Hon Andrew Hoggard
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Hon Andrew Hoggard is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament representing the ACT Party list seat [32] [42] . According to a single reputable secondary source, Hoggard studied at Massey University from 1996, where he pursued a…
AI-assembled biography sourced from Wikipedia, Hansard, Beehive and the Parliament register. Every claim is footnoted to a verbatim quote in one of the cited sources and tagged confirmed, unverified or disputed.
01 Positions
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Cabinet Minister — Biosecurity, Food Safety
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Associate Minister — Agriculture, Environment
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:1904 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:1906 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests
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08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
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09 Recent Hansard speeches
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10 Recent press releases
From Beehive.govt.nz. Most recent 10.
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2026-06-02The Government, in partnership with the beef, dairy and deer industries, plans to knock out tuberculosis (TB)-infected possums in certain ‘hot spot’ parts of the country to protect herds.
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2026-05-24The Government is investing in rural productivity by supercharging efforts to tackle the spread of wilding pines, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says.
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2026-05-20Biosecurity New Zealand’s yellow-legged hornet eradication in Auckland remains on track, with growing confidence the pest can be wiped out, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. “It’s been more than six weeks since we’ve found a hornet or nest – that’s encouraging.”
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2026-05-14The Government is making sweeping changes so farmers, growers, and vets can maximise economic growth and productivity.
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2026-05-13The Government is making it easier for food businesses with multiple sites to operate by applying consistent verification rules across the country, says Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard.
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2026-05-10Associate Minister for the Environment Andrew Hoggard today announced the Government's approach to grow New Zealand's voluntary nature and carbon markets.
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2026-05-06Associate Minister Hon Andrew Hoggard visited Silver Fern Farms in Dunedin to hear how the company is responding to growing export market demand for credible nature and biodiversity outcomes.
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2026-05-06New research is underway to support better targeted food safety rules for commercial and recreational deer hunters, says Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard.
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2026-05-04The Government is making life easier for food businesses with the launch of a free online food safety training module says Minister for Food Safety Andrew Hoggard.
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2026-04-29New Zealand’s foot and mouth disease readiness will be tested over the coming months, starting with a farm simulation in Taranaki on 13 May, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says.
12 In the news Methodology →
33 articlesCoverage from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff that mentions this person. Click any source to expand. Article body markdown is captured separately and used for AI summarisation downstream.
RNZ 17
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2026-05-24The announcement would lift annual spending on the control efforts to around $36 million a year on average.
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2026-05-24The Prime Minister, Deputy PM and Biosecurity Minister will take questions following the announcement.
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2026-05-20It's been more than six weeks since the last nest or hornet has been found, and there's growing confidence the pest can be wiped out.
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2026-05-18The praise for a new plan for green credit trading was quickly forgotten as two more announcements landed in the headlines.
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2026-05-11The move will give investors the confidence they need to invest in local climate and nature-based projects, the government says.
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2026-05-04The party wants children to be able to hop on any passing school bus as long as there's space.
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NZ Herald 4
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2026-05-24Wilding pines cover about two million hectares of New Zealand, rendering the land unusable for tourism, farming or conservation. Photo / File
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The Spinoff 3
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1News 3
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2026-05-26Finance Minister Nicola Willis has used the past fortnight to preview a string of spending commitments and also cuts.
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2026-05-26Finance Minister Nicola Willis has used the past fortnight to preview a string of spending commitments and also cuts.
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2026-05-24The announcement would lift annual spending on the control efforts to around $36 million a year on average, under Budget 2026 boost.
Newsroom 2
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2026-05-12A nature credits scheme on Monday, praised by environmentalists, gave way to several moves denounced by eNGOs just 24 hours later
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2026-05-04Pressure claims a high-profile scalp from a campaign aimed at improving animal welfare standards The post ‘Hit job’ v ‘personal attacks’: Competing claims as high-profile farmer quits appeared first on Newsroom .
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2026-05-18Todd McLay. PHOTO: ODT FILES About 2500 Southland farmers have been granted a six-month reprieve for submitting their farming and freshwater plans.
Stuff 2
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2026-05-27While there will be plenty to pore over when the Budget is formally read, we already know quite a bit.
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2026-05-05New AI tools could help pharmacists treat more issues, says ACT’s leader, David Seymour.
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14 Press topics Methodology →
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