Latest M.bovis Technical Advisory Group (TAG) report released
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
The latest report from the independent Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) response shows New Zealand is on...
Public consultation opens for regulation of inhibitors used in agriculture
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Media contact: MPI media team
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is calling for public feedback on options...
Farmer receives home detention, ban for animal abuse
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
An Invercargill farmer has been sentenced to 9 months home detention and banned from owning or managing farm animals for...
Recreational fishers caught with nearly 5 times legal limit of snapper
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 11 Mar 2021
Media contact: MPI media team
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery officers caught a group of recreational fishers...
Public feedback sought on marine protection for southeastern South Island
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 17 Feb 2020
Media contact: MPI media team
Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) are seeking public...
National Animal Identification and Tracing prosecutions
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
A Rotorua dairy farmer has been fined $3,364 for not registering 424 cattle under the National Animal Identification and Tracing...
Horticulture sector to investigate impact of tile drains on water quality
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
A new project in the Hawke’s Bay is investigating the impacts of tile drains on horticultural land, to provide valuable...
Recall of salads to manage listeria risk
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 30 Jan 2021
Media contact: MPI Media team
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is advising the public to return or dispose...
Views sought on additional proposals for the ETS Forestry Regulations
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Te Uru Rākau – Forestry New Zealand is seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)...
Blue cod season in Marlborough Sounds opens today
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 20 December 2021
Media contact
MPI media team
Phone
029 894 0328
Blue cod fishery in the Marlborough Sounds is opening today and the...
Northland offender convicted for obstructing fishery officers, taking mussels
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 26 Jan 2021
Media contact: MPI media team
A Whangarei labourer has been fined $1,060 for refusing to cooperate and allow...
$1.05 million fine for seafood company owner behind Chatham Islands illegal fishing operation
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
A seafood company owner has been fined heavily for a commercial scam responsible for almost $1 million worth of black...
