Learning lessons from New Zealand’s response to M. bovis
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis Programme is being carried out to identify lessons that can be learned from New Zealand’s...
MPI announces Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research fund recipients
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Eight projects ranging from testing the purity of agricultural lime and dolomite to improving methods to determine monthly dairy cattle...
Waikato farmer fined $3,500 for starving 26 cattle
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 17 Feb 2021
Media contact: MPI Media team
A Waikato lifestyle block owner has been fined $2,500 for failing to adequately...
Crown and kiwifruit sector plaintiffs settle long-running litigation over Psa
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
The Crown and kiwifruit sector plaintiffs have reached an out of court settlement to the long-running litigation arising from the...
Heat stress a priority during busy year for animal welfare work
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
A significant amount of work is under way this year to update animal welfare codes and provide updated advice to...
Canterbury farmer sentenced for reckless ill-treatment of a calf
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Media contact: MPI media team
A Rolleston pig and cattle farmer has been fined $3,500 for failing to...
South Canterbury lifestyle farmer fined $17,500 for starving and ill-treating animals
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 10 Feb 2021
Media contact: MPI media team
A lifestyle farmer has been fined $17,500 for the reckless ill-treatment of his...
Wellbeing workshops planned for grape growers and winemakers
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 09 Feb 2021
Media contact: MPI media team
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is supporting a series of wellbeing workshops...
Rotorua bus driver fined $4,500 for smuggling cigarettes and seeds
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
A Rotorua bus driver has been fined $4,500 for attempting to smuggle seeds into New Zealand, in breach of the...
Auckland University team wins award for new approach
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Dr Benjamin Albert and his colleagues from the Liggins Institute, Auckland University, are the winners of the 2020 Aotearoa New...
Sustainably produced beef patties aimed to become new normal
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
It’s possible to produce a beef patty sustainably across the supply chain in New Zealand, a year-long trial has shown.
Key...
Cactus smuggler sentenced for importing illegal plants
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
An Auckland woman has been sentenced to intensive supervision for 12 months and 100 hours’ community work for smuggling succulents...
