2 percent of fish stocks of known status are healthy. The Status of New Zealand Fisheries 2012 report has just been ... More >>
Man Jailed For Paua Poaching
Friday, 9 November 2012, 9:51 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
A 48 year-old Porirua man received a prison sentence in the Wellington District Court yesterday for paua poaching. More >>
High Level Of Interest In Maori Agribusiness Funding Round
Monday, 5 November 2012, 11:10 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reporting a high level of interest from groups seeking to promote sustainable resource use in Maori agribusiness. More >>
MPI backs awards for Maori farming excellence
Monday, 5 November 2012, 10:20 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today announced it is a gold sponsor of the 2013 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Maori Excellence in Farming Award. More >>
MPI Backs Awards For Maori Farming Excellence
Monday, 5 November 2012, 10:13 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today announced it is a gold sponsor of the 2013 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Maori Excellence in Farming Award. More >>
Mixed bag of shellfish offences keep fishery officers busy
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 9:55 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Fishery Officers have been kept busy in the Coromandel after catching a number of people taking more than their legal limit of shellfish recently. More >>
Bluff's new fishery recruits
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 6:30 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
With summer months’ coming up the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and their Fishery Officers are gearing up for busier times. More >>
National Plan to reduce the incidental catch of seabirds
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 11:57 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) are seeking feedback from stakeholders and tangata whenua on the draft of a new National Plan of Action to reduce the incidental catch of seabirds in New Zealand fisheries ... More >>
Pastoral Farm Profits to Fall
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 9:44 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The 2012/13 season is expected to be more subdued for pastoral farm businesses as product prices come off recent highs, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. More >>
Fisheries Law Breach Proves Costly
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 4:17 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Breaching New Zealand fisheries law has proved costly for the owners of three foreign-flagged fishing vessels. More >>
Primary sector exports for 2012 show slight increase
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 5:03 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Primary sector export revenue figures for the final quarter to June 2012 are mixed. While there was a decline of 5.8 percent for the quarter, there was actually an overall increase for the year of 1.3 percent. More >>
Primary sector exports for 2012 show slight increase
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 3:36 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
Primary sector export revenue figures for the final quarter to June 2012 are mixed. While there was a decline of 5.8 percent for the quarter, there was actually an overall increase for the year of 1.3 percent. More >>
Conviction for deliberate and wilful ill-treatment of cows
Friday, 12 October 2012, 4:33 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A 40 year-old Waikino farmer Laurens Barend Erasmus has been convicted in the Waihi District Court today for the wilful ill-treatment of a significant number of dairy cows. More >>
Better seeds and plant species
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 3:38 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
A new research programme being co-funded by the Government aims to deliver better seeds and plant species for farmers, to help improve animal productivity and minimise environmental impacts. More >>
Measures to Protect Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 12:33 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is using powers under the Fisheries Act 1996 to help protect the oceanic whitetip shark. This shark is a highly migratory species, and is commonly caught by fishers targeting tropical tuna. More >>
