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MPI buries head in sand over Psa reports; lawyer says kiwifruit claim 'bigger than Ben Hur'

Biosecurity NZ was never informed of the reports' findings.

Jamie Ball
Fri, 07 Nov 2014

The Ministry for Primary Industries is refusing to answer questions on the disease symptoms noted by Crown research scientists in kiwifruit orchards since 2006 and documented in two reports that are being described as a “bit of a worry” by one lawyer.

The National Business Review (Oct 3) revealed

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Jamie Ball
Fri, 07 Nov 2014
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