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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 >>
NAEAC issues annual report
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 9:20 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) issued its 2011 annual report today. NAEAC chair, Virginia Williams, said the committee continued its focus on liaison, with the annual visits to institutions and animal ethics committees. Members ... More >>
Time running out to have your say on animal welfare
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 9:18 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
Public consultation on proposed changes to the animal welfare system closes this Friday 28 September 2012. More >>
Vine disease impacts on kiwifruit orchard accounts
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 5:52 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The impacts of the vine disease Psa are now being seen in kiwifruit orchard accounts. More >>
MPI statement regarding Observers from Amaltal Columbia
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 5:06 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries can confirm that there were two MPI Observers (also known as "Government Observers") on board the Amaltal Columbia, which has been abandoned today because of a fire. • The two MPI Observers safely transferred to ... More >>
Vine Disease Impacts on Kiwifruit Orchard Accounts
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 4:07 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries
The impacts of the vine disease Psa are now being seen in kiwifruit orchard accounts. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has today released an analysis of kiwifruit production and profitability as part of its annual Farm Monitoring Report series. ... More >>
