Pork
A pork industry the country can be proud of
It has evolved over the decades to a standard hardly bettered anywhere in the world, says the chair of its key sector bodies.
Win for pork sector as policy tweaked
Lobbying by NZ Pork gets pig farming recognised as a fit use of highly productive land.
NZ Pork fills policy slot on team
Mike Mackay brings 15 years’ experience in public and private sector to role.
NZ Pork donates to Meat the Need
Sector group marks 50th anniversary by delivering meat of 50 pigs to farmer-led charity.
John Reeves honoured by pork sector
Posthumous award recognises decades of helping to shape and improve the market.
Slice of the action for top butcheries
Best bacon and ham in the land named at national awards.
Policy tangle a threat to pig farming
NZ Pork says a misinterpretation of wording risks pig farms being shut out in land use decisions.
Crack down on pork imports, sector asks new government
Show commitment to animal welfare by subjecting imported pork to stringent standards, says NZ Pork.
NZPork eyes opportunities in home market
Industry ‘committed to finding solutions that will enable it to thrive’.
What makes pork taste ‘just right’?
Research finds out what diners most enjoy about the product.
NZ Pork seeks import ban to head off African Swine Fever
Raft of countries bar imports as highly contagious, fatal disease spreads through Europe.
Kiwis want importers held to NZ animal welfare standards
Poll says sentiment crosses all regional and party boundaries.
Sizzling win for Hawke’s Bay butchery
Boutique operation carves out two supreme awards, for ham and bacon.
NZ Pork welcomes labelling call
Country of origin should be made clearer, committee rules.
Hold imported pork to NZ standards – NZPork
Plea comes as select committee declines to take up pork producers’ cause in Parliament.
NZPork signs biosecurity pact with MPI
Response and duties in event of an incursion laid out in agreement.
‘High volumes of imported pork fail NZ’s animal welfare standards’
Hold all pork to our high standards, says NZPork.
Pork industry sounds NPS alarm
NZ Pork says productive land policy could impact pig farming.
Nutty pigs bring home the supreme bacon
Artisan chorizo salami scoops top award at NZ Food Awards.
Pig farmers welcome emissions exception
Government opts not to price piggery emissions from 2025.
Chan joins NZ Pork board ‘at challenging time’
Sector has significant concerns about regs, says new independent director.
Looking for the roast with the most
Research project aims to nail down what makes the best-tasting NZ-grown pork.
NZPork’s own plans still ‘painful’
But industry’s own reforms far more achievable than ‘unworkable’ expert plans.
Pork sector releases plans of its own
Alternative to ‘unworkable’ government plans has support of industry, says NZPork
Two smokin’ butcheries bring home the bacon
NZ’s top ham and bacon honours go to two Auckland businesses.
NZ pork ‘under serious threat’
The world is facing a food crisis, but how can New Zealand farmers help? Rising costs mean producers here are struggling to maintain margins and production. Over the next few days, Farmers Weekly will cover key challenges within the primary sector and how some are navigating it.
More time to have your say on pig welfare
The Ministry for Primary Industries has agreed to extend the consultation time on a controversial draft code of…
Rules make sow’s ear out of silk purse
Every now and again something happens that strikes me as crazy, counter-productive and idiotic and that’s currently the…
Pig welfare code would push prices up more than 18%
New Zealand consumers will pay significantly more for locally-produced pork if proposed changes to the industry’s code of…
Concern draft code will hurt piglet welfare
The recently released draft welfare code for pigs will not only have a negative effect on farmers and piglet welfare, it will also affect the staff who look after them and consumers who want to buy fresh NZ pork, Manawatū pig farmer Andrew Managh says.
NZPork looks in-house for new CEO
Brent Kleiss has been appointed chief executive of NZPork, the statutory industry body working to support New Zealand’s commercial pig farmers.
NZPork backs new food labelling regulations
KIWI consumers are being urged to look out for labels showing pork is 100% New Zealand born and raised, with the introduction of new food labelling regulations.
Baines set to leave NZ Pork
NZ Pork chief executive David Baines has resigned from the organisation.