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Government Funding For Wairarapa Water Project Study
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 9:48 am | Ministry of Primary Industries
The Wairarapa Community Is One Step Closer To A Reliable And Sustainable Supply Of Water. More >>
New Biosecurity Detector Dog Team At Wellington Airport
Monday, 10 December 2012, 12:48 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
A new permanent detector dog team will start today at Wellington airport with the job of sniffing out exotic pests and diseases that pose biosecurity risk to New Zealand. More >>
Export Facilitating Legislation Reviewed
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 10:30 am | Ministry of Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries is seeking public views on possible changes to the Horticulture Export Authority (HEA) Act. More >>
Gisborne Trio Sentenced For Wilful Ill-Treatment And Neglect
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 2:46 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
Three Gisborne residents have been sentenced in Gisborne District Court today for wilfully ill-treating and neglecting horses and cattle in their care. More >>
High Level Of Interest In Maori Agribusiness Funding Round
Monday, 5 November 2012, 3:02 pm | Ministry of 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 >>
Stowaway bird nest pulled from plane
Friday, 26 October 2012, 11:49 am | Ministry of Primary Industries
Auckland biosecurity staff have pulled a bird nest, complete with eggs, from the wheel housing of a jet aircraft from the United States. More >>
Fishing Changes Announced
Friday, 28 September 2012, 12:32 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
Minister for Primary Industries David Carter has approved changes to some fishing catch limits and management controls, to ensure fish stocks are being managed for productivity and economic growth within sustainable limits. More >>
Guilty plea in West Coast animal welfare case
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 5:02 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
A South Island West Coast farmer was today sentenced to 350 hours community service in the Christchurch District Court after pleading guilty to two charges of animal cruelty dating back to August 2011. More >>
Measures to protect oceanic whitetip shark
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 12:57 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is using powers under the Fisheries Act 1996 to help protect the oceanic whitetip shark. More >>
Maui’s dolphin TMP consultation underway
Monday, 24 September 2012, 4:09 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Department of Conservation (DOC) are seeking public comment on a review of the Maui’s Dolphin Threat Management Plan (TMP). More >>
Crew of Oyang 75 sentenced
Friday, 21 September 2012, 3:33 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
Four Korean crew of the fishing vessel, Oyang 75, were sentenced by Judge Saunders in the Christchurch District Court today. More >>
Northland Diver Breaches Scallop Limit On 1st Day Of Season
Monday, 10 September 2012, 2:43 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
A fifty-one year-old Northland man was caught by fishery officers with more than three times the daily limit of scallops on the first day of the scallop season. More >>
Ministry Formally Warns Growers Following Chemical Misuse
Monday, 27 August 2012, 2:29 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has completed an investigation into the misuse of the antibiotic streptomycin on kiwifruit, and 26 growers who admitted using the chemical outside the strict use conditions have been sent a formal warning letter. More >>
Pipfruit Growers Expect Slightly Improved Profitability
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 9:36 am | Ministry of Primary Industries
Pipfruit growers are expecting a small improvement in profitability this year, due to a lift in prices. More >>
Caged Grass Carp Promising For Waterweed Control
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 4:18 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
A Ministry for Primary Industries-funded trial has shown that grass carp (a weed eating fish) in enclosures could be used to eradicate early infestations of aquatic weeds, doing away with the need to release large numbers of fish throughout a lake, ... More >>
Have your say on proposed NAIT rules
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 12:56 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
New proposed regulations governing the National Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme are provided in a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) discussion paper that went out for public consultation today. More >>
Food recall issued after Listeria detected - reminder
Friday, 3 August 2012, 10:31 am | Ministry of Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding people of the nationwide voluntary recall of some ready-to-eat meat products manufactured by Bay Cuisine. More >>
Passenger biosecurity keeping out high-risk goods
Monday, 30 July 2012, 4:13 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
A survey shows the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is stopping international air passengers bringing in goods with a high chance of damaging New Zealand’s biosecurity, but suggests the ministry could do more to stop lower risk items. More >>
Code of welfare for meat chickens released
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:22 am | Ministry of Primary Industries
New standards covering the welfare of chickens raised for their meat came into effect today. More >>
IAF Grant For Manuherikia Catchment Strategic Water Study
Monday, 23 July 2012, 12:48 pm | Ministry of Primary Industries
The Government is backing a search for new sources and ways to improve management of water for the Manuherikia Catchment in Central Otago. More >>
