News
Posted 17th Nov 2020
Biosecurity champions honoured at 2020 awards night
The winners of the New Zealand Biosecurity awards, announced last night at a ceremony in Wellington, represent some of Aotearoa’s most outstanding efforts to protect our unique environment from pests and diseases.
More info
Posted 13th Nov 2020
Citizen scientists needed to catch and dispatch mosquitoes
Mosquitoes – they are killing almost a million people every year, transmitting diseases and commonly disliked because they spoil the nicest summer holidays.
More info
Posted 23rd Sep 2020
Biosecurity Awards celebrate the champions protecting Aotearoa
The 2020 Biosecurity Award finalists named today represent outstanding contributions by biosecurity champions making a difference to protect New Zealand's unique environment from pests and diseases.
More info
Posted 1st Jul 2020
Biosecurity NZ media release - Awards call for biosecurity champions
The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards have attracted more than 200 high-quality entrants since they began in 2017. This year will see Kiwi kids take part – with the addition of the Kura (School) Award.
Read more
Posted 21st Feb 2020
Velvetleaf find
Plant Research (NZ) Ltd Researcher Madeleine Voice while visiting a field trial in Mid-Canterbury this week spotted a suspicious plant around 50 m from where she was working within a farmers crop.
Read more
Posted 10th Jan 2020
Kiwi kids learn how to keep pests out
A new interactive session, developed by Biosecurity NZ, is recruiting Kiwi kids in the fight against unwanted pests and diseases.
Read more
Posted 4th Nov 2019
Biosecurity award winners celebrated for protecting New Zealand
The biosecurity work of iwi, environmental organisations, science providers, and community groups, among others, were honoured at the 2019 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.
Read more
Posted 4th Nov 2019
“Didymo Dave” celebrated with Minister’s biosecurity award
Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor has paid tribute to the winners of the 2019 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.
Read more
Posted 16th Sep 2019
Ten Tauranga tracks upgraded for kauri dieback
Ten Tauranga walking tracks have been upgraded to slow the spread of the deadly pathogen that causes kauri dieback disease. In the last five years, more than 70 tracks have been upgraded and more than 40 permanently closed to protect our kauri taonga.
Read more
News
