Displaying items by tag: BIOSECURITY NZ

New import standards could put New Zealand’s blueberry industry and the wider horticulture industry at risk.

Biosecurity New Zealand says Kiwis should continue to keep an eye out for yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) over the holiday season.

Biosecurity New Zealand is intensifying its campaign to locate and eliminate the invasive yellow-legged hornet, following confirmed detections on Auckland's North Shore.

Biosecurity New Zealand says that more officers, detector dogs, and airport hosts, accompanied by an enhanced public awareness campaign, will bolster New Zealand’s biosecurity protections this summer.

A tropical insect pest with a big appetite for corn has been identified on the West Coast, the first time it has been found in the South Island.

Wallaby populations continue to grow in New Zealand, something which has prompted the launch of the first national awareness campaign.

Could robotics be the secret to faster and improved animal disease testing?

Biosecurity New Zealand is ramping up a public awareness campaign to encourage people to report possible sightings of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB).

Biosecurity New Zealand says it is ramping up a public awareness campaign designed to encourage people to report possible sightings of brown marmorated stink bug.

Biosecurity NZ has been hit with staff shortages following the border closures.