Search

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has not and will not support any proposal to introduce a blanket ban on off-farm handling of home-killed meat.

Provisional trade figures showing a 7.7% increase in exports in July 1998 compared with July 1997 are of tremendous credit to New Zealand exporters, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith is to present a Trade NZ Export Commendation Award to Auckland-based Glidepath Ltd tomorrow.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith is to visit the Waimana flood region today.

Contact Energy Ltd Minister Lockwood Smith says he's proud to be associated with the first company to provide competition in the retail electricity market.

The Government is to begin consultations on a proposal to improve consumer confidence in the safety of food through the establishment of a single food safety agency, Agriculture Minister Lockwood S

Genetically-modified foods will not be allowed to be sold in New Zealand unless they have passed rigorous assessments of safety on a case-by-case basis, Trade & Agriculture Minister Lockwood Sm

To retain any credibility with farmers, Jim Sutton must immediately resign from the Labour Party after its coalition deal with the Alliance, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith told Clutha-Southlan

A Labour/Alliance Coalition would be the end of the world for New Zealand's farming sector, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith told Rakaia farmers today.

New structures for a deregulated agriculture industry must have the support of farmers, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

The Government's progressive change management process for producer boards means farmers will be able to decide whether they want industry organisations like the Meat and Wool boards to exist and b

Labour's agriculture spokesperson Jim Sutton insulted farmers with his comments at yesterday's Federated Farmers' annual conference, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

Labour wasn't the only party to insult farmers at yesterday's Federated Farmers' annual conference, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today: "ACT did it too".

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith will tomorrow visit Christchurch-based success story Tait Electronics Ltd.

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's first-ever Ambassador to New Zealand was given a direct message over recent events in Kosovo by the Government today.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has set time aside during his visit to the Waikato today to tour flood-damaged land with Waikato District Council representatives.

The Government's producer board reform process is about farmer control of the future of our key agricultural industries, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said before leaving Wellington to meet w

David Bayvel; Anne Munro; Paul Garlic; our friends from the media; ladies and gentlemen.

New Zealand continues to object to the United States' subsidisation of its dairy exports through its Dairy Export Incentive Programme (DEIP), Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

The National Pest Management Strategy for Bovine Tuberculosis comes into force this week, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

Federated Farmers will receive a further $477,000 for drought assistance through to the end of the year, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has described as "positive" Meat New Zealand's announcement that it is working constructively to meet the Government's 15 November deadline to present plans for

APEC ministers have delivered an impressive result, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said at the conclusion of the two day APEC trade ministers' meeting in Kuching, Malaysia, last night.

Launch of Sarawak Chapter
New Zealand Malaysia Business Council
Kuching
Malaysia

Deputy Chief Minister, Tan Sri-Tan Sri, Dato-Dato, Friends.