This fact sheet details the Giant African snail (Achatina fulica) which is a tropical snail not currently established in New Zealand. The main biosecurity risk lies in the introduction of the snail to New Zealand attached to plant material, crates, containers, machinery or motor vehicles.
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Statement: Absence of specified diseases from New Zealand
There is a one-month lag between the data being processed and the data being published to the MPI website. The data is provisional for three months from the time of its release and is at the national level only.
At least three years of data is available on the MPI website. Further time series of the data are available on Infoshare, a service provided by Statistics New Zealand which allows viewing of the meat slaughter statistics at both the national and the regional levels. http://www.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/. The most recent time series of the data will be available on Infoshare by the 30th of each month.
Questions about the data can be emailed to stats_info@mpi.govt.nz.
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National Chemical Contaminants Programme – Dairy product result summary (July 2013 to June 2014)
Reports and strategy, Food Safety, Dairy, Compliance Documents for dairy, Food
Report on surveillance of dairy products for chemical residues and contaminants to confirm dairy products meet New Zealand and international standards.
Report - Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity (AEBR)
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News & Resources, Publications
Rig nursery grounds were defined and ranked from a review of existing information and a nationwide set net survey of 14 major harbours and estuaries in 2011. Kaipara and Raglan harbours were very important nurseries, followed by Waitemata, Tamaki and Porirua harbours. South Island harbours do not appear to be important rig nurseries. Juvenile snapper and grey mullet were frequent bycatch in North Island estuaries, and were most abundant in the same harbours as rig.
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978-0-478-38877-0
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1179-6480
AEBR 096 A Review of the Marine Soft-Sediment Assemblages of New Zealand
Report - Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity (AEBR)
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Fisheries, News & Resources, Publications
This review of existing information describes the current state of knowledge on soft-sediment marine assemblages around New Zealand; it identifies hotspots of biodiversity; highlights threats to, and the vulnerability of, assemblages; discusses knowledge gaps; and recommends areas or assemblages that could be the subject of directed future research. The review is supported by The Marine Soft Sediment Biodiversity Bibliographic Database which houses over 700 references.
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978-0-478-38878-7
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1179-6480
AEBR 097 Chatham-Challenger Ocean Survey 20/20 Post Voyage analyses: Objective 9 – Patterns in Species Composition
Report - Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity (AEBR)
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News & Resources, Publications
This report describes relationships, patterns and contrasts in benthic species composition, assemblages and habitats, both within and between sites and initial sampling strata across the Challenger Plateau and Chatham Rise. Data used came from four different fauna collection methods: DTIS video; seamount sled; still images taken along the DTIS video; and beam trawls.
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978-0-478-38880-0
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1179-6480
AEBR 098 Review of necropsy records for bycaught NZ sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri), 2000 – 2008
Report - Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity (AEBR)
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News & Resources, Publications
The development and retrospective application of a system of trauma classification to all sea lions captured from 1999/00 to 2007/08 is discussed, and results compared across years and between groups (e.g. SLED versus non-SLED captures). A lack of brain examinations in the years before 2006/07, in combination with difficulties in interpreting lesions from frozen cadavers, means that this retrospective review has some limitations.
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978-0-478-40046-5
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1179-6480
AEBR 099 Rhodolith Beds in Northern New Zealand: Characterisation of Associated Biodiversity and Vulnerability to Environmental Stressors
Report - Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity (AEBR)
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News & Resources, Publications
Rhodolith beds in New Zealand harboured high diversity of associated macroalgae and invertebrates, undescribed taxa as well new records and range extensions of known species. Subtidal beds were investigated, examining structure and physical characteristics at two locations in the Bay of Islands, and characterising two species, Lithothamnion crispatum and Sporolithon durum. Responses of these rhodolith species to environmental stressors were also investigated both in the field and in culture.
This booklet lists the food additives approved by the Food Standards Code for use in food. Additives can improve the keeping quality of a food by making it last longer on the shelf or in the fridge (for example, a preservative to prevent the growth of bacteria or a humectant to stop food from drying out), or improve the taste or appearance of a food (for example by the use of flavours, thickeners and colours).
Agriculture, Climate Change & the Primary Industries, Sustainable Land Management & Climate Change (SLMACC) Research Programme
With projected increases in temperature and incidences of droughts and floods, pastures are likely to become more vulnerable to weeds and poor pasture persistence to become an increasingly significant issue. This on-farm study investigates whether increasing the diversity of sown pasture species can increase the pasture resilience and resistance to weeds under different climatic conditions. Thirty paddocks were selected in Northland, Waikato, Taranaki and North Canterbury.
Agriculture, Climate Change & the Primary Industries, Sustainable Land Management & Climate Change (SLMACC) Research Programme
This study provides improved estimates of fire danger for New Zealand under
future climate. Fire danger ratings for two projection periods (the 2050s, 2040-
2059; and 2080s, 2070-2089) were estimated using monthly changes in weather
inputs (temperature, humidity, wind speed and rainfall).
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978-0-478-37572-5
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2230-2794
The effect of climate change on New Zealand's planted forests: impacts, risks and opportunities