Todd's News

MP for Rotorua

11 Jun 2025Todd McClay

Primary Sector-Government partnership to boost rural health and resilience

The Government is stepping up support for rural New Zealand with a $4 million Rural Wellbeing Fund to expand investment in community-based initiatives, Agriculture and Forestry

10 Jun 2025Todd McClay

Legislation introduced to restrict farm-to-forest conversions

Today Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay introduced long awaited legislation that will put a stop to large-scale farm-to-forestry conversions – delivering on a key election

29 May 2025Todd McClay

Government launches consultation on freshwater national direction

The Government has today opened public consultation on options to reform New Zealand’s freshwater national direction Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard

29 May 2025Chris Bishop · Todd McClay

Consultation opens on sweeping overhaul of primary sector regulations

The Government has opened public consultation on the biggest package of changes to national direction under the RMA in New Zealand history, with proposals to streamline

28 May 2025Todd McClay · Nicola Grigg

Backing Horticulture: record returns & red tape removed

Record global sales and strong grower returns from Zespri confirm that New Zealand’s horticulture sector is back on track and growing fast—driven by hardworking growers and

28 May 2025Todd McClay

Sheep and Beef farmers deliver record red meat returns

New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers are delivering record-breaking red meat export sales and driving strong farmgate returns to the rural economy Agriculture Minister Todd McClay

27 May 2025Todd McClay

Delivering for farmers as they deliver for economy

New Zealand dairy farmers are ending the 2024/25 season on a high, with increased production and record milk prices delivering real gains to the rural economy

27 May 2025Todd McClay

Timber exports to Viet Nam set to grow

Forestry and Trade Minister, Todd McClay has today announced a new Cooperation Arrangement between New Zealand and Viet Nam that will grow timber exports and remove

22 May 2025Todd McClay

Budget 2025: Invest New Zealand: Backing Growth Through Global Investment

Budget 2025 establishes Invest New Zealand, a new dedicated agency to attract global capital, businesses, and talent into New Zealand’s high-value industries and help drive long-term

10 Apr 2025Todd McClay

Government moves quickly on NZ-UAE Trade Agreement to give Kiwis certainty

The Government is moving quickly to ratify the New Zealand–United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) this year, to give Kiwi exporters options and greater

3 Apr 2025Todd McClay

Statement by Minister Todd McClay following U.S. tariff announcement

Statement by Minister Todd McClay following U.S. tariff announcement “Today the U.S. has announced a 10 per cent tariff on all imports of good, with many

24 Mar 2025Todd McClay

New Zealand & India Comprehensive FTA consultation begins

Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has today launched a public consultation on New Zealand and India’s negotiations of a formal comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. “Negotiations

17 Mar 2025Todd McClay

NZ & India launch Comprehensive FTA negotiations

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay today announced New Zealand and India have formally launched negotiations on a Comprehensive Free Trade

14 Mar 2025Todd McClay

INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Growth sectors on offer

Global investors, worth a combined $6 trillion, at the Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland were today told New Zealand will be saying yes to investment, by

12 Mar 2025Todd McClay

INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Next steps to increase investment

The Government has decided on the next steps to establish Invest New Zealand (Invest NZ) including its scope and mandate to drive a significant increase in

27 Feb 2025Todd McClay

Backing farmers to innovate and make more money

The Government is ramping up a programme to boost sustainably and farm productivity. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has announced the ‘Science for Farmers’ initiative will be

19 Feb 2025Todd McClay

Going for growth to boost farmer confidence

The Government is turbo charging growth to return confidence to the primary sector through common sense policies that are driving productivity and farm-gate returns, Agriculture Minister

11 Feb 2025Todd McClay

Supporting farmers to ‘meat’ global food demand

Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay today hosted a Lamb barbecue to mark National Lamb Day (15 February 2025) for farmers, industry representatives, MPs, and media at