Biosecurity

The Ministry of Primary Industries are back on the scene and a biosecurity clampdown is back in place in Whangarei this morning after another fruit fly was found in a trap. Audio

Orchardists and fruit growers say today's fruit fly discovery in Whangarei is exactly why the government shouldn't be cutting funding to a bio security research centre. Audio

The Labour Party is calling for a ban on imports of some fruit from Australia in the wake of another fruit fly discovery in Whangarei. Audio

Bio security restrictions are in place in Whangarei tonight after the discovery of another Queensland fruit fly. Audio

Government officials have left Whangarei after finding no further signs of the Queensland fruit fly. Two weeks ago a male Queensland fruit fly was found in Parihaka. Audio

More than 260 fruit fly traps have now been laid near the spot where a single male Queensland Fruit Fly was found in Whangarei. Country Life joins members of the biosecurity team out placing traps in… Audio

No more Queensland fruit flies were found in Whangarei over the weekend but it is still too early for authorities to rule out the chance they will be found in greater numbers. Audio

No more Queensland fruit flies have been found in traps overnight around Whangarei. Audio

No more Queensland fruit flies have been found in traps overnight around Whangarei. Audio

Biosecurity staff are out in force in Whangarei this afternoon after a single male Queensland fruitfly was discovered. An exclusion zone has been set up in the suburb of Parihaka where the insect was… Audio

The Department of Conservation has declared the great white butterfly as a major biosecurity threat in Nelson. Audio

Twice a year, as part of MPI's border surveillance, NIWA checks New Zealand harbours for marine pests Audio

Andrew McRae explores whether enough is being done to protect NZ from biosecurity incursions. Audio