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Food and Fibre Minister, Hon John Luxton, today announced he had approved a kiwifruit industry restructuring plan that would go to a producer referendum for endorsement.

  • John Luxton
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Primary industry cannot afford a political rainbow

  • John Luxton
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"The New Zealand Dairy Board is a deserving winner of the 1999 New Zealand Exporter of the Year Award.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

The facts speak for themselves

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Jim Sutton's claim that National's support in South Canterbury is collapsing has been rubbished by Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith and Associate Food and Fibre Mi

  • John Luxton
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Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said today that the Green's Agricultural policy released today reflected their extreme views and showed how out of touch they were with the agricultural sector.

  • John Luxton
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"Milk will run down the drains again in the Waikato, and the business sector will be held to ransom, if Labour repeals the ECA," Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton warned a Waikato business audien

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Border Control Minister John Luxton, today announced a small increase to the rates of excise duty on tobacco products.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Speaking from the Canterbury A&P Show, Food and Fibre Minister, Hon John Luxton, has praised the primary production sector as a key driver of the improved September quarter export statistics re

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Speaking to Otago farmers in drought affected areas today, Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton encouraged them to take up the Government's offer of funding to improve management of scarce water res

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister Hon John Luxton today pointed to improved primary sector employment figures as evidence of the Government's commitment to the rural sector.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton today told farmers at a cowshed meeting in Orini Downs that the agricultural sector is still one of the most exciting and varied sectors to work in.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Labour's environmental policy, would create endless stifling red tape for farmers and agribusinesses, Minister for Food and Fibre, John Luxton said today.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister and Associate International Trade Minister John Luxton today welcomed the moves from Venezuelan customs to reduce the tariff on New Zealand's dairy exports to Venezuela.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Speaking from Waipu today, Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said that World Rural Women's Day was an opportunity to pay tribute to the importance of women in our primary industries.

  • John Luxton
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"The decision by the WTO Appellate Body rejecting Canada's dairy export subsidy scheme is a major boost for rural New Zealand," Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said today.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton today congratulated the Dairy Board at their AGM for the industry's bold approach to reform.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said today that Labour's rural policy offers nothing new for the rural sector and is further evidence that Helen Clark only knows how to take the country backwar

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

The passing of the Animal Welfare Act, is a significant achievement which represents a major philosophical shift from the former Animals Protection Act, Minister for Food and Fibre John Luxton said

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

"Rural New Zealand will not be fooled by the smorgasbord of populist policies announced by New Zealand First," said Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said that while the latest GDP figures reflect the lagged effects of the drought, good farm management in tandem with the seasonal nature of farming, should resu

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

The National Government's strategies for growth are right on track according to an OECD Jobs Strategy Report: Assessing Performance and Policy, Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton told a Federated

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister Hon John Luxton today paid tribute to New Zealand's primary industries for their significant contribution in making APEC and the post-APEC state visits such a success.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said today that the bizarre press release put out by Labour's Jim Sutton shows the rift within the Labour Party is deepening.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control