Media releases
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 17 Feb 2020
Public feedback sought on marine protection for southeastern South Island
Proposed network includes 6 marine reserves, 5 marine protected areas, and 1 kelp protection area.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 14 Feb 2020
Sentencing for black market pāua trader
Those who want to steal precious kaimoana will be pursued and held to account.
- News Category
- Food Safety
- Date
- 13 Feb 2020
Public consultation opens for regulation of inhibitors used in agriculture
Submissions close on 27 March 2020.
- News Category
- Biosecurity
- Date
- 31 Jan 2020
Successful end to fruit fly operation in Auckland
We can once again declare that New Zealand is free of the Queensland fruit fly.
- News Category
- Primary Production
- Date
- 29 Jan 2020
Farm Debt Mediation Scheme – next steps
This will begin operating on 1 July 2020.
- News Category
- Biosecurity
- Date
- 22 Jan 2020
National beef survey next step in ensuring M. bovis eradication
The survey will allow us to determine if there is any unexpected infection in the beef industry.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 14 Jan 2020
Fishery officers stop suspected illegal snapper sales
More than 20 tonnes of unreported fish may have been supplied to legitimate businesses.
- News Category
- Forestry
- Date
- 24 Dec 2019
One Billion Trees marks end of a successful year
17,056,165 trees comprised of 9,785,067 native and 7,271,098 exotic trees have been funded.
- News Category
- Biosecurity
- Date
- 20 Dec 2019
Monkey in shipping container
It was a biosecurity risk because it could have been harbouring diseases or hitchhiker pests.
- News Category
- Food Safety
- Date
- 19 Dec 2019
Marine biotoxin in shellfish for Waihi Beach in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty region
Do not collect or consume shellfish harvested from the area.