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Biosecurity New Zealand has ended fruit fly operations and lifted restrictions on the movement of fruit and vegetables on Auckland’s North Shore.

The fight to wipe out a potato disease from New Zealand has been lost.

A suspected new disease in the New Zealand poultry industry is a disappointment, says Michael Brooks, executive director, Egg Producers Federation (EPF).

Myrtle rust has been detected for the first time on the West Coast on a young pōhutukawa plant, Biosecurity NZ confirmed today.

The current Biosecurity NZ ban on pea growing in the Wairarapa is knocking down the pea weevil population, but another pea weevil-free year is needed to be confident of eradication.

Biosecurity New Zealand needs your help to dig out the wood-boring granulate ambrosia beetle.

Sampling has been completed for the largest and most detailed study of honey bee health ever undertaken in New Zealand.

More fruit flies have been found in Auckland. 

Biosecurity New Zealand has directed a vehicle carrier to leave New Zealand waters following the discovery of stink bugs and other regulated pests.

Biosecurity is relevant to every New Zealander, according to the head of Biosecurity NZ Roger Smith.