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Ministerial Diary October 2017 - December 2018

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  • Hon Damien O’Connor

The most sophisticated X-ray technology available to scrutinise the bags of international travellers for any unwanted pests was unveiled today at Auckland Airport by Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor.  

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Biosecurity

The latest winners of a New Zealand and CCAFS-funded international PhD scholarship have been announced following a three-fold increase in applications.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

The value of New Zealand’s primary sector exports is set to grow by $505 million to a new record high over the coming year, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

The Ministers of Agriculture and Climate Change welcome the report of the Biological Emissions Reference Group (BERG), which has been released today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

A national standard for organic production will be progressed as a Government bill next year, Agriculture and Food Safety Minister Damien O’Connor announced today. 

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Food Safety

Forestry Minister Shane Jones and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor have today launched the One Billion Trees Fund – a crucial step toward achieving the goal of planting at least one billion trees by 2028.

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

A Bill that allows consumers to know where food products come from passed in Parliament  last night, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Food Safety

Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor has congratulated the best primary sector employers at an awards evening at Parliament.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Farmers are upping their on-farm biosecurity by making greater use of the National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor said.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Biosecurity

Health Minister Dr David Clark says the Government will take a series of measures to improve the supply of doctors, nurses and midwives working in rural New Zealand.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Health
  • Rural Communities

Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor has welcomed a commitment to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations next year following substantial progress this year.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Trade and Export Growth

Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor has paid tribute to the winners of the 2018 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Biosecurity

Regional economies are the biggest winners of rule changes that allow hemp seed to be treated as just another edible seed, Food Safety Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Food Safety

Our biggest and most important export sector must be fit for the future, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said today as the inclusive and comprehensive review of dairy industry legislation moved to public consultation.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

New Zealand kiwifruit, beef and wine producers will benefit most from the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, along with smaller agribusinesses such as those producing mussels and cherries, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Work to strengthen New Zealand’s animal tracing system to protect our economic base and unique way of life ramps up today, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor said. 

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Biosecurity

The value of New Zealand’s food and fibre sectors is set to grow as a primary sector investment fund opens for business, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said at the Ashburton A&P show today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Millions of hectares of productive and precious land have been cleared of New Zealand’s number one weed, wilding conifers, but more work is needed, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor said.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Biosecurity

Attracting and keeping the best people working in our primary industries is one of the most significant challenges for the sector, Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor said as he announced the finalists in the first Primary Industries Good Employer Awards.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor today welcomed officials from 16 countries attending negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Auckland.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Trade and Export Growth

Pregnancy warning labels on alcohol will become mandatory in New Zealand, Minister for Food Safety Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Food Safety

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor today set out a recovery package to help farmers get back to business more quickly after being cleared of Mycoplasma bovis.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Prime Minister
  • Biosecurity

Thirty graduate vets will receive a financial boost to help develop their careers through the Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Veterinarians, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture