Biosecurity New Zealand have started producing a great newsletter to provide regular updates and advice on how vessel-related biosecurity risk is managed. The first issue is available here and is expected to be released quarterly.

Growers are reminded that moth plant needs to be controlled now before seed pods form and mature. The moth plant is a poisonous South American vine and very invasive in orchard shelter-belts or nearby weedy areas.

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Kei Hea ngā Papaka is a marine biosecurity project grounded in mātauranga Māori principles to support whānau and…

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Last chance to register for our free online Partners Forum! ‘Readiness & Response in a Pandemic: the Application of Science’. With special guests Dr Siouxsie Wiles and Dr John Roche.

The Biological Heritage National Science Challenge and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research recently appointed Shaun Ogilvie as the Kaihautū Ngātahi, Co-Director-Māori for the Challenge.

If you’d like to get your hands on some fantastic Ko Tātou playing cards that feature our region’s most unwanted exotic pests, get in touch!

Left uncontrolled, wild kiwifruit can be devastating to New Zealand native bush and forest. Alongside BOPRC, KVH has worked on 103 properties over the last year, destroyed 13,400 vines, and cleared 4ha of matted vine covered area in the BOP region.

There will be at least three stink bug sniffing dogs patrolling the border this high-risk season. The specialist dogs have been used successfully since 2017 for screening of cargo and surveillance of transitional facilities on other sites.

A large number of juvenile fanworm were discovered on the bottom of a boat moored in the harbour, highlighting the need to keep hulls cleaned.

Use the BOP Regional Council’s new Pest Portal for help to identify a pest and get guidance on what to do next.