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Cruise Ships To NZ Cleaner Over The Past Summer Season

Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 11:12 am | Biosecurity New Zealand

Biosecurity New Zealand has so far assessed 44 vessels who have visited our shores this season for excessive marine growth on their hulls and other submerged surfaces. More >>

Successful End To Fruit Fly Response On Auckland’s North Shore

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 1:38 pm | Biosecurity New Zealand

Mr Inglis thanked residents and businesses in the affected area for their support of the movement controls, keeping an eye out for fruit flies, and safely disposing of fruit and vegetables in provided bins. More >>

Fruit Fly Controls On Auckland’s North Shore To Remain In Place Until April 10

Friday, 7 March 2025, 3:33 pm | Biosecurity New Zealand

"We’ve had fantastic support from the Birkdale community and sector groups to date, and we’re asking for that to continue a little longer out of an abundance of caution. It is vital to our success in keeping fruit fly from establishing in New Zealand," ... More >>

Birkdale Fruit Fly Update, February 22

Saturday, 22 February 2025, 1:57 pm | Biosecurity New Zealand

"Our team is back out today as we continue to ramp up our response efforts to ensure there are no other fruit flies around," Mike Inglis, Biosecurity New Zealand regional Commissioner North says. More >>

Biosecurity New Zealand Investigating And Boosting Trapping After New Auckland Fruit Fly Find

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 6:14 pm | Biosecurity New Zealand

“This is the same species of fruit fly that we responded to in Papatoetoe recently, but it is too early to say whether the two finds are linked. Our lab will do further DNA analysis of the fly in the coming days.” Inglis says biosecurity staff will ... More >>

Auckland Fruit Fly Controls Lifted

Thursday, 13 February 2025, 2:03 pm | Biosecurity New Zealand

The decision to end the operation follows more than a month of intensive fruit fly trapping and inspections of hundreds of kilograms of fruit. More >>

H7N6 In Otago – Situation Update 03 December 2024

Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 1:35 pm | Biosecurity New Zealand

“Testing has confirmed further cases of an H7N6 subtype of avian influenza in chickens in a second shed at the farm,” Biosecurity New Zealand deputy director-general Stuart Anderson says. More >>

Strict Biosecurity Measures In Place On Chicken Farm

Monday, 2 December 2024, 1:48 pm | Biosecurity New Zealand

“Tests from the Mainland Poultry managed farm have identified a high pathogenic H7N6 subtype of avian influenza. While it is not the H5N1 type circulating among wildlife around the world that has caused concern we are taking the find seriously,” More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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