November 2007
- MAF maps future challenges for primary sectors
29 November 2007
Climate change, the end of cheap oil, and emerging tensions over water as existing supplies dry up are among the future threats and opportunities facing New Zealand’s primary sectors, says a new publication released today by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). - Caution needed - paua disease on our doorstep
29 November 2007
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is urging travellers to Australia to be mindful of a serious virus destroying abalone there and to take precautions to avoid inadvertently carrying it back to infect New Zealand paua. - Future Focus: Signposts to Success for New Zealand's Primary Industries [
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29 November 2007
MAF's strategic foresight project in 2007 identified six key global drivers of change over the next 20 years, and the strategic risks and opportunities arising for New Zealand's agriculture, food and forestry sectors, and in the biosecurity setting. - Forest Industry and Wood Availability Forecasts
November 2007
MAF's Forest Industry and Wood Availability Forecasts provide information about plantation forests and the wood processing industry in each wood supply region. - Economic Impact of the 2007 East Coast Drought on the Sheep and Beef Sector
27 November 2007
This report provides an analysis of the medium-term economic effects within the East Coast region of the major drought which impacted the sheep and beef farming sector, during the first half of 2007. - MAF Director General Responds to Hunn Report and Findings of the State Services Commissioner
14 November 2007
In responding to the Hunn report and the findings of the State Services Commissioner's assessment of the Director General's actions in dealing with the issues relating to Madeleine Setchell's possible recruitment to a role in MAF - MAF approves $4.6 million for new erosion-control programmes
13 November 2007
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has provisionally approved more than $4.6 million for new erosion-control programmes in the Gisborne District. - 3rd Quarter Log Prices 2007
- Review of the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Raw Milk) Regulations
12 November 2007
The Raw Milk Regulations are important in promoting a vibrant and innovative dairy industry. - Parrot eggs seized at airport
9 November 2007
A 21-year-old South African national, Pillipus Fourie, was convicted in Manukau District Court today for attempting to illegally smuggle parrot eggs into New Zealand.
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Pastoral House
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PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: +64 4 894 0100
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