Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Compensation issues need to be clarified in the government’s biosecurity response guide, says a new report on New Zealand’s veterinary services.
Low-traffic quarantine facilities may be reduced under the latest move by the Ministry for Primary Industries to stop unwanted pests and diseases from entering New Zealand.
The biosecurity research partnership between Australia and New Zealand was highlighted at a fruit fly research workshop in Auckland on Wednesday.
A UK expert has warned that less-than-ideal onfarm biosecurity in NZ could lead to a more widespread outbreak in the event of a serious animal disease epidemic here.
Federated Farmers is disappointed to learn that a fourth line of fodder beet seed has been confirmed as being contaminated with velvetleaf.
The Ministry for Primary Industries is giving New Zealand schools a chance to name one of its six new bisecurity puppies.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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