W3: Wool Unleashed
The challengeStrong wool is being sold as a commodity product and the industry has been in steady decline for the past 25 years.The solutionThis programme will:connect growers with...
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Overview
What PGP will achieveThe PGP aims to:boost productivity, value and profitability in the primary sectordeliver long-term economic growth and sustainability across primary industries, from producer to...
View ArticleGenetically modified seeds
No GM seeds can enter New ZealandIt is illegal to import GM (genetically modified) seeds for sowing into New Zealand without approval from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). GMOs are classed...
View Article400 people attend food safety workshops in Southland
Around 400 people attended workshops in Invercargill, Gore and Te Anau last week to find out what they needed to do under the new Food Act. Workshops were organised by the local councils in...
View ArticleRegistering food businesses
Registration authoritiesThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and all territorial authorities are registration authorities under the Food Act 2014. Their regulatory functions include the...
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Shellfish biotoxin alerts
Public warnings about toxic shellfishShellfish and seawater samples are taken every week from popular shellfish gathering areas around New Zealand and are tested for the presence of toxic algae. If the...
View ArticleNew regulations part of wider initiative to strengthen bobby calf welfare
Details announced today for new regulations for the management and treatment of young calves are part of a wider programme of work by farmers, industry and government to strengthen bobby calf...
View ArticleReview of fisheries sustainability measures for 1 October 2016
Background to consultationThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback from tangata whenua and stakeholders on proposed changes to the sustainability measures and other management...
View ArticleConsultation on proposed animal welfare regulations
Update – 10 June 2016Young calf regulations announcedPublic consultation on proposed animal welfare regulations was held between 14 April and 19 May 2016. A number of the proposals covered the...
View ArticleConsultation launched on 1 October sustainability round
Consultation has opened on the annual review of catch limits and other management settings for a range of fish stocks prior to the start of the new fishing year on 1 October 2016.Reviewing the...
View ArticleWorking as a verifier
Becoming a verifierIf you want to become a verifier, you'll need to become a recognised person or agency.Find out about becoming a recognised person or agencyThe focus for verifiers under the new...
View ArticleShellfish warning extended for Whangaparaoa region
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the current health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish in the Whangaparaoa region.The warning now applies from Toroa...
View ArticleDeveloping a cost recovery framework for MPI
The First Principles ReviewThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is doing a First Principles Review of its cost recovery arrangements to identify areas where we can improve the way we set and...
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Overview
What PGP will achieveThe PGP aims to:boost productivity, value and profitability in the primary sectordeliver long-term economic growth and sustainability across primary industries, from producer to...
View ArticleGenetically modified seeds
No GM seeds can enter New ZealandIt is illegal to import GM (genetically modified) seeds for sowing into New Zealand without approval from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). GMOs are classed...
View Article400 people attend food safety workshops in Southland
Around 400 people attended workshops in Invercargill, Gore and Te Anau last week to find out what they needed to do under the new Food Act. Workshops were organised by the local councils in...
View ArticleRegistering food businesses
Registration authoritiesThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and all territorial authorities are registration authorities under the Food Act 2014. Their regulatory functions include the...
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Shellfish biotoxin alerts
Public warnings about toxic shellfishShellfish and seawater samples are taken every week from popular shellfish gathering areas around New Zealand and are tested for the presence of toxic algae. If the...
View ArticleNew regulations part of wider initiative to strengthen bobby calf welfare
Details announced today for new regulations for the management and treatment of young calves are part of a wider programme of work by farmers, industry and government to strengthen bobby calf...
View ArticleReview of fisheries sustainability measures for 1 October 2016
Background to consultationThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback from tangata whenua and stakeholders on proposed changes to the sustainability measures and other management...
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