Displaying items by tag: Damien O'Connor

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor is unrepentant about the ban on live exports by sea, hailing it as putting New Zealand in step wth like-minded partners on the importance of animal welfare.

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor is defending the time it's taking to produce a long-term recovery package for Hawke's Bay.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is in Washington DC this week, speaking at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit, held from 8 – 10 May.

As the last shipment of live animals by sea left New Plymouth on April 20,2023, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor was hailing the move as one that puts NZ in step with like-minded partners on the importance of animal welfare.

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says National's agriculture policy will take the country backwards, not forwards.

Ireland's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine blew the whistle just moments after he and NZ's Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor concluded their formal talks in Wellington.

OPINION: The genie is well and truly out of the bottle.

Look for market trends, rather than market signals.

An additional $26 million has been made available for farmers and growers to clean up their land damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.

As farmers and growers continue to re-establish their businesses in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, the Government has announced a boost of $26 million to meet the need in the recovery efforts.