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MPI ramps up efforts against foot-and-mouth outbreak
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MPI ramps up efforts against foot-and-mouth outbreak

All meat products from Indonesia have been banned as the Ministry for Primary Industries ramps up its efforts against the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

Staff reporters 22 Jul 2022
LIC profit propped up by automation unit sale
Markets

LIC profit propped up by automation unit sale

Livestock Improvement Corporation's underlying earnings rose 15%.

Staff reporters 21 Jul 2022
Government beefs up foot-and-mouth response
Politics

Government beefs up foot-and-mouth response

From this week, arrivals from Indonesia will have to step onto mats containing disinfecting chemicals to ensure their footwear is free of foot-and-mouth disease.

Staff reporters 20 Jul 2022
Fonterra baulks at sharpening ComCom's teeth
Law & Regulation

Fonterra baulks at sharpening ComCom's teeth

The government wants to empower the regulator with binding reviews on the dominant milk processor.

Rebecca Howard 15 Jul 2022


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