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Contacts Rosemary Hancock, Executive Manager PO Box 8031, Palmerston North, 4446 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Phone: 06 356 1686 or 021 217 8298 Fax: 06 356 1687 Email: rosemary@nzifst.org.nz Website: www.nzifst.org.nz NZ’s Authority on <strong>Food</strong> Technology, Research and Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g February/March 2009| Volume 9, No.1 ISSN 1175 – 4621 Meat Industry Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Tim Ritchie, Chief Executive PO Box 345, Well<strong>in</strong>gton Phone: 04 473 6465 Fax: 04 473 1731 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Pork Industry Board Sam McIvor Chief Executive Officer <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Pork Industry Board DDI: 64 4 917 4754 Fax: 64 4 385 8522 Mob: 029 438 8222 Next editorial and advertis<strong>in</strong>g deadl<strong>in</strong>e: 13 March, 2009 Features for April/May 2009 Overview: Laboratory supplies and equipment Dairy: World Dairy Summit update Fonterra Edendale development Inaugural Riddet Conference Cover photo: Cured meats preserved by hurdles technology. 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