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Biofouling Fight Protecting Unique New Zealand Environment And Economy
Monday, 5 February 2024, 10:24 am | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
Cruise ships visiting New Zealand this summer are doing a good job of meeting our strong biofouling standards and protecting our unique marine environment, says Biosecurity New Zealand Deputy Director-General Stuart Anderson. “This season to date, only ... More >>
International Travellers Thanked For Helping To Protect Our Valuable Food And Fibre Sector
Friday, 19 January 2024, 9:44 am | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
Biosecurity New Zealand is thanking international travellers who arrived during the peak Christmas and New Year period for their efforts in helping to protect our $57 billion primary sector export industry. “The vast majority of people passing ... More >>
Biosecurity Teams All Set For Busy Summer Season
Monday, 18 December 2023, 9:46 am | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
Biosecurity New Zealand’s frontline teams are ready for the influx of summer travellers thanks to successful changes to arrivals processing at airports and the introduction of new hosts to help people. Biosecurity New Zealand’s northern regional commissioner ... More >>
Success With New Method To Treat Invasive Termites On Recreational Vessels
Friday, 10 June 2022, 11:05 am | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
Biosecurity New Zealand has successfully trialled a new method of treating invasive termites on an imported yacht. Non-native termites and other wood-boring insects are occasionally found on recreational vessels on arrival from overseas. Until now, ... More >>
Detector dog 'Watchman' has success at Auckland Airport
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 11:21 am | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
On the day that Dog Squad returned to our television screens, our detector dog programme at the border has again proved its worth, with another successful biosecurity interception of melon halves and Cape Gooseberries. More >>
Range of factors at play in oyster deaths
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 4:17 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
Preliminary test results have identified some of the factors involved in the current increase in deaths of young oysters on upper North Island marine farms, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Response Manager Dr Richard Norman says. More >>
Suspected Bacterial Vine Infection
Monday, 8 November 2010, 12:10 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is investigating a report of symptoms of disease on kiwifruit vines on a North Island kiwifruit orchard. A preliminary test has suggested that a strain of the bacterial kiwifruit vine disease, Pseudomonas syringae pv actinidiae ... More >>
Mobile X-Ray Machine Another MAF Biosecurity Tool
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 4:03 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
A new mobile x-ray machine jointly developed by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) and an Otahuhu sheet-metal company started work this week in the Auckland area. More >>
Fruit fly intercepted at border
Monday, 24 May 2010, 1:05 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has successfully intercepted live cucumber fruit fly eggs (Bactrocera cucumis) on a consignment of produce from Australia this week. More >>
Detector dog discovers smuggled tiger penis
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 2:03 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
A Cambodian woman arriving at Auckland Airport from Singapore on Saturday 8 May was found smuggling what is suspected to be a tiger pizzle (penis) and a tiger gallbladder. More >>
New facility opens in Wallaceville
Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 12:47 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
New Zealand’s ability to manage a major disease outbreak was strengthened today with the opening of a new multipurpose facility at the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease (NCBID) at Wallaceville, Upper Hutt. More >>
Eradication of southern saltmarsh mosquito closer
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 2:58 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) says an important milestone has been reached in the programme to rid New Zealand of the southern saltmarsh mosquito with the completion this week of aerial treatments in the Wairau area in Marlborough. Wairau is the last ... More >>
NZ Tomatoes And Capsicums On Australian Menu Again
Monday, 8 December 2008, 1:56 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) have received advice from Biosecurity Australia that they have revised their emergency measures which will allow the importation of tomato and capsicum fruit from New Zealand. More >>
MAF Biosecurity to revoke varroa movement controls
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 2:04 pm | MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) will revoke all movement controls associated with varroa bee mite, effective from 25 September 2008. More >>
