NZPPI NEWS

COVID-19 Update

Some relief today as the Government has announced that Auckland will move to alert level 3 from 11:59pm Tuesday 21st September, while the rest of the country will remain at Alert Level 2.

COVID-19 Plant Production Resources

MPI have released a helpful resource for operating at Alert Level 2. NZPPI has also produced posters for your workplace relating to home & work bubbles, and dispatch regulations.

COVID-19 Updates

The Government announced that all of New Zealand outside of Auckland will move to Alert Level 2 at 11.59pm tonight (Tuesday 7th Sept). Auckland remains at Alert Level 4.

Resurgence Support Payment (RSP) - Change in Criteria

The Minister of Finance has announced a change to the eligibility criteria for the Resurgence Support Payment (RSP).

Update: COVID-19 Allowances for Plant Producers at Level 4

Last week NZ Plant Producers received confirmation that the range of activities plant producers can undertake at Level 4 now includes despatch and freight of seedlings and plants at risk of deterioration. Freighting plants is generally allowed at L4, including across the Auckland border. Note that free movement of plants is allowed between and within Level 3 & 2 regions.

COVID-19 - Operating at Level 3 & 4

The transition to Level 3 will allow plant producers and garden retailers to operate with some additional freedom, but having Auckland & Northland remaining at Level 4 prolongs the disruption to businesses in those regions and creates complexity with the movement of people and freight. Please click here to see the full details.

Updates to COVID-19 Level 4 Permitted Activity

Plant producers have a new allowance for pricking out and potting on for plants that are at risk of deterioration.

Updates to COVID-19 Level 4 Safety Template

There have been a few updates to our Level 4 Safe Nursery Operations Protocols. Please familiarise yourselves and your staff with these changes.

COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payment

We understand that wages during this time can be a confusing space. The government has set up different schemes for differing circumstances for every business.

COVID 19 - Latest Information for Plant Production and Garden Retailers

New Zealand is currently at Alert Level 4. Please see information about what this means for plant production and garden retailers.

PVR Regulations

MBIE is seeking feedback on proposed regulations for the new Plant Variety Rights regime, including the list of "non-indigenous species of significance" to Maori.

MPI's Plant Health & Environment Laboratory

MPI have just released a short YouTube video on the work they do at the Plant Health and Environment Laboratory.

COVID-19 Wage Subsidy 20th August 2021

The Government has brought back the Wage Subsidy August 2021 which kicks in today (20th August 2021)

Over 100 people attended the Dirt, Fert, and Squirt Workshops over the month of July and August

Sponsored by Blue Lab and Hills Laboratories, the ‘Dirt, Fert and Squirt Workshops’ were held in Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch over the month of July and August, where over 100 people attended and invested in their professional development.

Young Achiever shows the future of the industry is in good hands

The plant production Young Achiever Award was made a priority for NZ Plant Producers this year, and with the help of IPPS and our generous sponsors, this year's competition was the biggest for many years.

NZPPI Leadership Forum

The inaugural NZ Plant Producers Incorporated Leadership Forum was held in Hamilton on July 15th, where around 50 of our members took part in this one day event.

Honorary Life Membership Nominations Called For

Honorary Life Membership is the highest award granted by New Zealand Plant Producers. Nominations are now being called for!

Consultation on the new Citrus import health standard

A draft Citrus import health standard is out for public consultation until the 10 September

Phytoplasmas in imported nursery stock

Importers of bulbs have recently been contacted for their views on the risk management options for phytoplasmas.

Prunus serrulata Auckland ban

NZPPI is seeking an exemption for sterile cultivars of Prunus serrulata, banned from sale under the Auckland Councils Regional Pest Management Plan.