20 February 2024 New Zealand Honey Strategy resets industry ambitions for a strong future A plan to revitalise New Zealand’s honey sector and set it on a new, more sustainable and profitable path for the long term was launched today by the Minister of Agriculture, Hon Todd McClay. The strategy project was initiated by [...]
14 December 2023 Wet weather killed 2023 honey production, better prospects for this season The impact of wet and wild weather last summer on the 2023 honey production season was confirmed today with the publication of the annual MPI Apiculture Monitoring Data. The reported data shows the total annual honey production reached only 12,000 [...]
30 August 2023 Bee Aware Month launched by Associate Minister for Agriculture Jo Luxton at Te Aro School Associate Agriculture Minister, Hon Jo Luxton, has officially launched Bee Aware Month 2023, an annual nation-wide celebration of bees and their importance to our ecosystem, food chain and economy. Minister Luxton inspected the Te Aro School [...]
Media advisory 18 May 2023 Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly practices: World Bee Day, 20 May 2023 Planting a range of bee-friendly plants and protecting pollinators is the focus of this year’s World Bee Day on Saturday 20 May. “Not only does the honey bee provide us with a great source of natural food, but it [...]
31 March 2023 Colony losses plateau at similar level to last year New Zealand beekeepers once again reported that the Varroa destructor mite is the most common reason for overwintering hive losses, according to the recently released New Zealand Colony Loss Survey. The overall colony loss rate during winter 2022 was 13.5 per cent: [...]
31 January 2023 Scholarship opens up opportunities for ambitious young beekeeper Canterbury-based Lucas Waldin (19) is the recipient of the 2023 Apiculture New Zealand Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship in beekeeping. Luke was a standout candidate for the scholarship, which includes $2000 to support training and set-up costs for new beekeepers, a one-year membership with [...]
20 September 2022 WHO WILL JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF BEEKEEPERS? Mossop’s Honey and Apiculture New Zealand are looking for the next Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship recipient to get a boost into the apiculture industry. The scholarship was set up five years ago as a way of giving young people the best possible start [...]
29 August 2022 Bee curious this September for Bee Aware Month. Beekeepers are calling on bee-lovers across New Zealand to learn more about bees and what actions they can take to support the health and resilience of Kiwi bee populations this Bee Aware Month. Apiculture NZ CEO Karin Kos says, “Honey bees are critically [...]
1 July 2022 The Mānuka Charitable Trust is delighted that the New Zealand and European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement includes the definition of Mānuka and a separate tariff recognising the inherent distinctiveness of Mānuka as a taonga species exclusively from Aotearoa New Zealand. “This is a win for all New Zealanders. It reflects [...]
This week was a significant milestone for He Waka Eke Noa as it released its recommendation of a farm-level split-gas levy with built-in incentives to reduce emissions and sequester carbon, starting from 2025. This is an alternative to pricing agricultural emissions through the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). “Our recommendations enable sustainable [...]