February 2007
- Forestry planting - 2006
27 February 2007
This report provides provisional estimates of the area of new planting and replanting for 2006, and information on the quantity and nature of planting stock sold during that year. -
2006 Deforestation Intentions Survey Results
27 February 2007
This report provides a structured review of the deforestation intentions of large-scale forest owners (owners with more than 10,000 ha of forest) - Consultation on future export rights to regulated dairy quota markets
27 February 2007
The New Zealand Government is reviewing the future allocations of rights to regulated dairy export markets. - Options signalled to manage deforestation
23 February 2007
Forestry Minister Jim Anderton and Climate Change Minister David Parker today released a discussion document on design options for a tradeable permit regime to manage deforestation. - Design Options for a Tradeable Deforestation Permit Regime
22 February 2007
A supplementary discussion document for the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Consultation. - Red Imported Fire Ants located on yacht
22 February 2007
Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta~fire ants) have been located on board a yacht moored at Westhaven Marina in Auckland. - Voluntary suspension of germplasm destined for the EU
14 February 2007
Biosecurity New Zealand has voluntarily suspended export certification of bovine semen and embryos to the European Union (EU) in response to a draft audit of New Zealand’s certification system against EU requirements. - Opportunities, Threats and Sustainability: New Zealand’s Primary Industries
14 February 2007
Opening address presented by Murray Sherwin, Director-General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to the Australian Agricultural and Resource Society's (AARES) 51st annual conference.
Queenstown 13th - 16th February, 2007 - Opportunities, Threats and Sustainability: The future for the primary sector as seen by MAF Director-General
14 February 2007
In his first public address of the year, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Director-General Murray Sherwin has painted a challenging, but ultimately optimistic picture of the future for the country's primary sector. - Didymo in Queenstown Bay
7 February 2007
Didymo has been detected in Queenstown Bay in Lake Wakatipu, Biosecurity New Zealand and the Queenstown Lakes District Council announced today. - MAF releases imported corn seed report
1 Feburary 2007
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Director-General Murray Sherwin today released the final report by David Oughton into the circumstances associated with the imports of genetically modified corn seeds in late 2006.
Contact for Enquiries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: 0800 00 83 33
Fax: +64 4 894 0720
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