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- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Opua (Northland) - 21 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Opua in Northland.
- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Napier - 18 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Napier’s port.
- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Wellington or Picton - 17 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Wellington Port or Picton Port and Marina.
- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Dunedin - 17 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Dunedin’s Port or Port Chalmers.
- Advisory – Sea Squirt not detected in Golden Bay - 16 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Tarakohe, Golden Bay.
- Styela clava seasquirt found on Nelson vessel - 20 July 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand is currently investigating the detection of a single adult specimen of the invasive sea squirt Styela clava on the hull of a commercial fishing vessel in Nelson.
- Biosecurity New Zealand Moves to Contain Sea Squirt - 21 March 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand is moving into a longer-term phase of its response to the invasive sea squirt, Styela clava.
- Sea Squirt found in Northland - 28 November 2005
The invasive sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has been confirmed present in the marina at Tutukaka in Northland.
- Biosecurity New Zealand checks Coastal Classic Yachts - 18 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand is taking action to ensure yachts leaving Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour as part of this weekend’s HSBC Coastal Classic yacht race are free of the invasive seasquirt, the clubbed tunicate.
- Biosecurity New Zealand and Aquaculture Industry Work Together on Seasquirt - 13 October 2005
Members of Biosecurity New Zealand’s response team to the incursion of the clubbed tunicate met with representatives of the country’s marine farming industry today to investigate working together on the situation.
- Clubbed tunicate survey to start in Viaduct Harbour on Thursday - 12 October 2005
Work surveying the extent of the clubbed tunicate sea squirt in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour will begin tomorrow (Thursday 13 October 2005).
- Biosecurity New Zealand investigates ‘sea squirt’ discovery - 6 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand is investigating a confirmed find of the exotic marine pest the ‘clubbed tunicate’ (sea squirt), Styela clava in two New Zealand locations.
- Areas designated for Undaria farming - 19 January 2012
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is announcing three small geographical areas where farming of Undaria (Undaria pinnatifida) will be allowed, creating a new commercial opportunity.
- MAF acts to control two pest plants found in West Auckland wetland - 23 December 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is taking immediate action to eradicate two aggressive aquatic pest plants found in a West Auckland wetland this week.
- Spreading the word, not the disease - 24 November 2011
The fight to stop the spread of kauri dieback disease has been strengthened with a new website and the appointment of a dedicated Relationship Manager for the Kauri Dieback Programme.
- Second find of bacterial fish disease - 17 October 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today confirms that a single, juvenile trout from the Taieri River in Otago has tested positive for the same bacterial disease that is causing illness and death in kanakana (lamprey) in Southland.
- Disease affecting Southland kanakana/lamprey - 7 October 2011
Kanakana, or lamprey, in the Mataura River have become affected by a bacterial disease.
- Action needed to protect kauri forests - 30 September 2011
Recent survey work has confirmed the importance of removing soil from footwear and equipment before and after entering areas with kauri trees.
- Fruit fly intercepted at border - 21 May 2010
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has successfully intercepted live cucumber fruit fly eggs (Bactrocera cucumis) on a consignment of produce from Australia this week.
- Hadda beetle established in Auckland - 25 March 2010
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) announced today that eradication of the Hadda beetle would not be feasible. Investigations have found the beetle is widespread across central Auckland and the maturity of the beetles indicates that it may have been in New Zealand since 2006.
- New facility opens at the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease - Wallaceville - 2 March 2010
New Zealand's ability to manage a major disease outbreak was strengthened today with the opening of a new multipurpose facility at the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease (NCBID) at Wallaceville, Upper Hutt.
- Hadda Beetle find in Auckland - 1 February 2010
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand has identified the presence of Hadda beetles in Dove -Myer Robinson Park, along Tamaki Drive and the Auckland Domain in Auckland.
- Joint response to tackle kauri dieback - 26 November 2008
Kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA), the newly-identified disease attacking kauri trees, is being addressed by six agencies working together as one response team.