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Testing For Mycoplasma Bovis Stepped Up With New Strain
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 2:40 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Summer testing for Mycoplasma bovis will be stepped up after New Zealand’s nationwide surveillance programme identified a new strain of the disease on one of the four confirmed positive properties, which are all in Mid Canterbury, says M. bovis programme ... More >>
Additional M. Bovis Infection Inside Controlled Area Notice Boundary
Friday, 30 September 2022, 10:11 am | Biosecurity NZ
An additional Mycoplasma bovis property has been found inside the Wakanui area of Mid-Canterbury where strict biosecurity measures, including a controlled area notice (CAN), were announced last week to eliminate a pocket of infection in the area, says ... More >>
Extra Measures To Target Pocket Of M. Bovis Infection
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 10:15 am | Biosecurity NZ
The Mycoplasma bovis ( M. bovis ) eradication programme is targeting the sole pocket of confirmed infection with depopulation starting on a Mid-Canterbury feedlot and strict new biosecurity measures for the surrounding area, says programme director ... More >>
Frontline Biosecurity Ranks Bolstered
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 9:18 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has welcomed 17 new quarantine officers to help protect Aotearoa’s borders from invasive pests and diseases. Eleven officers graduated on Friday after completing an intensive 10-week training programme. They will work ... More >>
Tough Competition For 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards Finalists
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 8:27 am | Biosecurity NZ
The 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists are here, and competition for all eight categories has been the toughest in the award’s history. “The awards judging panel has told us this year’s entries were the highest quality ever seen ... More >>
Invasive Weed Salvinia Eradicated From Pāpāmoa Waterway
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 10:28 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is declaring the successful eradication of the aggressive aquatic weed salvinia from one Bay of Plenty site after four years of work. “It’s an invasive aquatic pest that grows rapidly and can smother the surface of rivers ... More >>
New Biosecurity Measure To Protect Against FMD
Friday, 22 July 2022, 2:21 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Travellers will not be allowed to bring personal consignments of any meat products from Indonesia to New Zealand in the latest step to protect against Foot-and-Mouth Disease, says Biosecurity New Zealand Deputy Director General Stuart Anderson. “While ... More >>
Campaign To Raise FMD Awareness For Travellers
Sunday, 10 July 2022, 6:00 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is stepping up its work at the border with a campaign to ensure travellers do their part to protect farmers from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), says Deputy Director General Stuart Anderson. Foot-and-mouth disease is in many countries, ... More >>
PKE Audit Shows Strict FMD Requirements Being Met
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 3:23 pm | Biosecurity NZ
An on-the-ground audit of Indonesia’s palm kernel supply chain shows it is meeting New Zealand’s strict biosecurity requirements for foot-and-mouth disease, says Biosecurity New Zealand Deputy Director-General Stuart Anderson. “We sent our experts ... More >>
Search Is On For New Zealand’s Biosecurity Champions
Friday, 17 June 2022, 10:03 am | Biosecurity NZ
Entries are now open for the 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards. These awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions made around Aotearoa New Zealand to protect our country against pests and diseases. “It’s our way of honouring people and ... More >>
Ensure A Smooth Moving Day
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 12:41 pm | Biosecurity NZ
With 'Moving Day' just around the corner (June 1), it’s a good time for farmers to review their biosecurity practices while moving their animals. “Good planning and communication can help ensure a smooth Moving Day,” says Mycoplasma bovis ( ... More >>
Fishers, Boaties And Others Get A “Check, Clean And Dry” Reminder
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 10:24 am | Biosecurity NZ
It’s a ‘game’ in which everyone’s a winner – and Biosecurity New Zealand wants to thank all who played it, defeating invasive pests along the way. Stuart Anderson, deputy director-general Biosecurity NZ, says its latest digital campaign ... More >>
Winter Campaign To Raise Awareness Of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Friday, 13 May 2022, 3:56 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has just launched its winter campaign to help raise awareness of a particularly unwanted pest – the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB). “BMSB poses a major threat to New Zealand’s horticulture industry, with the potential ... More >>
Biosecurity NZ Responds To Reports Of Indonesia Foot And Mouth Outbreak
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 2:31 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is closely monitoring reports of a Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia, says Biosecurity New Zealand Deputy Director-General Stuart Anderson. "We understand the outbreak is yet to be formally reported ... More >>
New Bee Hive Surveillance Project Supports Biosecurity
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 11:26 am | Biosecurity NZ
The search is on for 100 volunteer beekeepers to join a new Biosecurity New Zealand surveillance project, looking out for future bee threat– the small hive beetle. Biosecurity New Zealand Deputy-Director General Stuart Anderson says the project ... More >>
Joint Efforts Under Way After Unwanted Pest Detected In Tauranga
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 3:05 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is working with primary sector and Te Tiriti partners after a single confirmed egg mass belonging to the moth pest the fall armyworm was found in Tauranga. The moth is found around the world and is present in the Americas, Africa ... More >>
New Pests And Diseases Reporting Tool Strengthens Our Biosecurity System
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 9:28 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has released a new web tool so people can report suspected exotic pests and diseases online. “Alerts from the public about things that appear out of the ordinary to them, along with reports from our primary sector partners ... More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand’s Annual Survey Supports Aotearoa’s Beekeepers
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 11:04 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand’s annual Winter Colony Loss survey results are out now and show that the country’s beekeepers are serious about working together to support a strong bee industry. Biosecurity New Zealand senior scientist Richard Hall says ... More >>
Rules restricting boatingto stop spread of pest seaweed
Friday, 17 September 2021, 10:51 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is placing legal controls on parts of Aotea Great Barrier Island in a bid to contain the invasive seaweed Caulerpa brachypus , while the local Mana Whenua governance group on Aotea are supporting a dual response by imposing ... More >>
Biosecurity NZ and industry managing suspected chicken virus
Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 4:01 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is responding to a possible detection of a poultry virus, Infectious Bursal Disease Virus type 1 in a layer egg farm in Otago. More >>
