News related to New Zealand Animal Health Reference Laboratory
- MAF assists with North Shore beach dog death investigations - 5 August 2009
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is helping Auckland authorities to determine the cause of dog illness and death following visits to the city’s North Shore beaches.
- Feeding pigs untreated food waste results in conviction - 6 April 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is pleased with the conviction handed out in the Christchurch District Court on Thursday, the first under the Biosecurity (Meat and Food Waste for Pigs) Regulations 2005.
- MAF Biosecurity New Zealand acts on GM aquarium fish in New Zealand - 19 July 2007
- MAF Biosecurity New Zealand continues GM fish search - Update - 25 September 2007
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is continuing work tracing and seizing a number of genetically modified (GM) aquarium fish that are not permitted in the country.
- Candidatus Liberibacter spp bacterium detected in new host - 30 June 2008
The Candidatus Liberibacter spp. bacterium, recently found in glasshouse tomato and capsicum crops, has now been detected in commercial potato crops in the Auckland region.
- New bacterium affects fresh tomatoes and capsicums - 4 June 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has today withdrawn phytosanitary certification for New Zealand fresh tomato and capsicum export produce until further notice, following the confirmation of a new disease-causing bacterium in three commercial hot-house operations in the North Island.
- 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.