December 2006
- Initial feedback on sweet corn import processes
22 December 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has received initial feedback from reviewer David Oughton on his work in reviewing the circumstances that led to the recent importation of sweet corn seed with low level presence of GM. - Snakehead mystery solved
20 December 2006
Further details of the snakehead found in a gutter in a Napier street on Monday night have come to light today. - Australian honey imports temporarily suspended
18 December 2006
As a result of a decision today by the High Court, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand has temporarily suspended imports of honey from Australia. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry climate change policies a priority
18 December 2006
A significant forestry-planting programme involving thousands of hectares is one of the options being put forward to reduce New Zealand's carbon footprint. - New Zealand Policy to Address Illegal Logging and Associated Trade Cabinet Paper
December 2006
This paper builds on public consultation carried out in the first half of 2006 and subsequent analysis carried out by officials on potential action points and key themes raised by stakeholders. It aims to present a cohesive New Zealand policy to help address illegal logging. - GM import standards to be reviewed
11 December 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has commissioned an independent enquiry into the circumstances surrounding recent imports of sweet corn seeds. - Sweet corn investigation. Update 2
11 December 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) investigations have cleared the Mid-Canterbury plantings of Krispy King sweet corn and the Gisborne region planting of the GH2042 sweet corn variety, but seed tests for the Jubilee Plus/Dominion consignments planted in the Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions have produced positive GM results and these crops will be destroyed. - Farmer sentenced for ill-treatment of family pet
8 December 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes the sentencing handed down in the Huntly District Court this week to a Taupiri farmer for ill-treating an animal and failing to provide assistance. - Sweet corn investigation update 1
5 December 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is confident it has located all of the sweet corn that was cleared at the border in October and November 2006, but later determined to present a risk of containing genetically modified (GM) material at extremely low levels. Following further investigation, an additional 2,620kg consignment of potentially GM-contaminated corn has been identified. This now brings the total quantity of concern to 4,420kg. - MAF investigates GM sweet corn importation
1 December 2006
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is investigating the importation of genetically modified (GM) sweet corn that was inadvertently cleared by MAF’s Quarantine Service in October 2006.
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