News related to Importing Horses from Australia
- MAF grants independent review of provisional Import Health Standard for pork - 7 August 2009
The Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Murray Sherwin, has agreed to the New Zealand Pork Industry Board’s request for an independent review of the provisional Import Health Standards for Pig Meat and Pig Meat Products issued by MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand (MAFBNZ) in April 2009.
- Provisional import health standards for pig meat and pig meat products released - 7 April 2009
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) today issued provisional Import Heath Standards (IHSs) for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
- 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.
- MAF Biosecurity New Zealand holds meeting to discuss methyl bromide alternatives - 28 February 2008
Twenty eight possible alternatives to the ozone depleting gas methyl bromide came under scrutiny yesterday as over 90 government and industry representatives met in Wellington to review the alternatives to methyl bromide use at our borders.
- Disease claims in Palm Kernel extract without foundation - 26 May 2005
Claims that palm kernel extract imports are a risk for the importation of exotic diseases such as foot and mouth disease and avian influenza are completely unfounded, Biosecurity New Zealand says.
- Illegal chicken egg importer fined - 16 July 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is pleased with the conviction handed down today in the Lower Hutt District Court to a Wellington man for the illegal importation of chicken eggs.
- MAF considers bee imports report - 6 July 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has received and is giving careful consideration to an independent panel report on the requirements governing future imports of bee products from Australia.
- Horse imports from Australia resume - 17 April 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has today issued an Import Health Standard for horses from Australia, lifting the suspension on imports that has been in place since August last year.
- Karaka horses given the 'all clear' - 7 April 2008
A second round of testing has confirmed that ten horses in the Karaka quarantine facility are free from equine influenza.
- Conflicting results thought to be linked to laboratory - 4 April 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) announced this afternoon that it is retesting samples taken from horses imported directly from the United States to the Karaka quarantine facility due to conflicting test results.
- Appeal Court decision to uphold an appeal by New Zealand beekeepers regarding an IHS covering honey from Australia - 4 December 2007
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is assessing today's Appeal Court decision regarding the above.
- MAF uncovers importation of prohibited raw pork from Korea - 20 April 2006
An investigation by the MAF Quarantine Service has uncovered the prohibited importation of raw minced pork cutlets from Korea, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today.
- Parrot to have cracker Kiwi experience - 22 November 2005
A Grey African parrot will be allowed to enjoy its kiwi experience and remain on board its vessel for the duration of its stay, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today.
- MAF acts on honey report - 15 September 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has considered the findings of an independent panel report on the requirements governing proposed future imports of bee products from Australia.
- 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. The Court injunction was sought by the National Beekeepers’ Association of New Zealand which is challenging Biosecurity New Zealand’s recently introduced import health standard allowing honey and related bee products to be imported from Australia.
- Honey Imports Under Review - 15 December 2004
The possibility of more honey and beehive products being allowed into New Zealand is a step closer to reality, with the completion and release of a new MAF import risk analysis on honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis, beeswax and bee venom.
- Honey Import Health Standard issued - 11 July 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand (BNZ), part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), today issued a new import health standard for honey and related bee products from Australia.
- Illegal seed importer fined - 18 April 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is pleased with the conviction handed down today in the Tauranga District Court to a Katikati company for the illegal importation of sowing seeds.
- Taiwanese lift suspension on New Zealand apples - 31 May 2007
New Zealand is now able to resume apple exports to Taiwan following a six week suspension.
- Offending serious risk to New Zealand's biosecurity - 12 June 2007
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes the sentence handed down today in the North Shore District Court to Auckland man for the illegal importation of aquatic plants and aquarium equipment.
- Urgent product recall - "Message in a bottle" containing toxic seeds - 11 January 2007
The Ministry of Health and MAF Biosecurity New Zealand are urgently recalling a 'Message in a Bottle' product containing highly toxic seeds.
- Urgent product recall - more bottles found to contain toxic seeds - 19 January 2007
After a recall notice was issued last week the Ministry of Health and MAF Biosecurity New Zealand have been alerted to the presence of more ‘Message in a Bottle’ novelty products in New Zealand.
- MAF works with nursery industry to limit pest weed spread - 25 February 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's biosecurity arm, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is today working in close co-operation with the nursery and gardening industry to limit the distribution of suspected pest weeds through contaminated imported coconut fibre.
- Measures put in place in response to field trial at Plant & Food Research Lincoln - 12 March 2009
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has evaluated non-compliance with controls at Plant & Food Research - the Lincoln-based crown research institute containment facility where genetically modified (GM) brassica plants had been growing as part of an approved field trial.
- MAFBNZ takes action regarding GM brassica trial - 10 February 2009
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has completed their review of the Plant & Food Research internal report into a reported breach of containment facility requirements at Plant & Food Research - the Lincoln-based crown research institute containment facility where genetically modified (GM) brassica plants had been growing as part of an approved field trial.
- 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.
- MAF releases imported corn seed report - 1 February 2007
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Director-General Murray Sherwin today released the final report by David Oughton into the circumstances associated with the imports of genetically modified corn seeds in late 2006.
- 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.
- Sweet corn investigation update 1 - 6 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.
- 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 Hawke’s Bay 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.