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Mr Speaker, I move that Standing Order 256 be suspended to permit the Finance and Expenditure Committee, in its consideration of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Genetically Modified Organisms) Amendment Bill

Earlier this month, the Government announced its detailed decisions on the report and recommendations of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification.

The Government will continue to fund the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to eliminate Australian subterranean termites at Otorohanga but it will not compensate residents for property damage caused by the termites, the Associate Minister for Biosecurity, Marian Hobbs said today.

The Government has not agreed to the aerial spraying of all of west Auckland to eradicate painted apple moth, acting Biosecurity Minister Marian Hobbs said today.

“HSNO – Let’s make it work better”.

Gives me an opportunity to acknowledge the partnership, which exists between MAF's biosecurity operations and yourselves as veterinarians.

New Zealand's exotic disease response system was implemented today after the report of a potential disease outbreak in King Country.

Associate Biosecurity Minister Marian Hobbs has announced funding of $6 million over four years to combat the southern saltmarsh mosquito.

Good morning, and let me add my welcome to this workshop to that of our sponsors for today’s session, the Northern Employers and Manufacturers Association. This is the first of five workshops designed to help us all come to grips with operating the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act.

The Associate Minister of Biosecurity, Marian Hobbs, has announced a survey of selected South Island wetlands, rivers and lakes, to determine whether eradication of two unwanted fish species is possible.

The government is to spend $550,0001 over the next two years to help control the spread of the Asian kelp Undaria Pinnatifida to areas of national and global importance.