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 ...

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A Queenstown helicopter company has been fined $12,000 for illegally taking and selling recreationally caught crayfish to hotel guests. This was the final step in a successful prosecution by the ...

If you have a food business, you need to have a plan or programme to manage food safety risks. Find out how to develop yours and get your food business verified.

Find out why additives are used, common types, and how they're regulated.

Update – 20 March 2026 Decisions announced on 2 proposals Following consultation, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has announced decisions on 2 of the proposals consulted on as part of the ...

Import health standards are legal documents issued under section 24A of the Biosecurity Act 1993. These standards include the biosecurity requirements that commodities must meet before biosecurity ...

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 ...

If you want to fish recreationally in New Zealand, you're legally required to follow the fishing rules. These change often and are different around the country. Check your local rules each time before ...

Where is it unsafe to collect shellfish? Open Where is it unsafe to collect shellfish? submenu Fishing rules for gear, methods, and species Open Fishing rules for gear, methods, and species submenu ...

Wild browsers and production land Wild (feral) browsing animals are causing increasing damage and costs for farmers, foresters, and growers. The animals cause damage to: pasture and crops native ...

Use this form to make a protected discloure if you believe there has been serious wrongdoing by the organisation you work for, or previously worked for, and this is an industry regulated by MPI.