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Fifth New Zealand Biosecurity Summit
16 October 2007
Media Advisory
Fifth New Zealand Biosecurity Summit
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand would like to invite journalists to attend the conference sessions of the New Zealand Biosecurity Summit in Auckland, 24-25 October.
The theme of this year’s summit is: “Biosecurity and trade, working together at the border”. There will be a wide range of government and industry attendees.
Sessions include:
• A keynote speech from
Ruud Kleinpaste (“The Bugman”) on the synergies between
biodiversity, bugs and biosecurity.
• A keynote speech
from Rod Oram on the economics associated with climate
change
• The importance of maintaining biosecurity
standards for our agricultural industries, Mark Leslie,
General Manager Fonterra, Sustainable Milk
Supply
• Presentation of the 2007 MAF Biosecurity New
Zealand Awards, Hon Jim Anderton, Minister for
Biosecurity
The full programme is available on the MAF
Biosecurity New Zealand website
www.biosecurity.govt.nz.
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand has
convened the annual Biosecurity Summit since 2003. The
summit provides a forum for those involved and interested in
biosecurity to meet, discuss issues, and share information
on latest developments.
WHAT: 5th Biosecurity
Summit
WHEN: 24-25 October 2007
WHERE:
Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland
ends
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PSA: Councils Must Work With Unions And Communities In Fast-Track Reform
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