Ministers welcome Mt Albert Grammar School AgriFood centre
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Ministers welcome Mt Albert Grammar School AgriFood centre Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy and Associate Minister for Primary Industries Louise Upston have welcomed the beginning of construction on a new centre to showcase the best of the primary sector in the heart of Auckland. […]
Read More →Enhanced 24/7 Hazards monitoring announced
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Enhanced 24/7 Hazards monitoring announced Work has begun on the improvements to New Zealand’s geological hazards monitoring as announced in Budget 2017, Civil Defence Minister Nathan Guy and Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith have announced today. The start of work was marked on a […]
Read More →$800,000 for 3-D mapping of Northland
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: $800,000 for 3-D mapping of Northland Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have announced government funding of up to $800,000 for 3-D aerial mapping of Northland to provide the region with highly accurate geographical data to make better business decisions. […]
Read More →New scholarship to support greenhouse gas research
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: New scholarship to support greenhouse gas research A new $400,000 scholarship programme to build global expertise on climate change, agriculture and food security will boost New Zealand’s contribution to agricultural greenhouse gas research say Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy. […]
Read More →Farmers’ river pledge welcomed
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Farmers’ river pledge welcomed A new pledge by farming leaders to improve the swimmability of New Zealand’s rivers has been welcomed by Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith. “This pledge from farming leaders shows the real commitment farmers have to […]
Read More →Dairy industry body joins GIA biosecurity partnership
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Dairy industry body joins GIA biosecurity partnership The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) has become the fifteenth and largest industry sector to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) biosecurity partnership, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced today. DCANZ is the national organisation […]
Read More →Extra boost for Bay of Plenty farmers
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Extra boost for Bay of Plenty farmers Flood-hit farmers in the Bay of Plenty region will have a further opportunity to apply for a grant to help with clean up and recovery, say Social Development Minister Anne Tolley and Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy. […]
Read More →New irrigation funding welcomed
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: New irrigation funding welcomed Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed new grant funding of over $1.1 million for two irrigation projects in South Canterbury and Central Otago. Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd has agreed development grant funding of $339,875 for the Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora (OTOP) irrigation conceptual […]
Read More →Funding results for earthquake recovery welcomed
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Funding results for earthquake recovery welcomed Primary Industries and Civil Defence Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the announcement of eight successful projects that will be supported by the $5 million Earthquake Recovery Fund. Announced in May this year, the Earthquake Recovery Fund supports quake-struck farmers […]
Read More →Biosecurity heroes recognised at Parliament
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Biosecurity heroes recognised at Parliament Biosecurity heroes from across the country were recognised in Wellington tonight with the announcement of the 2017 New Zealand Biosecurity Award recipients. Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy says the winners of these inaugural awards have shown a real commitment […]
Read More →Medium scale adverse event declared for Otago flooding
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Medium scale adverse event declared for Otago flooding Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has today officially classified the flooding in Otago as a medium-scale event for Dunedin City, Clutha District, Waitaki District and Central Otago District. “This is recognition of the damage caused and the […]
Read More →Ministers give land consents on Taratahi purchase of Telford Campus
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Ministers give land consents on Taratahi purchase of Telford Campus Land consents necessary to allow Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre’s acquisition of Lincoln University’s Telford Campus to proceed have been given today by Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy and Associate Minister Louise Upston. Wairarapa-based Taratahi […]
Read More →Focus moves to recovery as clean-up from floods begins
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Focus moves to recovery as clean-up from floods begins As water recedes throughout flood-impacted areas of the South Island, Minister of Civil Defence Nathan Guy has praised the efforts of those who were involved in the response to the flooding. “Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups […]
Read More →New animal welfare regulations progressed
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: New animal welfare regulations progressed Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy has confirmed 46 new animal welfare regulations will be developed this year. “Changes we made to the Animal Welfare Act in 2015 have allowed us to create directly-enforceable regulations. This has given the Act […]
Read More →Edgecumbe recovery progressing well
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Edgecumbe recovery progressing well Social Development Minister Anne Tolley and Civil Defence Minister Nathan Guy today visited Edgecumbe to see how the recovery is progressing. “The Government is committed to ensuring the Edgecumbe community and Bay of Plenty has the support they need to recover […]
Read More →Wilding conifer work plan announced
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Wilding conifer work plan announced Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Conservation Minister Maggie Barry have announced the Government will control the spread of wilding conifers over an additional five priority areas this year in Canterbury, Otago and Southland. The five new areas, covering 371,000 […]
Read More →Funding to look at opportunities through water use in the Bay of Plenty
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Funding to look at opportunities through water use in the Bay of Plenty Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy today announced Government funding of $50,000 for the Bay of Plenty to look at economic growth opportunities through the use of […]
Read More →Bay of Plenty’s economic development action plan refreshed
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Bay of Plenty’s economic development action plan refreshed Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have welcomed a refresh of the Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Action Plan which was launched at the Bay of Connections forum in Rotorua today. The […]
Read More →Monitoring of commercial fishing to revolutionise fisheries management
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Monitoring of commercial fishing to revolutionise fisheries management New regulations gazetted today will help revolutionise the way New Zealand’s commercial fisheries are managed and monitored, says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy. The regulations require the use of geospatial position reporting (GPR), e-logbooks, and cameras across […]
Read More →Boost for regional economic growth
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Boost for regional economic growth Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have announced $17.7 million in funding over the next two years for the Regional Growth Programme as part of Budget 2017. This is further to the $50 million announced […]
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