New Zealand exported $1.1 billion worth of red meat during June despite ongoing supply chain issues, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA).

OPINION: NZ's biosecurity officials and services are rightly on high alert, following a recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in previously FMD-free Indonesia.

The new Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union has given a major boost to the New Zealand honey industry’s claim to exclusive rights to the name ‘mānuka’ honey.

There are calls to strengthen biosecurity controls around imported pork as NZ works to keep foot and mouth disease (FMD) out.

"I want to give growers certainty and confidence that there is a future for the industry."

The NZ horticulture sector stands to save nearly $80 million a year as a result of the recently negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).

New Zealand wine exports to China have doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kia ora koutou katoa,

The recent announcement of a new New Zealand/European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is good news for wine exporters.

OPINION: An estimated 40% of food produced globally each year is wasted - totalling 2.5 billion tonnes.