Stakeholder Updates

High Value Crops - Stakeholder Update, October 2010

27 October 2010 Developments in Post-Entry Quarantine Activities for High-value Crops PHEL Annual Report The Plant Health and Environment Laboratory (PHEL) has produced a report detailing the laboratory’s activities in 2009-10 (s ...

Didymo Stakeholder Update – September 2010

1 September 2010 Didymo Long Term Management (LTM) Programme Introduction In the last year there has been significant progress made within the Didymo programme, as well as changes to staff and membership of the Steering Group. Ranuka Rob ...

Didymo Stakeholder Update – September 2009

17 September 2009 Didymo Long Term Management (LTM) Programme The Didymo LTM Steering Group’s most recent meetings were held on 10 th June and 3 rd September 2009. Current Steering Group and long term management programme activities ...

High Value Crops - Stakeholder Update, July 2009

15 July 2009 Developments in Post-Entry Quarantine Activities for High-value Crops Provision of Level 3 Post-Entry Quarantine services All plants imported into New Zealand must meet certain requirements to ensure that damaging pests a ...

Didymo Stakeholder Update - May 2009

1 May 2009 Didymo Long Term Management (LTM) Programme The Didymo LTM Programme Steering Group is required to periodically review the Didymo Long Term Management programme, and the Steering Group recently commenced its first review of the pr ...

Stakeholder Update - MAF Biosecurity to lift movement controls in Whirinaki area

22 April 2009 We are now in the happy position of being able to declare Red Imported Fire Ants eradicated from the Whirinaki area effective 4pm on Wednesday 22 April 2009. The eradication declaration will also allow the lifting of all movement co ...

Stakeholder Update - Expressions of Interest to Attend Public Information Session

3 November 2008 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO ATTEND PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION on the Standard for General Transitional Facilities for Holding, Inspection, Processing or Treatment of Uncleared Risk Goods (TF Gen) MAFBNZ is proposing to ...

Didymo Stakeholder Update - 31 October 2008

31 October 2008 The purpose of this update is to keep you informed about recent work in support of the didymo long-term management programme. Responsibility for didymo programme management From 1 July 2008 the didymo long-term ...

Varroa Movement Controls Revoked

24 September 2008 MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) will revoke all movement controls associated with varroa bee mite, effective from 25 September 2008. “Seventeen beekeeping operations in Waimakariri and Selwyn Districts have been co ...

Update - Candidatus Liberibacter species, 30 July 2008

30 July 2008 MAFBNZ are pleased to announce that Fiji have lifted the import ban on potatoes, subject to New Zealand potatoes meeting their specified conditions. We received clarification of their conditions overnight and are now awaiting final f ...