Biodiversity report

Results from the current national bulk milk testing for Mycoplasma bovis are encouraging with only three farms confirmed with the disease and more than 51,000 of the about 70,000 tests completed. Full results from the bulk milk testing are expected to be delivered to most farmers early next month. including NZ’s Ministry for Primary Industries, might ratify an agreement mid-2019 to set rules for a maximum residual level for a range of benign compounds in food products. The Biodiversity Collaborative Group — funded by the Minister for the Environment to advise on new national policy on indigenous biodiversity — has published a report including a draft National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) and recommendations to help native plants, animals and ecosystems thrive. A key recommendation is that councils are directed to map Significant Natural Areas in their plans. The Government will seek