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A Wanaka project will get $3 million to deliver improvements in freshwater quality and biodiversity, and provide jobs, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Uruguayan Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Carlos María Uriarte have welcomed the launch of a three-year project that will underpin sustainable livestock production in Uruguay, Argentina, and Costa Rica.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Hon Damien O'Connor - Proactive Diary Release August 2020

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  • Hon Damien O’Connor

Hon Damien O'Connor - Proactive Diary Release July 2020

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  • Hon Damien O’Connor

Seddon House in Hokitika, once a hub for government on the West Coast, has been earmarked for government use once again.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Finance
  • Rural Communities

A West Coast distillery will benefit from a Provincial Growth Fund investment that will enable it to expand its operations and create jobs in the town of Reefton, Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones have announced.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development
  • Rural Communities

Primary sector exports and jobs are up again, demonstrating the sector’s underlying strength amid the COVID-19 global pandemic and US-China trade war, and supporting New Zealand’s economic recovery.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Finance

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

The announcement today by the Education Minister of the first Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for the primary sector is another sign of the Government’s commitment to our farmers and growers, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Cabinet this week agreed to make some adjustments to regulations within the new National Environmental Standards for Freshwater to make them clearer, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government is investing $6.8 million to help upgrade the main road through Motueka with intersection improvements, cycle priority and pedestrian crossing signals.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Rural Communities

Twenty-two projects to boost the sustainability and climate resilience of New Zealand’s food and fibres sector have been announced today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Funding for innovative projects to connect Kiwis with affordable, safe and wholesome food, reduce food waste, and help our food producers recover from COVID-19 has been announced today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Hon Damien O'Connor - Proactive Diary Release - June 2020

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  • Hon Damien O’Connor

Hon Damien O'Connor - Proactive Diary Release - May 2020

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  • Hon Damien O’Connor

The Government’s commitment to increase primary sector jobs and opportunities has been further boosted today with the re-opening of the Taratahi Agriculture Centre, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

A new campaign launched today will attract people to vital food and fibre sector jobs, says Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Legislation to deliver ongoing benefits for New Zealand farmers was passed today, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

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

An industry plan to transform and grow New Zealand’s agritech sector was today launched by Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Economic Development

New Zealand will be moving to mandatory pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products, Food Safety Minister Damien O’Connor has announced.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Food Safety

A $20 million injection into catchment groups across the country will deliver hundreds of jobs, training opportunities, and help clean up waterways, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Forestry Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry

A plan to revitalise New Zealand’s strong wool sector and set it on a new, more sustainable and profitable path was unveiled today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Government has launched a bold plan to boost primary sector export earnings by $44 billion over the next decade, while protecting the environment and growing jobs.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Prime Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry