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Primary production boom confirmed

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 10:11 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

Primary industry statistics for the March 2012 quarter show what a boom of a production year it was for most. The Ministry for Primary Industries has released a new combined primary industry quarterly report, comprising production and trade statistics for ... More >>

Food recall issued after Listeria detected

Thursday, 19 July 2012, 11:13 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has overseen Hawke's Bay company Bay Cuisine's voluntary recall of ready-to-eat meat products after Listeria was detected. More >>

New Zealand’s export beef sector gets funding boost

Monday, 16 July 2012, 10:55 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

New Zealand beef and dairy farmers can now take part in a programme to produce high-value marbled beef for premium markets, both domestically and offshore. More >>

Don’t take more than your legal limit this scallop season

Friday, 13 July 2012, 10:30 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is calling on scallop fishers to follow the rules when they go fishing in the Challenger Fishery Management Area this season. More >>

Independent report on Psa released

Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 2:09 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released the findings of an independent review of import requirements and border processes following an outbreak of the kiwifruit vine disease, Psa-V, in New Zealand. More >>

Fish stock status report

Friday, 22 June 2012, 2:04 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries is reporting the discovery of a new group of orange roughy, and a southern blue whiting population that is at a historic high. More >>

Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries

Monday, 11 June 2012, 11:30 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

Primary sector export revenue is expected to decline in 2012/13, a Ministry for Primary Industries report shows. The Ministry has released the annual Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report, which includes seafood for the first time. More >>

Sustainable management of longfin eels

Friday, 8 June 2012, 2:07 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

Longfin eels are managed by the Ministry for Primary Industries under the Quota Management System (QMS), recognised as a world-leading system for sustainable management. It provides for use while ensuring long-term sustainability. More >>

Maketu: Bay of Plenty fishery officers seize boat, dive gear

Friday, 8 June 2012, 11:42 am | Ministry For Primary Industries

On Monday 4 June 2012, Honorary Fishery Officers on patrol at Newdicks Beach, Maketu, inspected a 69 year old Mount Maunganui man, landing at the beach in his dinghy. The man was found to be in possession of 163 green lipped mussels. More >>

Efficient pastoral production

Thursday, 7 June 2012, 4:04 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

New Zealand farmers are using less land and less labour to produce a kilo of milk or meat than they were a decade ago, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries. More >>

Rock lobster concession areas retained

Thursday, 31 May 2012, 2:14 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) announced today that the existing rock lobster Concession Area Minimum Legal Size (MLS) Regulations for CRA 3 (Gisborne), CRA 7 (Otago) and CRA 8 (Southern) will be retained. More >>

Controls On Fruit And Vegetable Movements Lifted

Friday, 25 May 2012, 4:16 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) confirms that all restrictions on the movements of fruit and vegetables in Auckland’s Avondale area will be removed from 7am tomorrow Saturday 26 May. More >>

Oyang 77 charges laid

Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 3:34 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

Charges have been laid against the skipper and factory manager of the Oyang 77 in relation to misreporting and illegal dumping of fish, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has advised today. More >>

No Fruit Fly Outbreak Detected to Date as Actions Continue

Sunday, 13 May 2012, 5:00 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) reports this afternoon that testing on samples from fruit fly traps in the Auckland Controlled Area has so far shown no sign of further fruit flies. More >>

Fruit Fly: Controls Placed On Moving Fruit And Veges

Friday, 11 May 2012, 1:53 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has placed controls on the movement of whole fresh fruit and vegetables within a specified 1.5 kilometre radius around Wolverton Road in Avondale following a find of a single male Queensland fruit fly in the area. More >>

Unacceptable abuse of Quota Management System

Thursday, 10 May 2012, 6:33 pm | Ministry For Primary Industries

10 May 2012 Unacceptable abuse of Quota Management System The penalties imposed on a commercial fisher yesterday for offences committed in Southland send a clear message that it is unacceptable to abuse New Zealand’s quota management system, ... More >>