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Taranaki Woman Wins Top Poultry Industry Training Award
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 1:59 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
When your manager says things like: “If she was looking for another job, you would be an idiot not to hire her,” it’s a pretty good sign you’re doing very well. And when you carry off the top industry-wide prize of Poultry Industry Trainee of ... More >>
Taranaki Local Wins Poultry Industry Trainee of the Year
Monday, 8 January 2018, 1:00 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
Henry Miles is a busy young man who is about to become even busier. Next month, the 21-year-old New Plymouth resident, who is currently Assistant Manager of a Tegel meat chicken farm, will step up to manage a large new free-range farm – which will ... More >>
Commitment Pays Dividends for Taranaki Egg Farm Worker
Monday, 9 January 2017, 4:00 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
Team spirit, pride in her work and a determination to succeed in her studies have proved a winning combination for Taranaki woman Amy Kimura, who was recently named Poultry Industry Trainee of the Year for 2016. The national award is given each year ... More >>
“Go For It!” Say Top Graduates
Friday, 9 January 2009, 10:46 am | Poultry Industry Assn
The Agriculture Industry Training Organisation’s top poultry graduates of 2008 have some advice for anyone considering studying for a qualification – “if you can and you want to, go for it!” More >>
Poultry Industry Continues Focus on Campylobacter
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 4:00 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
The poultry industry is continuing its efforts to further ensure New Zealanders can remain confident about the quality of the chicken they eat. More >>
H On S Apologises Over False Chicken Claims
Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:37 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
The New Zealand poultry industry today welcomed an apology from a Sunday newspaper following a series of false allegations from food writer Peta Mathias More >>
Invercargill Poultry Plant Closure
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 3:42 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
The New Zealand Poultry Industry Association supports the decision of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) to close an Invercargill Poultry Plant until it meets the required hygiene standards, Executive Director Michael Brooks said today. More >>
Cooking, Not Freezing, Remains Key to Food Safety
Thursday, 5 July 2007, 1:19 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
Consumers can give themselves the ultimate protection from Campylobacter by cooking chicken until the juices run clear and practicing cooking good food hygiene, New Zealand Poultry Industry Association executive director Michael Brooks said today. More >>
High Cost Of Imported Grain
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 3:16 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
Australia’s prolonged drought will impact on the price of New Zealand poultry meat from whole chickens right through to further processed products, New Zealand Poultry Industry Association Executive Director Michael Brooks said today. More >>
Poultry Industry Rejects Researchers' Claims
Friday, 13 October 2006, 12:59 am | Poultry Industry Assn
Imagine a mechanic who insists on banning all cars, to avoid road accidents. Now you know how the poultry industry feels when dealing with researcher Michael Baker. The Poultry Industry Association (PIANZ) has never met Mr Baker. He has never contacted ... More >>
SST censured over accuracy & phoney quote
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 4:15 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
The Sunday Star-Times has been censured by the Press Council for publishing a misleading and unbalanced story about food safety during pregnancy. More >>
Industry Delighted with Welfare Report
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 2:19 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
The Executive Director of the New Zealand Poultry Industry Association, Michael Brooks, has welcomed an independent report that shows that welfare standards of New Zealand meat chickens are world class. More >>
Industry Delighted with Welfare Report
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 12:26 am | Poultry Industry Assn
The Executive Director of the New Zealand Poultry Industry Association, Michael Brooks, has welcomed an independent report that shows that welfare standards of New Zealand meat chickens are world class. The joint study funded by MAF and conducted by AgResearch ... More >>
Consumers remain loyal to fresh poultry
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:06 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
Consumers are still lining up for fresh chicken – despite recent renewed media interest in New Zealand’s unusually high rates of human campylobacter. The Poultry Industry Association (PIANZ) says anecdotal feedback from suppliers and retailers ... More >>
PIANZ: Strict processing standards in place
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 10:29 am | Poultry Industry Assn
The poultry industry says chicken and red meat face equally tough scrutiny when it comes to disease control and processing standards. More >>
NZ Poultry Meat Industry Free Of “Bird Flu”
Monday, 24 July 2006, 8:58 am | Poultry Industry Assn
The completion of a comprehensive testing programme for notifiable Avian Influenza has clearly demonstrated that the New Zealand Poultry meat industry is free of notifiable avian influenza, Poultry Industry Association executive director Michael Brooks said ... More >>
Latest Quarter Shows Poultry Exports On The Way Up
Monday, 3 July 2006, 4:05 pm | Poultry Industry Assn
Statistics from the 2006 March quarter show that New Zealand poultry meat and eggs are increasingly popular overseas. The figures, released by Statistics New Zealand, show that poultry meat exports are up 13% (to just under $2,000,000 for the March ... More >>