28 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.

What has changed?

The Ministry of Primary Industries New Zealand (MPI NZ) has advised the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) that the 2020-2021 flight season of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetle concluded on 31 March 2021.

Date of issue: 27 April 2021

Date of effect: 17 May 2021

Attention:

Date of issue:  27 April 2021

Date of effect:  31 March 2021 to 30 June 2021

Reference Number: MAA2021- 12

Attention:

Date of issue:  27 April 2021

Date of effect:  31 March 2021 to 30 June 2021

Reference Number: MAA2021- 12

Attention:

Date of issue:  27 April 2021

Date of effect:  31 March 2021 to 30 June 2021

Reference Number: MAA2021- 12

Attention:

27 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All clients of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment attempting to access departmental applications and services.

Information

The unplanned outage to the departments network has been resolved. 

Internal and external departmental applications are available and functioning as normal.

Action

No action required. The department apologies for any inconvenience caused.

27 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All clients of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment attempting to access departmental applications and services.

Information

The department is currently experiencing an unplanned outage to its network. This is impacting departmental services including phones, email and I.T. applications.

27 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.

Any clients attempting to make payments or check the status of invoices through the Online Payment Service.

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System.

​​Publication details

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry December 2024

Application and instrument of approval for change of trade description to be used by a person in a position of management or control of the export registered establishment where the alteration to trade description is to be made, to apply to the department to alter the trade description of products.

This form is applicable to the following commodities: