New Zealand. It's Our Place to Protect
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand is the division of MAF charged with leadership of the New Zealand biosecurity system. It encompasses facilitating international trade, protecting the health of New Zealanders and ensuring the welfare of our environment, flora and fauna, marine life and Maori resources.
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- Draft IHS for Table grapes (Vitis vinifera) from the People’s Republic of China
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- Review of Key Parts of the Biosecurity Act 1993
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- Exporting Bovine Semen to Sri Lanka (Export Requirements)
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In the News
20 November 2009 Institute wins award for research that improves welfare of sheep used in animal testing >>
A senior researcher at the University of Auckland's Liggins Institute has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Three Rs award.
28 October 2009 Atypical scrapie/Nor 98 detection in single sheep from the national flock >>
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority
(NZFSA) today confirmed that a series of New Zealand and European laboratory tests
on a single New Zealand sheep brain have detected the condition atypical scrapie
(also known as Nor 98).