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A nationwide plan to tackle more than 800,000 hectares of wilding pine infestations over the next year will generate up to 550 new jobs and help prevent future wild fires, say Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Peeni Henare
  • Biosecurity
  • Civil Defence

New Zealand’s world-first effort to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has made significant progress with the number of infected properties dropping to new lows, three years to the day since it was first detected in New Zealand.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Biosecurity
  • Rural Communities

New Zealand’s world-first plan to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is on track the latest technical data shows, says Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Biosecurity

Budget 2020 makes major investments in the primary sector that will support more than 10,000 people into jobs, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Biosecurity

Up to 160 redeployed workers are set to pick up jobs in 55 biosecurity and conservation projects to get the regional economy moving again, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Biosecurity
  • Conservation

A Government programme to wipe out pea weevil has achieved a world first, with Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor today announcing the successful eradication of the noxious pest from Wairarapa.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Biosecurity