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OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor claims the success of the M. bovis eradication programme has saved NZ billions of dollars.
Fonterra should not back down on plans to reduce its carbon footprint despite the slump in milk prices, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor recently addressed the NZ-China Business Summit in Auckland. He spoke about the importance of the Chinese market to NZ exporters but also the need to diversify our export footprint. Here's part of his speech:
New Zealand may have achieved a world first by effectively eradicating Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) - a task that many people claimed was impossible.
Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says there are currently no farms in New Zealand infected with M. bovis.
New Zealand has signed up to an agreement designed to improve supply chains in the Indo Pacific region.
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has weighed in on the bizarre decision by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to carpet small and remote rural schools in synthetic carpet.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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