Dealing with MPI – A Small Business Perspective
Few of us would dispute that our industry is going through difficult times. No matter where we sit in the supply chain...
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Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20238 min read
Anger and Frustration in Northland at Mānuka Honey Reassessment
Northland beekeepers are angry and frustrated over what they see as a drawn-out and “secretive” process which lacked Māori involvement...
Ian Fletcher
Jul 3, 20235 min read
The Blundered Mānuka Honey Definition
MPI's reassessment of the manuka honey definition is a failure on multiple fronts, writes experienced public servant Ian Fletcher...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 1, 20222 min read
How Far and Wide do Our Hives Travel?
In an effort to improve any potential incursion response, Massey University is undertaking a survey of beekeeper's biosecurity practices...
Patrick Dawkins
May 1, 20225 min read
The Non-Compliance Conundrum
You might have seen it, unlabelled honey at the roadside stall or on the local Facebook market place...
Patrick Dawkins
Apr 29, 20221 min read
“Mandatory” Training Terminology Gone, says NZBI
After a drawn-out process corresponding with MPI, New Zealand Beekeeping Inc say they have had a win...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 2, 20223 min read
RMP Audit Training Now “Mandatory”
Questions raised over the need for mandatory training for beekeepers to reduce RMP audit frequency.
Patrick Dawkins
Feb 2, 20229 min read
Passing the Sniff Test
Could the opportunity to better develop dogs as an AFB detection tool pass beekeepers and the Management Agency by?...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20213 min read
Science Symposium Packs in the Knowledge
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE BROUGHT TO YOU BY dnature From gut bacteria, metals of the brain and American foulbrood bacteriophages, to over...
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