Biosecurity
Keep a sharp eye out for needle grass
Pest plant would have a hugely negative impact on farms, Horizons warns.
Seaweed battle nets top biosecurity awards
Work to combat spread of exotic caulerpa seaweed recognised.
Back down to zero for M bovis
Last known farm cleared – for now – as MPI turns focus on imported semen as a source of infection.
Farmer fined for failing to register deer
NAIT obligations not met by Lake Tekapo producer.
Best of the best line up for Biosecurity Awards
More community groups make the short list this year.
Border control nabs close to 900 for biosecurity breaches
Authorities screen 100,000 more than the year before at Auckland International Airport.
Canterbury dairy farm infected with M bovis
Neighbouring farm to property found to have infection in September.
Have your say on future M bovis efforts
Mycoplasma bovis partners propose to move disease eradication programme from the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Research sets out to beef up biosecurity
Looking into new tools and processes to safeguard precious and productive plants.
NZ ‘monitoring global spread of African Swine Fever’
NZ Pork seeks ban of imports from affected countries as disease spreads in Europe.
NZ Pork seeks import ban to head off African Swine Fever
Raft of countries bar imports as highly contagious, fatal disease spreads through Europe.
Race to repel rogue species speeds up
NZ can play a much stronger leadership role in managing biosecurity risks in the Pacific.
Scion wins funding to study harmful aerial invaders
It will aim to develop a novel, integrated aerobiological surveillance and prediction system to manage aerial pest movement.
Milestone for M bovis programme
No infected farms in NZ as mammoth effort reaches halfway mark.
Scientists back ‘One Biosecurity’ system
Interconnected system needed for NZ’s biosecurity future.
Tarantulas a big hairy win for Biosecurity NZ
Agency’s spider senses tingling as borders open and passenger arrivals climb.
Looking for the best in biosecurity
Entries open for 2023 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.
More tests as M bovis found in Ashburton
As a precaution, farmers should ask their semen supplier about what testing has been performed.
Vigilance the watchword as pest status changes
Fall armyworm efforts move to long-term management.
Review shows Mid Canterbury M bovis programme is on track
The review was commissioned by the programme’s partners, MPI, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand, in mid-2022.
New campaign intensifies war on wallabies
If left unchecked, by 2025 wallabies would cost New Zealanders around $84 million a year in damage.
OSPRI study sets out to keep tabs on tag loss
OSPRI said about 1% of cattle arriving at meat processors over the past year were untagged when they were expected to be tagged.
M bovis found on Banks Peninsula farm
New Confirmed Properties total as three-millionth test done.
Robot ramps up biosecurity testing capacity
The Explorer G3 workstation is designed to test up to 7000 samples a day for antibodies to FMD and other exotic diseases.
Five Star stands empty for M bovis clean-up
Country’s biggest commercial cattle feedlot in final stage of disinfection.
Hi-tech fruit fly surveillance programme gets underway
Fruit fly surveillance ramps up ahead of high-risk season and increased global activity.
Biodiversity law should pass by year’s end
The policy affects the identification and management of biodiversity on public, private and Māori land.
Kiwi company passes Gates’ sniff test
Scentian Bio has developed sensor technology that mimics insects’ smell receptors.
New project aims to say ‘see you later Gator weed’
Funding announced for research into the invasive pest plant.
Cup of eDNA soup scoops biosecurity prize
Cupful of water all it takes to find invasive pest species.
M bovis confirmed on Wakanui red-zone farm
Property movement has been restricted since August.
OSPRI flags feral pig role in spread of TB
Hunters warned not to relocate animals to new areas.
New strain of M bovis found on infected property
Testing stepped up after Mid Canterbury discovery.
Another, plus a likely, property added to M bovis-infected list
There are four confirmed properties in Mid Canterbury at present.
AI on the lookout for disease 24/7
NZ firms join forces to develop a biosecurity early warning system.
Mass cull to contain M bovis
Eight farms in Mid Canterbury affected.
Govt to cut wilding control funds
Plan to cut programme to less than half current budget, potentially undoing years of work
New M bovis case found as outbreak winds down
Property in Mid Canterbury identified through routine testing.
Web tools ‘boost FMD defences’
Farmers urged to register with MyOSPRI.
Trans-Tasman effort against FMD
Agriculture ministers discuss joint efforts to reduce biosecurity risks.
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