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More help needed to trace Red-vented bulbul birds
Monday, 7 November 2005, 12:35 am | Biosecurity NZ
The search is still on for a pair of Red-vented bulbul birds in Devonport and Central Auckland, but reported sightings of the birds have dried up. More >>
First sea squirt inspections clear
Friday, 4 November 2005, 4:29 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand’s national search of high risk areas for the presence of the invasive sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has so far found no sign of the organism. More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand widens search
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 9:15 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand’s extended surveillance for the sea squirt the clubbed tunicate begins this week, with divers searching Northland waters. More >>
No further didymo finds - but no guarantees given
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 11:58 am | Biosecurity NZ
The national Didymo survey has all but been completed with no further finds of the invasive alga. The last find was reported a week ago from the Von River near Queenstown, bringing the total known affected rivers to eight. More >>
Didymo in Von River mouth - investigation needed
Friday, 21 October 2005, 2:58 pm | Biosecurity NZ
A sample from the mouth of the Von River near Queenstown has been found to contain Didymo cells, but further work is required to determine the extent of its presence in the river, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today. More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand seeks public help
Thursday, 20 October 2005, 5:33 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is asking for help from all marine users to prevent the spread of the invasive sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, while expanding its search New Zealand-wide for the organism. More >>
Biosecurity NZ checks Coastal Classic Yachts
Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 9:12 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is taking action to ensure yachts leaving Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour as part of this weekend’s HSBC Coastal Classic yacht race are free of the invasive seasquirt, the clubbed tunicate. More >>
Latest Situation with Seasquirt Response
Monday, 17 October 2005, 1:55 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has today confirmed that a small number of specimens taken from the Waikawa Marina near Picton are not the invasive seasquirt theclubbed tunicate. More >>
Picture of Seasquirt Spread Widens
Friday, 14 October 2005, 3:26 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand says preliminary information from the investigation underway at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour indicates the invasive seasquirt clubbed tunicate is present in a wide area of the Viaduct, and potentially the greater Waitemata Harbour. More >>
Joint Effort To Eradicate Seasquirt Menace
Friday, 14 October 2005, 9:28 am | Biosecurity NZ
Members of Biosecurity New Zealand’s response team to the incursion of the clubbed tunicate seasquirt met with representatives of the country’s marine farming industry today to investigate working together on the situation. More >>
Warning against unapproved cleaning methods
Thursday, 13 October 2005, 1:32 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand has become aware of a number of alternative cleaning methods being promoted for cleaning river equipment. This has occurred without consultation with Biosecurity New Zealand, and the methods have not been laboratory tested on ... More >>
Clubbed tunicate survey to start in Viaduct
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 6:16 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Work surveying the extent of the clubbed tunicate sea squirt in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour will begin tomorrow (Thursday 13 October 2005). More >>
World jetboat event to allowed to proceed
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 10:57 am | Biosecurity NZ
Jetboating New Zealand has agreed to exclude all rivers known to be affected with Didymo from the World Jetboat Marathon and complete intensive cleaning of boats between rivers, allowing the event to proceed, Biosecurity New Zealand announced this afternoon. More >>
First Didymo survey negative, caution needed
Friday, 7 October 2005, 3:39 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Surveys of the Northern third of the South Island have not found any more rivers affected by the invasive Didymo alga, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today. More >>
Didymo delimiting survey well advanced
Thursday, 6 October 2005, 2:10 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Testing of North Island rivers for the presence of the invasive Didymo algae will start on Friday 7 October 2005, Biosecurity New Zealand (BNZ) announced today. More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand investigates ‘sea squirt’
Thursday, 6 October 2005, 9:39 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is investigating a confirmed find of the exotic marine pest the ‘clubbed tunicate’ (sea squirt), Styela clava in two New Zealand locations. More >>
Didymo confirmed in Hawea
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 4:41 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand is calling for precautions to be taken on all South Island rivers with the confirmation that Didymo has been found in the Hawea River, and a further suspect find from the Travers River in the upper Buller catchment still being ... More >>
Didymosphenia geminata confirmed in Buller River
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:05 am | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand (BNZ) is investigating a confirmed find of the invasive alga Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo) in the West Coast’s Buller River and is asking all river users to avoid the Buller if they intend using other rivers. More >>
Biosecurity New Zealand's Draft Has Moth Holes
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 5:16 pm | Biosecurity NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand's draft System for Auditing Compliance with the Import Health Standard for Sea Containers from All Countries, does not go far enough in protecting New Zealand from new pests and threats to primary production and the environment, ... More >>
Northland farms found free of chicken virus.
Monday, 11 July 2005, 10:52 am | Biosecurity NZ
Two Northland poultry farms suspected of having Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) have been found free of the virus after extensive testing, Biosecurity New Zealand (BNZ) announced today. More >>
