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MAF applauds sentences for illegal logging
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 12:02 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) applauds the sentencing handed down today in the Christchurch District Court to two men and a sawmilling company for milling indigenous (rimu) timber without a consent. More >>
PSA strike action prohibited
Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 8:57 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said it was relieved at today’s decision by the Employment Court granting an injunction to prohibit a strike by the PSA, scheduled for Friday 2 November 2005. More >>
MAF plans for PSA strike on Friday 2 December
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 11:54 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is finalising contingency measures for a strike planned by the PSA for this Friday. The strike notice is for 24 hours from 4:30am on Friday 2 December 2005, and covers all PSA members who are employees of ... More >>
Sea Squirt found in Northland
Monday, 28 November 2005, 2:02 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The invasive sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has been confirmed present in the marina at Tutukaka in Northland. More >>
MAF receives PSA strike notice
Friday, 18 November 2005, 5:05 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry yesterday received from the PSA notice of an intention to strike for 24 hours from 4:30am on Friday 2 December 2005. The strike notice appears to cover all PSA members who are employees of MAF. Such a strike would ... More >>
No Sea Squirt detected in Napier
Friday, 18 November 2005, 5:04 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Napier’s port. More >>
Forest Industry to test response systems
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 10:48 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A three-day simulation exercise to test MAF’s and the forest industry’s response to an incursion of the pitch canker disease will take place from 5 to 7 October 2005 at a commercial pine seedling nursery in Tokoroa. More >>
Forest Industry to test response systems
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 12:47 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
A three-day simulation exercise to test MAF’s and the forest industry’s response to an incursion of the pitch canker disease will take place from 5 to 7 October 2005 at a commercial pine seedling nursery in Tokoroa. More >>
MAF pleased with outcome of overlogging court case
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 8:58 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is delighted with the recent sentencing handed down in the Tauranga District Court to a man convicted of logging almost 100 cubic metres more rimu than permitted. More >>
Decrease in Animals Used for Research
Thursday, 18 August 2005, 3:18 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The notification of a decrease in the numbers of animals used in research, testing and teaching was released today, in the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Annual Report. More >>
GM test results point to approved GM soy
Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 4:11 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s (NZFSA) investigations into a recent discovery of the presence of a genetically modified organism (GMO) in harvested maize grain indicate that this presence has not come ... More >>
Avoid, Dedicate or Decontaminate river gear
Wednesday, 10 August 2005, 11:53 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Biosecurity New Zealand is asking whitebaiters and other river users to avoid Southland’s Mararoa and lower Waiau Rivers entirely to avoid spreading Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo) algae. More >>
Farm Monitoring reports show highs and lows
Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 4:03 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) 2005 Farm Monitoring reports into the status of the country’s primary sectors, paint a mixed picture of the current trends in farming and the outlook for the business. More >>
MAF investigating GM-positive maize test
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 2:55 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is investigating a GM-positive test result of a maize consignment following routine industry testing. More >>
MAF investigating GM-positive test of maize
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 2:44 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is investigating a GM-positive test result of a maize consignment following routine industry testing. More >>
NAWAC Annual Report Released
Friday, 15 July 2005, 10:28 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The 2004 National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) Annual Report was issued today. More >>
Feeding your pigs
Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 3:17 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
New pig feeding regulations aim to mitigate the risk of foot and mouth disease and control the spread of other diseases, like swine vesicular disease and classical swine fever. More >>
Moth reports: safe, responsible attitude to health
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 2:40 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Reports on exotic moth eradication campaigns in Auckland and Hamilton released today demonstrate a safe and responsible attitude to public health concerns, and have the backing of international best practice and accepted scientific methods, Biosecurity ... More >>
Management of bee pest to transfer
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 4:12 pm | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
From 1 July 2005, responsibility for keeping the varroa bee mite out of the South Island will transfer from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) to the Varroa Agency Incorporated (VAI), a management agency made up of South Island Councils and ... More >>
Operation Waiheke officially stood down.
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 10:32 am | Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
Operation Waiheke, MAF’s response to the claimed release of Foot and Mouth disease on Waiheke Island officially ended on Monday. More >>
