The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has today released two reports from inspectors who made official visits to palm kernel expeller (PKE) meal processing facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia this month. read more ...

A Blenheim based fishing company and its director have been sentenced under the Fisheries Act 1996 after pleading guilty to making false and misleading statements on fishing returns and documents relating to fishing trips made over a 17 month period from May 2010 to September 2011. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries congratulates Marlborough dryland farmer Doug Avery, who has been named the 2013 Landcorp Agricultural Communicator of the Year. read more ...

A new management agency has been appointed for the National Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Pest Management plan. read more ...

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced changes to regulatory controls of some of New Zealand’s most valuable fisheries, including a decision to extend consultation on the Otago/Southland Paua fisheries review. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been called into a large scale United Kingdom animal disease outbreak exercise. read more ...

A Waikato farmer has been sentenced in the Morrinsville District Court for a breach to the Animal Welfare Act 1999.

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An Auckland transitional facility and one of its staff members have been sentenced in the Manukau District Court for biosecurity breaches. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries will host a free seminar on Friday 14 June at National Fieldays on its work to lift the performance of Māori agribusiness. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries will present a snapshot of the current position of New Zealand's agricultural sectors at a free seminar at National Fieldays this week. read more ...

Visitors to National Fieldays are invited to a free seminar to hear more about the goal to double the value of New Zealand's annual primary sector exports to $64 billion, in real terms, by 2025. read more ...

The primary industries are continuing to perform well in the face of significant challenges this year, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries, and the medium-term outlook is very positive. read more ...

Enhancing New Zealand’s ability to manage outbreaks of significant animal disease, in particular foot and mouth disease (FMD), is a priority for the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). read more ...

An overseas student has been denied entry into New Zealand after failing to declare meat and fish he was carrying in his travel baggage to Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) officials at Auckland airport. read more ...

New export certificates are being issued to release containers of meat products held up at the Chinese border, the Ministry for Primary Industries said today. read more ...

Twelve new frontline border staff will help ensure New Zealand’s biosecurity defences stay strong, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). read more ...

Ministry for Primary Industries staff at Auckland airport avoided both a nasty nipping and a potential biosecurity beach when they seized live crabs from a Vietnamese passenger arriving from Sydney. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today confirms that the invasive aquatic weed hornwort has been eradicated from the South Island. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation (DOC), in partnership with the fishing industry, have recently trialled an electronic monitoring programme in the Timaru set net fishery.

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Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy has introduced a Bill to Parliament today to update and strengthen animal welfare in New Zealand. read more ...

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Investigators have executed search warrants at two premises in the Flat Bush area in Manukau, Auckland believed to be involved in an illegal poultry operation. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is looking for feedback on a proposed national policy direction for pest management plans and programmes. read more ...

A Mt Maunganui based businessman has been sentenced on 13 separate charges for making false and misleading statements on fishing returns and documents relating to fishing trips made between November 2009 and October 2010. read more ...

A code of welfare will soon be in place for the estimated 15,000 South American camelids (Ilama, alpaca, guanaco and cross breeds of these) that are owned and cared for by New Zealanders. read more ...

A Tauranga based commercial fisherman and skipper has been convicted for misreporting over 15 tonnes of fish and sentenced to seven months home detention and 200 hours of community service. read more ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries is looking forward to talking rural business success as sponsor of the Premier Feature at the National Agricultural Fieldays in June. read more ...