NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 55

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Government Notices

Agriculture and Fisheries

Agricultural Pests Destruction Act 1967

Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pests of Local Importance in South-east Coast North Island District) Order 1989

PAUL REEVES, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At Wellington this 20th day of March 1989

Present:
His Excellency THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

Pursuant to section 3 (1) (b) of the Agricultural Pests Destruction Act 1967, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.

Order

1. Title and commencement—(1) This order may be cited as the Agricultural Pests Destruction (Pests of Local Importance in South-east Coast North Island District) Order 1989.

(2) This order shall come into force on the 28th day after the date of its publication in the Gazette.

2. Pests of local importance in South-east Coast North Island District—Possums, hares, and rooks are hereby declared to be pests of local importance in the South-east Coast North Island Pest Destruction District.

C. J. HILL, Acting for Clerk of the Executive Council.

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New Zealand Grown Fruit and Vegetables Regulations 1975

Prescribed Grade Standards for Shipments of Kiwifruit to Australia

This notice revokes the Prescribed Grade Standards for Trial Shipments of Kiwifruit Notice 1988. No. 4378 published in the New Zealand Gazette, 5 May 1988.

Pursuant to regulation 13 of the New Zealand Grown Fruit and Vegetables Regulations 1975, the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries hereby gives notice that the Fancy grade for the export of kiwifruit shall be set out in this notice.

Notice

1. Title—(a) This notice may be cited as the Kiwifruit Fancy Grade Notice 1989 (No. 4901).

(b) This notice shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1989.

2. Application of notice—This notice determines the grade for kiwifruit applicable to shipments to Australia.

3. Title and grade—The grade mark assigned to this grade shall be Fancy Grade.

4. Definition of produce—This grade applies to kiwifruit being fresh fruit grown from cultivars of Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev) var. Deliciosa (Syn A. Chinensis) to be supplied fresh.

5. Definition of terms—These shall be the same as specified in paragraph 5 and the First Schedule of the Standard Grade for the Export of Kiwifruit Notice 1984. New Zealand Gazette, No. 3225: Ag. 12/2/14 published on Thursday, 5 April 1984.

6. Quality requirements—The fruit must meet the quality requirements of Class 1 fruit as specified in paragraphs 6 (a), 6 (b) and 6 (e) of the Standard Grade for the Export of Kiwifruit Notice 1984(*). In addition:

(a) The fruit must be reasonably well formed and typical of the variety but the defects of shape as listed in the Schedule of this notice are permitted.

(b) Provided that the flesh is sound, the keeping quality not seriously impaired and the aggregate area of all skin defects does not exceed 3 square centimetres then each kiwifruit is permitted the defects listed in the Schedule of this notice.

(c) Fruit flesh pressure must average at load out from the coolstore at more than 0.8 kilograms.

(Note—Standard Industry procedures are to be adopted).

7. Sizing—(a) The minimum weight for fruit packaged in 10 kg containers shall be 77.8 grams.

(b) Fruit must be packed within the following count ranges:

• Medium 42 to 39.
• Large 36 to 33.
• Extra large 30 to 25.

(c) Fruit of weight between 70 and 77.8 grams must be in pre-packed form only.

8. Packaging and Presentation—The fruit must meet the requirements of Class 1 fruit as specified in paragraphs 8 (a) and 8 (b) of the Standard Grade for the Export of Kiwifruit Notice 1984(*). In addition the fruit in medium, large and extra large sizes may only be packed in 10 kilogram boxes approved by the exporters. Fruit in the 46 count size must only be packed in pre-packs containing 7 or 13 pieces.