The government is using recommendations from the Waitangi Tribunal WAI 262 claim as part of its review of the 1987 Plant Variety Rights Act. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is working to ensure it discharges its treaty responsibilities correctly. Susan Hall, intellectual property policy manager for MBIE, explains how the Ministry is doing that.
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60,000 native rākau planted on Titirangi Maunga/Kaitī Hill
More than 60,000 native rakau have been planted on Titirangi Maunga/Kaitī Hill to reinstate its mana back to the time of the ancestor and tohunga horticulturalist Te Maro.
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Ngāti Whare planting seeds of hope
Ngāti Whare's native plant nursery is providing an abundance of hope for their people. Despite significant challenges in poverty and housing, the creation of jobs has proved beneficial for the descendants of the iwi.
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Rākau to be planted on west coast of Te Waipounamu
Economic Development Minister, Shane Jones, and Conservation Minister, Eugene Sage, have announced that 247,000 native trees will be planted as part of the One Billion Trees programme.
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North Shore tracks to close to stem kauri dieback
The Auckland Council will close a number of walking tracks in Kaipātiki on the North Shore to protect against the further spread of kauri dieback disease.
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Jones confirms tree planting in Manawatū-Whanganui
Forestry and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has announced that the Provincial Growth Fund will fund just under $1mil to plant more than a million trees in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
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Remembrance trees planted at Hukarere Girls College
Associate Forestry Minister Meka Whaitiri planted trees at Hukarere Girls College today, in celebration of Matariki Tū Rākau and as part of the government's One Billion Trees programme.
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New venture to benefit Ngāti Hine rangatahi
Associate Forestry Minister Meka Whaitiri welcomes the project between Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust and Te Uru Rākau, which is to plant 3,600 hectares of pine trees in the far North and less than 500 hectares of Mānuka.
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Thousands of East Coast ramarama infected by myrtle rust
It's been a month since myrtle rust was discovered on the East Cape and Department of Conservation ranger Graeme Atkins says the disease is spreading.
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Gisborne, Hawke's bay receive $9.2mil boost
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay are two of the five regions that will get a cut of the money allocated to the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). They claim an immediate $9.2mil boost for tourism and forestry opportunities.
