Displaying items by tag: law
$1.7m fine for selling mislabelled wine
A Canterbury company has been fined $1.7 million for fraudulently blending and mislabelling wine.
New law to give bite to organics
Legislation aimed at tightening up the rules and laws on organic products has drawn widespread support from the organic sector.
$954 bill and three-year bovine ban for tail-breaker
A Waikato farmer who admitted to breaking the tails of more than 300 cows has been sentenced to community work and banned from owning cows.
$57,000 fine for lengthy effluent management breach
A Waikato farmer has been fined $57,375 for the unlawful discharge of effluent to a local stream from a storage pond.
The law changes that will impact farming
Jane Argyle-Reed, partner in Ashburton law firm Argyle Welsh Finnigan, and her team, outline some of the recent changes in legislation that will be of interest to the rural and farming sectors.
New farm debt mediation law
Proactive and well-prepared farmers and lenders stand to gain from the introduction of the Farm Debt Mediation scheme, according to Scott Abel and Bridie McKinnon from law firm Buddle Findlay.
Husband jailed, wife fined for mistreating cows
A Palmerston North man has been jailed and his wife fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to a total of 20 charges relating to the abuse of cows and calves in their care.
Hefty fine for ‘careless’ farmer
A Waikato farming company has been slapped with a $63,000 fine for unlawful discharging of farm effluent.
Yoghurt maker fined nearly $500,000 for deception
A company whose motto is “great dairy…no bull” has been slapped with a $476,000 fine for repeatedly failing to report positive listeria results from its factory.
$24,700 fine for farm workers
Two farm workers have been fined $24,700 for breaching effluent management rules.