New Zealand Food Safety is supporting the Tip Top Ice Cream Company in a recall of a specific batch of its 6-pack Jelly Tip ice-cream due to the possible presence of Bacillus cereus. "The concern with ...

Recalled on 15 July 2026 by Jinhua Trading Limited.

A Marlborough aquaculture company that illegally moved nearly 80 tonnes of live green-lipped mussels and over 6,700 individual pacific oysters from a containment zone, has been fined $24,000. A ...

About this consultation The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) consulted on proposed changes to how sheep and beef cattle are farmed in New Zealand. NAWAC reviewed the existing code of ...

Aquatic animals such as ornamental fish and marine invertebrates like shrimps, corals, marine snails, and clams are often imported to New Zealand to keep in aquariums. A strict importing process is in ...

Scholarships to support future on-farm advisers The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) runs a scholarship programme for tertiary students to help increase the number of on-farm advisers. The On ...

* 'Median wait time' is how long it took for 50% of applications to be processed. 'Most completed within' is based on 80% of applications processed. Both figures are calculated using working days ...

Correction December 2024 Table 35 the number of Groper – Hapuku/Bass in Table 35 should be 11 989 (as in Table 36), and not 1665 (which is the number for Groper – Bass). Correction November 2024 Row ...

If you want to bring cats or dogs to NZ, find out what to do, what to expect, costs, and how to apply. There are biosecurity requirements to prevent the spread of harmful pests and diseases.

You may be required to pay for services provided by MPI under the Food Act 2014. These are calculated on a cost-recovery basis to support a range of services.

We have had no further detections of H5 bird flu [since 17 July 2026]. There is no evidence of any mass mortality in wildlife. There has been no detection in poultry. We continue to have a strong ...

We have staff on the ground over the weekend carrying out checks in some areas of Wellington’s south coast and Wairarapa. We have had no further detections of H5 bird flu [since the second detection ...