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Beekeepers act to prevent honey contamination
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 4:34 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
Beekeepers around the country will be especially vigilant this summer to ensure no repeat of the food poisoning caused earlier this year by tutin-contaminated honey. More >>
Beehive Threatens Bees with Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 9:58 am | National Beekeepers' Association
New Zealand's honey industry could be under attack from introduced bee diseases, if the Biosecurity and Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Legislation Amendment Bill is passed. More >>
Association pleased Court has recognized concerns
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 3:49 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
The National Beekeepers Association (NBA) is pleased that the Court of Appeal has recognized the genuine concerns of the beekeeping industry. More >>
NBA to go to the Court of Appeal
Friday, 23 March 2007, 12:11 am | National Beekeepers' Association
The National Beekeepers Association (NBA) is very disappointed with the decision it has just received from the High Court which has rejected the application to stop the importation of honey and other bee products from Australia. More >>
Successful bid to suspend honey imports
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 12:45 am | National Beekeepers' Association
Last Friday, the National Beekeepers Association applied to the Wellington High Court for an interim order stopping the importation of Australian honey and other bee products. The Court's decision has been in favour of the Association. MAF's Import Health Standard, ... More >>
Bitter Beekeepers Not Sweetened by Honey Imports
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 6:07 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
The National Beekeepers Association which represents beekeepers the length of the country is bitterly disappointed with the Biosecurity New Zealand decision to issue the import health standard for the importation of honey and bee products from Australia. More >>
Beekeeper Groups Concerned About Hives
Friday, 30 June 2006, 12:35 am | National Beekeepers' Association
Leaders of New Zealand beekeeper groups are concerned that reticence shown by some owners of unregistered beehives in the Nelson region may jeopardise the varroa identification enterprise currently underway in that area. More >>
South Island Beekeepers To Fight Varroa Incursion
Sunday, 18 June 2006, 2:46 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
“The detection of the Varroa bee mite in the South Island is disappointing, but not unexpected” says Jane Lorimer, President of the National Beekeepers Association. More >>
Beekeepers Plan Protest Action
Monday, 3 April 2006, 11:01 am | National Beekeepers' Association
The protest is about the importation of bee products and especially the risks of the importation of bee diseases into New Zealand, how it will affect New Zealand’s economy as a whole, particularly kiwifruit, avocados, pip and stone fruits, small ... More >>
Beekeepers To Protest In Wellington April 14th
Monday, 3 April 2006, 9:32 am | National Beekeepers' Association
The protest is about the importation of bee products and especially the risks of the importation of bee diseases into New Zealand, how it will affect New Zealand's economy as a whole, particularly kiwifruit, avocados, pip and stone fruits, small ... More >>
New Zealand cannot import pollination
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 8:52 am | National Beekeepers' Association
The National Beekeepers Association of New Zealand says that a few beekeepers have pollination to boost their income but those beekeepers dependant on just honey production supplying the domestic market will find the competition of imported honey threatening ... More >>
A New Bee Disease could be Released into NZ
Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:50 am | National Beekeepers' Association
Members of the National Beekeepers Association are concerned that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry could allow the introduction of a new honey bee disease causing organism into New Zealand. More >>
Beekeepers stung over honey imports
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 1:18 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
President Jane Lorimer of the National Beekeepers Association says that the imminent importation of honey and other bee products threatens the viability of beekeeping and the future of pollination of New Zealand's export crops and pastures. More >>
National Beekeepers Association Special Meeting
Friday, 20 December 2002, 12:16 am | National Beekeepers' Association
At a special meeting yesterday the National Beekeepers Association (NBA) resolved to retain its national structure under a voluntary membership due to the expiry of their Commodity Levy Order. More >>
Expanding Options for NZ Beekeepers
Tuesday, 27 August 2002, 2:59 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
Sharon Gibbons, a Missouri Beekeeper and member of the USA National Honey Board is in New Zealand to help beekeepers strengthen their businesses despite infection by Varroa. More >>
National Beekeepers Compulsory Levy Ballot Defeat
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 4:21 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
The proposal to introduce a compulsory commodity levy on bee products has been defeated, Don Bell, National Beekeepers Association (NBA) President announced today. More >>
Beekeepers Disappointed At Biosecurity Breech
Friday, 8 March 2002, 3:01 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
The National Beekeepers Association (NBA) is disappointed that a box of honey sent through the post from Australia has crossed New Zealand's border undetected. More >>
Beekeepers Embark On Consultation & Ballot Process
Thursday, 21 February 2002, 4:38 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
A two-tier levy system to replace the current Commodity Levies (Bee Products) Order 1996 that beekeepers with more than 10 hives must pay, has been recommended by the National Beekeepers Association (NBA) compliance and review committee. More >>
Beekeepers Endorse Further Varroa Testing
Friday, 15 February 2002, 1:55 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
The New Zealand National Beekeepers Association (NBA) has endorsed the Varroa Management Group's decision to test and treat all known hives within 5kms of Waiouru to ensure local bee populations have not been exposed to the varroa bee mite. More >>
Kick any hitchhiking bees out of holiday vehicles
Friday, 21 December 2001, 2:16 pm | National Beekeepers' Association
Unwelcome migrants can be avoided if holiday motorists check vehicles and caravans to keep hitchhiking bees infected with the Varroa mite from spreading to uninfected sites. More >>
