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25 March 2020

To Our Clients,

Today we enter a “New World” in New Zealand and the coming month will force us to consider new ways to work and interact with others. That will bring new challenges on top of an already difficult time with the drought.

As part of the measures being taken to restrict the movement of people in the next 4 weeks as New Zealand moves to Level 4 in the battle against the spread of COVID-19, the Government and MPI have taken the following steps

24 March 2020

Essential information for ALL farmers around COVID-19

You must register as an essential business

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/covid-19-essential-primary-sector-service-registration/

COVID-19: Tuesday 24 March: Update on Agricultural Industry Essential Services  

Joint update from Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association  

March 23 2020

To all members,

As you will all be aware the Prime Minister announced today that New Zealand has moved to a COVID-19 Alert Level 3 and will move to Level 4 on Wednesday at midnight.

This moves the entire country into ‘lockdown’. As you already know, this is designed to slow the transmission of the virus.

Due to the level status the nation is on following COVID19 (Coronavirus), the BakerAg office's are currently unattended.

Please contact the following people for enquiries:

Sheep and Beef - Chris Garland – 027 437 9834

Dairy - Chris Lewis – 027 446 0294

Valuation - Fergus Rutherford – 027 483 6293

General Enquiries – Megan Futter – 027 894 3729

A field day will be held at Stuart and Jane McKenzies, Te Rangi Station, Whangaehu Valley Road, Masterton on Friday 27th March, starting at 9.30.

Lunch will be a fundraiser so please bring along $10 cash.

Quad bikes or side by sides required and helmets are compulsory.

Chris Garland, Sully Alsop and Sarah Donaldson met with Damien O’Connor on Tuesday 24 September to outline the concerns raised in an Open Letter to Senior Ministers.

Key messages in the meeting with Minister O’Connor are summarised in the attached briefing sheet that was left with the Minister and his Officials.

Summary Notes

For Damien O’Connor, Minister of Primary Industries

11th September 2019

OPEN LETTER TO:

The Prime Minister:   Jacinda Ardern

Minister for the Environment:   David Parker

Minister of Primary Industries:   Damien O’Connor

Minister of Health:   David Clark

Dear Ministers

The 2018/19 Annual FAB Report is available now ($450 + GST) to order your copy contact Megan (megan@bakerag.co.nz)