March 2005
- MAF advised of Hilary Swank sentencing decision
30 March 2005
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today received advice from the Manukau District Court that American actor Hilary Swank had been fined $200 plus $30 costs for an offence committed under the provisions of the Biosecurity Act 1993. - Two Biosecurity Threats Discovered in Auckland Area
23 March 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand has destroyed a number of freshwater marron crayfish and gudgeon fish, following their discovery at a disused service station in West Auckland and at a pond at South Head Kaipara, Biosecurity New Zealand Post-Clearance Animal team manager Ron Thornton said today. - Mistreatment of deer draws fines for farmer, stockhands, and company
17 March 2005
Illegally and incorrectly develvetting deer without anaesthetic saw three men and a company fined when they were sentenced on animal welfare charges in the Rangiora District Court today. - Far North Farmer Sentenced For Ill Treatment of Cattle
11 March 2005
Kaitaia farmer Alan William Summers was today sentenced in the Whangarei District Court on three charges for ill treatment of cattle. He entered guilty pleas to all three charges on 15 February. - Vegetation Control Zone Declared
8 March 2005
As a result of recent fall webworm moth finds in Mount Wellington Auckland, the Ministry of Agriculture has extended vegetation movement controls under Section 131 (2) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, Biosecurity New Zealand manager of eradication programmes Ian Gear said today. - March 2005 Rural Bulletin
3 March 2005
Including: Changed Benefit System, Subnational Population Projections, Death, Disease and Disability Due to Alcohol in NZ, New Walking and Cycling Strategy, Barnardos FAIR Centre Turns 10, The Text Generation: Teens and their Mobiles, Sins for the Modern Age: UK Poll Results, Half of World's People to Live in Cities by 2007, Internet Items and Update. -
A Re-assessment of the Stock Unit System
1 March 2005
MAF Information Paper 2005/02
The overall programme goal has been to assess the appropriateness of, and the need to modify, the existing stock unit system, taking into account changes in animal performance and livestock systems since the stock unit system was introduced, and the diverse needs of stakeholders/users.
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