Kia ora The Government today announced regional settings for the new traffic light system. The settings for each region can be found here. These settings are in place for an initial 2 weeks, with Cabinet to review again on Monday 13 December. Information about the COVID-19 protection framework can be found here and here, and guidance for the primary […]
Festive Fowl is the chook of choice this Christmas
Michael Brooks of PIANZ (Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand) shows how flexible poultry pieces can make an ordinary Christmas menu extraordinary, and finds a surprising positive arising from COVID-19. For many, 2020 has been a challenging year dominated by uncertainty and stress. Gathering with friends and family will be a welcome reward from […]
Food Item Cost Per Gram Protein Comparison
Cost per gram of Protein Comparison September 2020 Cost per gram of Protein Comparison September 2021
NZ Poultry Production Statistics
NZ Poultry Production Statistics
International study: Chicken and eggs pose no Covid-19 risk to human health
Tuesday 7 April 2020: International Study proves chickens cannot carry the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus, posing NO risk to human health The Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand (and Egg Producers Federation) arepleased to be able to reassure Kiwi consumers that all New Zealand eggs and chicken meat is safe to consume as usual. A leading […]
Industry Definition of Free-Range Meat Chicken
November 4, 2019: The document below sets out the New Zealand Poultry Industry’s Definition of Free-Range Meat Chicken. [box_download]Industry definition of Free Range Meat Chicken[/box_download]
Pianz Partners With New Zealand Food Safety Science Research Centre In Major Study
October 2019: PIANZ is pleased to announce that it has taken up membership of the New Zealand Food Safety Science Research Centre (NZFSSRC) – and commenced a major study of the human foodborne illness Campylobacter and its modes of entry onto New Zealand poultry farms. Established in 2016, the Palmerston North-based NZFSSRC is a collaboration […]
Chicken defies meat consumption trends
February 2019: Amid data showing that New Zealanders’ per capita consumption of meat is decreasing, chicken consumption is showing an opposite trend.
PIANZ Guidelines for the use of Antibiotics in Poultry
As a responsible member of the agricultural sector, PIANZ takes a conservative approach to the use of antibiotics in livestock farming. Attached are the guidelines that are followed by PIANZ: [box_download]PIANZ Antibiotic Guidelines June 2017[/box_download]
NZ chicken meat and poultry production and consumption show continuing increases
In 2021, New Zealanders consumed 43 kg of chicken per capita, and for the still uncompleted 2022 calendar year the figure is 41 kg per capita. Total chicken meat production in 2021 was just over 220,000 metric tonnes, a slight increase compared to 2020. Although most poultry and meat chicken production is consumed in New […]