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Biosecurity New Zealand Prepares For Busy Summer
Monday, 16 December 2024, 10:14 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has recruited 72 frontline officers this year, including 24 recent graduates who will be based at Auckland Airport over the summer. Detector dog handlers on duty this summer will increase nationwide from 30 to 39. More >>
Situation Update H7N6 Bird Flu Detection Otago – 09 December 2024
Monday, 9 December 2024, 11:59 am | Biosecurity NZ
The depopulation to date covers all 4 layer sheds, which held a capacity of 160,000 chickens in total. We’ve had an animal welfare specialist on site to observe depopulation operations. More >>
Situation Update H7N6 Bird Flu Detection Otago – 07 December 2024
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 6:38 pm | Biosecurity NZ
An unconnected small farm near Dunedin that underwent testing during the week has been confirmed free of HPAI. Continued monitoring and preliminary test results show no infection on 5 other Mainland Poultry properties linked to the Hillgrove farm, ... More >>
Situation Update H7N6 Bird Flu Detection Otago - 06 December 2024
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:55 am | Biosecurity NZ
On Tuesday, Biosecurity New Zealand put a precautionary restricted place notice on the Dunedin farm, stopping the movement of material on and off the property, after some of its estimated 6,000 birds died. More >>
Situation Update H7N6 Bird Flu Detection Otago - 05 December 2024
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 11:53 am | Biosecurity NZ
“There have been no signs of production loss or ill birds at Mainland Poultry’s five other properties to date, and we will keep monitoring closely,” Biosecurity New Zealand’s deputy director-general Stuart Anderson says. More >>
Situation Update H7N6 Bird Flu Detection Otago
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 12:14 pm | Biosecurity NZ
“Work started this morning to humanely cull chickens in two sheds on a farm managed by Mainland Poultry where testing confirmed cases of an H7N6 subtype of avian influenza in birds,” Biosecurity New Zealand deputy director-general Stuart Anderson says. More >>
Beekeepers Share Expertise To Improve Hive Health
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 3:18 pm | Biosecurity NZ
“The beekeepers already had many of the answers, our study has just given them a voice to connect and share those answers with each other,” says Principal Scientist Dr Richard Hall. More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand Prepares For School Holidays
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 11:24 am | Biosecurity NZ
Passenger arrivals at Auckland Airport are predicted to be 2% higher than in 2023, which saw 217,195 air passengers pass through biosecurity checks, says Biosecurity New Zealand Commissioner Mike Inglis. More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand Temporarily Suspends All Australian Imported Tomatoes
Friday, 23 August 2024, 4:02 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity NZ will continue to closely monitor the situation in South Australia and continue to take any actions to protect New Zealand growers. The virus affects causes yellowing and deformity in the host plants but has no impact on human health. More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand Takes Action In Response To Australia Tomato Virus Find
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:30 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has placed import restrictions on tomato seed imports from Australia, after the detection of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus at two South Australian growing properties. More >>
Biosecurity NZ: Dog Owners Reminded To Treat Their Pets For Ticks
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 4:28 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is reminding dog owners to make sure their pets are up to date with their flea and tick treatment, after the parasite Babesia gibsoni was detected in a dog in the Canterbury region. More >>
Lake Taupō Aqua Park Temporarily Closed Under Biosecurity Controls After Gold Clam Found
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 4:10 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has temporarily closed a small, contained water park in Taupō from tomorrow following the discovery of the invasive freshwater gold clam. “After confirming the presence of the clam in the lagoon at Lake Taupō Aqua Park, ... More >>
New Zealand Biosecurity Awards Finalists Keeping New Zealand Safe From Pests And Diseases
Friday, 1 March 2024, 9:53 am | Biosecurity NZ
The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists have been announced and highlight the inspiring and diverse biosecurity activities that are happening across New Zealand. The awards celebrate the incredible people who are working hard to help ensure New ... More >>
Updated Controls At Aotea Great Barrier Island To Help Keep Caulerpa In Check
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 10:50 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is updating controls on anchoring and fishing at Aotea Great Barrier Island to help prevent the spread of exotic caulerpa seaweed. Caulerpa can form large underwater fields, altering the natural ecosystem, and has been found ... More >>
New Biosecurity Measures For Waikato River
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 10:04 am | Biosecurity NZ
A new biosecurity rule for wake boats used on a stretch of the Waikato River comes into effect tomorrow in a bid to prevent the spread of the freshwater gold clam pest into other areas. “The new rule, introduced through a mechanism under the Biosecurity ... More >>
Biosecurity Boost Ahead Of Busy Summer
Friday, 17 November 2023, 3:20 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand welcomes 23 new quarantine officers and four new detector dog handlers this month, bolstering the country’s frontline protection against pests and diseases in time for the pre-Christmas mail rush and peak international ... More >>
Water Users Urged To Help Protect Our Rivers And Lakes
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 12:59 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Longer days are here and it’s a great time to enjoy our rivers and lakes – while protecting them from invasive species like the freshwater gold clam. A new awareness campaign has been launched ahead of Labour weekend, appealing to all water users ... More >>
Biosecurity Officers Help Ease Airport Congestion
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 12:09 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand thanks our staff and travellers for their help during the successful trial of an improved way to screen international arrivals at Auckland Airport over the school holidays. “We want to thank our officers for their hard ... More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand Ramps Up For School Holidays
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 12:26 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has bolstered its border force at Auckland Airport in preparation for the upcoming school holidays. Twenty extra staff will be redeployed to work at the airport over the holiday period, says Mike Inglis, Northern Regional Commissioner, ... More >>
Dirty-bottom Alert For Visiting Cruise Ships
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 12:35 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has been working closely with cruise lines to ensure their vessels arrive with clean hulls as the busy summer season approaches. The summer cruise season runs from October to April. Biosecurity New Zealand expects to see ... More >>
