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 […]
Read More →First shipments of chilled meat to China underway
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: First shipments of chilled meat to China underway The first export consignments of chilled meat have left New Zealand shores bound for China as part of a six month trial, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced today. “The air-freighted consignments from Alliance Group and […]
Read More →Nelson-Marlborough scallop fishery temporary closure for 2017 season
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Nelson-Marlborough scallop fishery temporary closure for 2017 season Continued low scallop levels at the top of the South Island have forced a further temporary closure of the Southern Scallop fishery SCA 7, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced today. The 2017/18 season closure affects […]
Read More →Budget 2017: $6m for Wellington regional emergency water supplies
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Budget 2017: $6m for Wellington regional emergency water supplies Local Government Minister Anne Tolley and Civil Defence Minister Nathan Guy today announced Budget 2017 provides $6 million to part fund emergency water supplies in the Wellington region. “The Government is committed to improving New Zealand’s […]
Read More →Push for digital technology and value-added production in Canterbury
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Push for digital technology and value-added production in Canterbury Communications Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have announced $1.6 million funding for two workstreams to promote the uptake of digital technology across Canterbury and to take advantage of new value-add market opportunities. […]
Read More →Canterbury’s regional economic strategy refreshed
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Canterbury’s regional economic strategy refreshed Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and other Government Ministers are in Christchurch today to co-launch the refresh of the Canterbury Regional Economic Development Strategy. The strategy aims to position the region so that economic growth […]
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