December 2005
- Accredited persons awarded for vigilance at the border
22 December 2005
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Quarantine Service (MAFQS) recognised the work of Accredited Persons (APs), who identify unwanted pests entering the country in sea containers, at the Inaugural MAF Accredited Person Awards, held in Auckland today. - MAF applauds sentences for illegal logging
21 December 2005
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) applauds the sentencing handed down today in the Christchurch District Court to two men and a sawmilling company for milling indigenous (rimu) timber without a consent. - Tougher times forecast for primary sectors
21 December 2005
After mixed fortunes during the last 12 months, New Zealand's primary sectors should brace themselves for a tougher year ahead, according to Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) forecasts. - No Sea Squirt detected in Whakatane
19 December 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand's surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, Styela clava, has not detected its presence in Whakatane. - Ant eradication programme draws to a
close
15 December 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand will conduct the final stages of its Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) eradication programme in Napier this month and next February. - December Rural Bulletin
16 December 2005
including: Health and Related Claims for Food: Feedback Wanted, Draft Code of Welfare for Commercial Slaughter, New Horticulture/Viticulture Seasonal Labour Strategy, Pesticide Study Finds Reductions in NZ, NZ Gas Emissions Rise, Nurse Practitioner Prescribing Rights Take Effect, Improving Health and Safety in the Shearing Industry, Global Deforestation Continues, But Slows, Strong Growth in Use of Wood Products, New Fonterra Westpac Dairy Excellence Awards, Speech from the Throne: Primary Production Excerpts, Regional Climate Outlook: December 2005-February 2006 and Maxims for the Internet Age - Didymo control efforts strengthened - but personal responsibility the key
8 December 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand has strengthened Didymo control efforts with a South Island-wide Controlled Area, enhanced public awareness activity and a $1 million summer research programme into potential control tools, but personal responsibility remains the key tool in reducing its spread. - Delay to sea squirt surveillance in Whakatane
7 December 2005
Biosecurity New Zealands's planned surveillance of Whakatane for the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has been postponed until next week due to poor water conditions in the area. - No Sea Squirt detected in New Plymouth
5 December 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand's surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in New Plymouth. - Advisory - No Sea Squirt detected in Tauranga or Whitianga
2 December 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand's surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Tauranga or Whitianga. - Another immigrant Painted apple moth caught
2 December 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand today confirmed that a Painted apple moth trapped in Takapuna on 9 November 2005 was most probably a hitchhiker that had arrived from Australia after it had pupated, rather than from an established New Zealand population.
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