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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Glenn Kelly, for the introduction.

Australian and New Zealand Ministers met in Canberra on 23 June 2010 for the annual CER Ministerial Forum. 

Crown land will be required to meet ‘good neighbour' obligations in regional pest management strategies, Biosecurity Minister David Carter has announced today.

Biosecurity Minister David Carter says smart action by biosecurity inspectors prevented fruit fly eggs hidden in fresh produce entering New Zealand's border this week.

Budget 2010 will fulfil the Government's goal of delivering smarter services for New Zealand's biosecurity and its primary sector.

The Government has given the go-ahead for greater commercial use of the seaweed Undaria, commonly known as Japanese kelp.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority will be merged into the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, say Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity David Carter and Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson.

Thank you for inviting me to Wallaceville this morning.

I'd like to acknowledge Acting Mayor Peter McCardle, Andy West, the staff of AgResearch, ESR, AsureQuality and MAF Biosecurity, as wel

Biosecurity Minister David Carter today officially opened a new multipurpose response facility at the Government's National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease (NCBID) in Wallaceville, Up

The Government has given the go-ahead for the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) project, a livestock traceability scheme.

The instant biosecurity fine is to be doubled to $400 after the Biosecurity Amendment Bill passed its final reading in Parliament last night.

The Government is to inject $4.7 million into a programme to help save kauri trees threatened by a disease known as kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis).

The first piece of legislation aimed at changing the way New Zealand operates its borders passed its first reading in Parliament last night with unanimous support.

A range of measures to boost biosecurity readiness and strengthen partnerships with industry has been announced by Biosecurity Minister David Carter today.

Biosecurity Minister David Carter today confirmed details of improvements to biosecurity screening, aimed at making trans-Tasman travel faster and easier.

Good morning everyone. It is a pleasure to be speaking at your 2009 Conference, this time as your Minister of Agriculture and Minister for Biosecurity.

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Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Jim Edwards, for the introduction.

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister David Carter has confirmed that animal welfare investigators are carrying out an inspection of the pig farm at the centre of TVNZ's ‘Sunday' programme.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen.

Good morning and thank you Brian Richardson for your introduction.

Discussions on the primary sector and climate change will be on the agenda when Agriculture, Forestry and Biosecurity Minister David Carter visits Canberra this week to meet his Australian counterp

Biosecurity Minister David Carter today called for reason in the debate over the proposed National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme.

Biosecurity Minister Hon David Carter welcomes urgent work by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) that has resulted in a positive outcome for the horse racing industry. 

Cabinet has approved funding of $3.6 million for a five-year local programme to rid Lyttelton Port of the marine pest Mediterranean fanworm.