Barbara Kuriger

The MP for Taranaki-King Country has resigned from her portfolios due to a "personal dispute" her family is in with the Ministry for Primary Industries.

He later met with Kuriger last night when it was decided she would resign from her portfolios. Kuriger said in a statement that her family had been in a dispute with the Ministry for Primary Industries "over events that occurred in 2017". Asked whether Kuriger should still be an MP, Luxon said she still had a lot to contribute to the party and the door would be left open for her. "I discussed this with Ms Kuriger and she accepts that this is a significant conflict of interest and the failure to recognise it and to take steps to manage this conflict has been a serious lapse of judgment," Luxon said. Luxon said Kuriger's resignation was a good signal to the rest of the party to disclose such matters. The MP for Taranaki-King Country has resigned from her portfolios due to a "personal dispute" her family is in with the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger has resigned from her portfolios.

"This has created a blurred line with my portfolio responsibilities and in order to continue to support my family, I am stepping aside," she said. Luxon said Kuriger accepts the situation is "a significant conflict of interest" and that "the failure to recognise it and to take steps to manage this conflict has been a serious lapse of judgement". "I have become aware that Ms Kuriger and her family are involved in a personal dispute with the Ministry of Primary Industries that is ongoing."

Last night, I accepted Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger's resignation from her portfolios of Agriculture, Biosecurity and Food Safety.

“I would like to congratulate all our new and re-elected mayors and councillors and I look forward to meeting... Luxon: Barbara Kuriger Resigns Portfolios Last night, I accepted Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger’s resignation from her portfolios of Agriculture, Biosecurity and Food Safety. According to the leader of the National Party, farmers are this country’s true conservationists, and tireless in their efforts to protect the environment on which their livelihood depends.

National's agriculture, biosecurity and food safety spokesperson Barbara Kuriger has resigned from her portfolios. In a statement, Kuriger says her fa...

“Although the dispute is, for me, a personal matter which I have endeavoured at all times to keep separate from my professional role, I accept there has been a conflict of interest which I should have recognised sooner, and managed. In her statement Barbara Kuriger says the dispute has created a blurred line with her portfolio responsibilities. In a statement, Kuriger says her family has been in a dispute with the Ministry for Primary Industries over events that occurred in 2017.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says his MP Barbara Kuriger's position had become "untenable," something Kuriger herself also admitted.

"I want to be able to run with a team that has the highest possible standards, that's really important to me. Luxon said the matter was raised with him by a third party "a week or so ago," and admitted the outcome might have been different had he known earlier. For now, Kuriger is staying on as Taranaki-King Country MP, the electorate she has held since 2014. But he has indicated he is not afraid to wield the axe. I can confirm that I've kept National Party leadership fully informed throughout the investigation," Kuriger said in 2018, when the charges were initially laid. "There was an obvious conflict of interest.

National's agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger has resigned her portfolio after failing to appropriately handle a personal dispute she had with the ...

Taranaki King Country MP Barbara Kuriger made a "serious lapse in judgement" over a conflict of interest, National leader Christopher Luxon says.

They work for you, not the parties or people in power. Fraught trial notes detail the personal distress Tony was under, and the attempts Oxbow Dairies Ltd took to resolve the issues. Whatever your politics, we can all agree: New Zealand is better off when Kiwis are well-informed. Twenty-two cows had to be put down and a further 74 needed veterinary attention. Luxon said he knew of the dispute from before he came into politics, but only became aware that the dispute was ongoing – and that Barbara was not involved – after a “third-party” raised it with his office about a week ago. She said the dispute was a personal matter she tried to keep separate from her professional role, but she said there was a conflict of interest she should have recognised sooner.

She was spokesperson for agriculture, biosecurity and food safety. Victoria University's Max Rashbrooke told Heather du Plessis Allan National should have ...

National's leader said its Taranaki-King Country MP still had a lot to offer.

"I want to be able to run with a team that has the highest possible standards, that's really important to me. For now, Kuriger is staying on as Taranaki-King Country MP, the electorate she has held since 2014. But he has indicated he is not afraid to wield the axe. I can confirm that I've kept National Party leadership fully informed throughout the investigation," Kuriger said in 2018, when the charges were initially laid. "There was an obvious conflict of interest. More than 20 cows had to be euthanised.