Story: Government and agriculture
Page 11. All images & media
From page 1 - Land purchase and early farming regulations, 1840–1876
From page 2 - Pest control, new products and incentives, 1876–1892
From page 3 - Land reform and farmer education, 1890s
From page 4 - Formation of the Department of Agriculture
From page 5 - State-funded research
From page 6 - Government support and incentives, 1918–1938
From page 7 - Controlling the war economy, 1939–1945
From page 8 - Subsidies and changing markets, 1946–1983
From page 9 - Deregulation and environmental regulations, 1984 onwards
How to cite this page
Tony Nightingale, Government and agriculture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/3957/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Tony Nightingale, published 1 March 2009.