Auckland student ordered to pay $15,000 following MPI prosecution for illegal...
An Auckland student has been ordered to pay $15,000 after admitting to importing a range of banned reptiles including an American corn snake considered to be a serious risk to New Zealand’s ecology and...
View Article'Smart City Playbook' commissioned by Nokia identifies best practices from 22...
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the availability of 'The Smart City Playbook', a strategy report that documents best practices for smart cities. The playbook provides concrete guidance to city...
View ArticleMasters Track Nationals Recaps
Daily recaps the 2017 Cycling Australia Masters Track National Championships at Sydney's Dunc Gray Velodrome. read more
View ArticleReward still stands for reports of 'wanted' bird
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) continues to offer a $1,000 reward to Bay of Plenty residents who report sightings of an aggressive pest bird, the red-vented bulbul. read more
View ArticleLarge number of people caught in black market seafood operation
An Auckland man has landed a bill for what’s possibly the most expensive meal of pāua ever, after being fined $8,500 for buying the shellfish on the black market. read more
View ArticleKerikeri myrtle rust response - Media update
Our 1pm, 10 May update advised that plants from a nursery in South Auckland were undergoing testing for suspected myrtle rust. The laboratory testing is complete and the results were negative. read more
View ArticleTomato smuggler refused entry
A Korean traveller has been refused entry to New Zealand after trying to hide some tomato seeds from Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) biosecurity officers. read more
View Article64 cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
UNESCO Creative Cities by Director-General, Irina Bokova. They join a Network at the frontline of UNESCO’s efforts to foster innovation and creativity as key drivers for a more sustainable and...
View ArticleJulie Speight - 2017 Cycling Australia Hall of Fame Inductee
Most sporting fans can fondly remember Anna Meares winning Australia’s first ever women’s track cycling gold medal at the Olympic Games in 2004. read more
View ArticleShellfish biotoxin alert West coast, North Island
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the Taranaki/Waikato/Auckland coastline from...
View ArticleTwo U-M musical theatre students to perform with New York Philharmonic during...
ANN ARBOR—When the New York Philharmonic comes to Ann Arbor this year for their second major orchestral residency with the University of Michigan's University Musical Society, two U-M students will...
View ArticleGisborne men fined total of more than $10,000 between them for crayfish offences
Two Gisborne men, one a church minister, have been fined a total of more than $10,000 between them for a range of crayfish offences. read more
View ArticleNew Zealand Total Diet Study
The New Zealand Total Diet Study is a nationwide survey of foods sold in New Zealand. The survey aims to assess New Zealanders' exposure to certain food safety risks. read more
View ArticleMPI border clearance services
A list of border clearance service offices and related contacts. read more
View ArticleSecond myrtle rust find in Auckland
A second location of myrtle rust infection has been found in Auckland – this time in the city, on ramarama plants at a private property in St Lukes. read more
View ArticlePacific island links: Manus standoff ends, radioactive waste and tourist traps
By Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program. read more
View ArticleShellfish biotoxin alert - Taranaki/Waikato/Auckland and Northland coastal...
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the Taranaki/Waikato/Auckland/Northland...
View ArticleFood Act case studies
Under the Food Act 2014, some food businesses will operate under stricter food safety requirements than others. The Act will also apply in different ways to education providers and community...
View ArticleShellfish biotoxin alert - Taranaki/Waikato/Auckland and Northland coastal...
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the Taranaki/Waikato/Auckland/Northland...
View ArticleMore biosecurity officers for summer rush
Thirty-two new quarantine officers will graduate from their training today, bolstering the Ministry for Primary Industries' biosecurity defences at the border. read more
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