News

On the look out for marine pests in Tauranga Harbour - 16 January 2009
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) will next week be looking at what’s living in Tauranga Harbour as part of a nationwide surveillance programme targeted at detecting a range of unwanted marine pests.
Milestone reached with end to aerial mozzie treatments - 23 December 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) says good progress is being made towards the elimination of the southern saltmarsh mosquito in Coromandel with the end this week of aerial treatments.
MAF eases restrictions for the importation of horses from Australia - 23 December 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has today issued a provisional import health standard (IHS) for the importation of horses from Australia, removing the existing import requirements for equine influenza.
MAF seeks views on animal export certificate guidelines - 17 December 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is seeking submissions from interested parties on proposed guidelines for the issue of animal welfare export certificates.
Government takes action on biosecurity threat - 16 December 2008
Cabinet has approved funding of $3.6 million for a five-year local elimination programme to rid Lyttelton Port of the marine pest Mediterranean fanworm. More...
MAFBNZ to use fish to eradicate invasive aquatic weed from lakes - 11 December 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is releasing 3000 grass carp into Lakes Tutira, Waikopiro, and Opouahi today as part of its programme to eradicate the invasive aquatic weed hydrilla from the lakes. Hydrilla has not been found anywhere else in New Zealand.