Prepare for the unexpected this World Food Safety Day 🍳🦺 – 7 June – by signing up for NZ Food Safety's food recall email alerts, for all you need to know to stay aware of any potential food-related hazards.

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Join us for Wāhine toa o te Whenua Young Leaders panel discussion at Fieldays. A panel of female leaders will share insights, career opportunities and advice for young female leaders in the sector.

📍 Careers & Education Hub (E30) at 11.15am on Thursday, June 13.

Seeking more information about actions you can take on-farm to reduce your emissions?

We’re launching a new site at Fielday called Science for Farmers in collaboration with industry partners. Find us at site F29. For more info: mpi.govt.nz/science-for-fa…

HPAI is a type of avian influenza that affects domestic and wild birds. Although it can also spill over to mammals, it is not a cattle disease. Practising good on-farm biosecurity is one of the ways you can be prepared.

For more info, visit: bit.ly/44LAmoC

HPAI is a type of avian influenza, that has affected birds overseas. NZ has never had a case of HPAI and we are actively monitoring the risk to NZ. For tips on how to put good biosecurity measures in place now to protect your commercial flocks, visit: bit.ly/4bIj91A

We're looking forward to seeing all you fishers at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show tomorrow! 🛥️

Come chat to our Fishery Officers and Southern Seabirds at booth 433. We have giveaways for big and little kids! And of course, info on recreational fishing in NZ 🎣.

Cape Tulip is a very toxic weed and MPI is urging the public to be on the lookout as it can spread easily. If you think you have found Cape Tulip, do not touch the plants or dig them up. Please call Biosecurity New Zealand on 0800 80 99 66.
More info 👉 bit.ly/3UU1wGA

Prolife Foods is recalling batches of Value Pack Roasted Salted Peanuts (400g) as the product contains levels of aflatoxin above the allowable level. The product was released for sale in error following a previous recall on 5 April 2024

Full details here: bit.ly/3xwRRfL

Back to basics for World Hand Hygiene Day 5 May: protect yourself and your whānau: wash your hands before handling food to stop germs spreading to your kai 🧼

For more info, visit: bit.ly/44xNHkn

Divers are making use of the good weather ☀️ by starting to remove exotic caulerpa from Iris Shoal near Kawau Island. This is 1 of 6 new projects, following a $5m funding boost to progress tech to remove caulerpa.

Read about the latest update, here: bit.ly/44k7iEu

Did you know? We are the largest employer of vets in NZ, with more than 300 working across the country and around the world to provide prosperity, sustainability, and help to protect NZ.

👏 On #WorldVeterinaryDay we would like to thank our hard-working vets right across MPI 👏

Epicurean Dairy is recalling batches of its Collective brand Suckies Strawberry Probiotic Yoghurt Pouches as they may contain black plastic. Affected are 4x100g packs, batch numbers 32280 T2 or 32280 T3, and best-before date of 30 APR 2024. Full details 👉 bit.ly/3U8E7Q0

New recreational fishing 🎣 rules for the Chatham Islands, Fiordland, and nationwide marine-caught quinnat salmon come into force on 25 April. To ensure fish stocks in these treasured parts of NZ are sustainable now, and in the future.

New rules, here: bit.ly/38b7f1d

New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from Queen Charlotte Sound – Anakiwa up to a line from Dieffenbach Point across to West Head – due to high paralytic shellfish toxin risk.

Full details: bit.ly/3xNDjZw

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It was great hosting a small delegation of officials from India’s National Dairy Development Board in Wellington last week. They’ve been in NZ to learn more about our dairying system, as a part of cooperation to further develop our respective 🐄 dairy sectors.

Congrats 👏 to Vicki and Arana from Ngā Hāpu o Te Rāwhiti, Ngāti Kuta rāua Ko Patukeha, our NZ Biosecurity Supreme Award Winners! This dynamic duo are a true embodiment of biosecurity champions in Te Tai Tokerau.

Read about their amazing mahi, here: bit.ly/49Ogl2k

Congratulations 👏 to our New Zealand Biosecurity Awards Winners! The winners exemplify outstanding contributions to biosecurity in New Zealand.

Check all the amazing winners and their biosecurity efforts, here: bit.ly/49Ogl2k

Severe Weather Watches and Warnings issued 🟠🟡🌧💨
Full details at bit.ly/AllWarnings
otagocdem Canterbury CDEMGroup Nelson Tasman CDEM

MPI is closely monitoring the upcoming weather event 🌧 If you have animals – pets 🐱 or livestock 🐮– you can find information about keeping them safe in an emergency, here: bit.ly/3pHuhct

📞Call 0800 RURAL HELP (0800 787 254) or go to bit.ly/2uy93S6