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Food safety law a minefield
8 December 2017
Members of Parliament have had their first debate on legislation aimed at making sense of a regulatory minefield that has tied up the likes of the dairy sector.
Outlook good for primary sector
7 December 2017
The primary sector’s environmental performance must be raised and consumer trust must continue to be a focus, a briefing prepared by the Primary Industries Ministry for Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says.
Farmer confidence falls
5 December 2017
Farmer confidence has slipped on fear of changes to Government policy.
No worry on trade talks delay
29 November 2017
The European Union has once again held off giving its negotiators the green light for talks for a free-trade deal with New Zealand.
B+L dismiss UK assurances
26 November 2017
New Zealand sheep farmers have once again been left disappointed by comments from Britain’s international trade secretary Liam Fox regarding the future of valuable European quota.
Tax group to seek green results
24 November 2017
Finance Minister Grant Robertson wants the Michael Cullen-led tax working group to think about how the tax system can support better environmental outcomes, given Labour’s planned water tax was sidelined by its coalition agreement with NZ First.
Ag committee has just one survivor
17 November 2017
Parliament’s Primary Production Select Committee membership has been revealed, with a near-new group of MPs who will be charged with examining proposed legislation, including changes to DIRA, in the new term.
TPP market access provisions still insecure
12 November 2017
Exporters disappointed by the failure to clinch the TransPacific Partnership at this weekend’s APEC meeting in Vietnam have taken solace from the preservation of the deal’s existing market access provisions although niggling doubts remain about how long even agreement on that could last.
Horticulture wants domestic focus
3 November 2017
Horticulture New Zealand wants the Government to focus its attention on domestic rather than export markets to ensure sustainable growth in the horticulture sector.
NZ leads subsidy plan
1 November 2017
New Zealand is leading a new proposal to tackle agricultural subsidies just weeks before a crunch meeting of the World Trade Organisation.
