Plant Quarantine Facilities

Plant post entry quarantine facilities are approved to the standard PBC-NZ-TRA-PQCON: Specification for the Registration of a Plant Quarantine or Containment Facility, and Operator Link to PDF document (103 KB).

Further information on the import requirements for propagative plant material may be found at:

Below is a list of facilities approved for plant propagation or quarantine in New Zealand.

Facility Name Address Operator Name Level/s
AgResearch Grasslands Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North John Ford L2
Ambrosia Nurseries Ltd Selwyn Rd 6RD, Prebbleton, Christchurch Malcolm Baker L2
ArborGen NZ 1943 State Highway 30, RD2, Te Teko, Whakatane Christine Scrimgeour L3 TC, L3 Glass House
Baxters, RJ & MA 241 Porthills Road, Christchurch Rick Baxter L2
Blue Mountain Nurseries 99 Bushy Hill Street, Tapanui Denis Hughes L2
Burnbank Quarantine Site Burnbank RD 4, Christchurch Robin McAnulty L1
Carnbrae Carnations 680 Springs Rd, Christchurch, RD6 Fergusson Jarvis L2
Color Worx 395 Old Highway, Whakamarama RD6, Tauranga David Penn L2
Container Nurseries Ltd PO Box 81015, Whenuapai, Auckland Robert Mark McRae L2
Crop and Food Crop and Food, Agricultural and Science Centre, Gerald St, Lincoln Matthew Cromey L2
Crop and Food Between Boundary and Springs Rd, Lincoln Phillipa Barrell L1
Crop and Food Research Private Bag 11 600, Palmerston North Kevin Sinclair L1
Crop and Food Research, Level 2 Private Bag 11 600, Palmerston North Ed Morgan L2, L2 TC
DJ & EA Shepherd 40 Guy Rd, Mosgiel, Otago Elizabeth Shepherd L1
Double Bay Orchards 28 Amuri Road, RD3 Kerikeri Brian Paxton L2
Four Kings Family Trust P O Box 969, Blenheim William King L1
Franko Roses NZ Ltd 38B Waimarie Rd, Whenuapai, 1250 Auckland Daniel Schuurman L2
Gellert Nurseries Ltd. 593 State Highway 22 Karaka Auckland Stephen Gellert L2
Growing Spectrum P O Box 29, Kihikihi Peter Fraser L2
Hahei Auckland Ltd 451 State Highway 16 RD2 Kumeu, Auckland Bruce Meehl L2
Hahei Plants Ltd Orchard Road Hahei RD 1 Whitianga Brett Gregory L2
Hayes Wholesale Nurseries Flora Road West RD 6 Invercargill Barry Hayes L2
HortResearch (Havelock North) Private Bag 1401, Havelock North, Hastings Mary Horner L2
HortResearch (Mt Albert Research Centre) Private Bag 92169, Mount Albert, Auckland Hendrikus Rikkerink L3
Hortresearch Palmerston North Research Centre Private Bag 11030, Palmerston North Philippa Stevens L1, L3 + Diagnostic Lab
HortResearch - National Climate Laboratory P O Box 11030, Palmerston North Cara Norling L2
Hot House 19 Plantation Road, RD2 Te Kouwhata, Waikato Esme White L1
Jebbink Nursery 8 Riverlea Road, Whenuapai Daisy Wang L2
Kanuka Creek Quarantine House 123 Greenhithe Road, Greenhithe, Auckland David Olsen L2
Kiwi Seed Co Malb Ltd Old Renwick Rd RD2 Blenheim Bruce Clark L1
Knights Nurseries 297 Albany Highway, Albany, Auckland Ian A Knight L2
Lake Ngatu Plantations Sweetwater Rd, Awanui, Kaitaia Peter Enticott L2
Landcare Research NZ Ltd (Canterbury Ag & Science Centre) PO Box 69, Lincoln Celia Pruden L2
Larsen's Orchids 16 Parker Road, Oratia, Auckland Lars Larsen L2 TC
Leighs Exotic Plants 567 Wairakei Rd, Harewood, Christchurch ThomasLeighs L2
Level 1 Garlic PO Box 5146, Blenheim Patrick Murphy L1
Lifetech Laboratories Ltd PO Box 300-188, Albany, Auckland David Purdy L2, L2 TC
Linnaeus Ltd Horizon 2, State Highway 30, RD2 Te Teko Whakatane Martha Kelly L3
Linnaeus Quarantine PO Box 1199, Gisborne Rod Bonfiglioli L3
Linnaeus Tissue Culture Laboratory PO Box 1199, Gisborne Fran Edwards L3 TC
Linnaeus Laboratory PO Box 1199, Gisborne Fran Edwards Plant Diagnostic
Lyndale Nurseries Ltd PO Box 81-022, Whenuapai, Auckland Robert Bett L2
Matthews Nurseries P.O Box 574, Wanganui Robert L Matthews L1
Multiflora Laboratories Ltd 686 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland Babu John L2 TC
Nick Martin Floriculture 38 Smeaton Road R D 1, Waiuku Auckland Nick Martin L2
Oat Improvement Group 758 East Chatton Road, 3rd, Gore Graeme Gardyne L1
Omaio Nursery RD 2 Te Puna, Tauranga Mike Wade L2
Pacific Palms 13 Thornton Road, RD 2 Kati Kati Gary Allwood L2
Parva Plants Ltd 139 Te Puna Rd Te Puna Tauranga Ian Duncalf L2
Pattullo's Nurseries Ltd Links Road, RD3 Napier Kerry Sixtus L2
Plant Health and Environment Laboratory Tamaki 231 Morrin Rd, St Johns, Auckland Veronica Herrera L3, L3 TC
Rainbow Park Nurseries Ltd P O Box 72-426, Papakura, Auckland Peter Tayler L2
Rivendell Iris Garden 99 Rea Road RD2, Tauranga Stephanie Boot L1
Seaview Nurseries Ltd PO Box 75 141, Manurewa Alfriston Daniel Featherstone L2
Seed Solutions 49 Cronin Road, Pukekohe Auckland Rene Tilburg L1
Sinclair Plants Ltd, Waitakere 108 McEntee Road, Waitakere, Auckland Mathew Bartrom L2
South Pacific Rose Nurseries Ltd Shands Rd RD 6, Christchurch Noel Wright L1, L2
Southern Seed Technology Ltd PO Box 42, Leeston 7656 Steve Inwood L1
Tasman Bay Roses Ltd 45 Chamberlain St, Motueka Nigel Pratt L1
Te Horo Ornamentals Settlement Road, Otaki Geoff Jewell L2
The Tree Lab Po Box. 293, Rotorua Jenny Aitken L3 TC
Triflor Nz Ltd 390 Seawards Down Road, Wyndham, Invercargill Rudi Verplancke L1
Tropi-folia 100 Main Pukekawa Rd, Tuakau RD1 Rifaat Iqbal L2
Tuckers Orchid Nursery 51 Bayswater Avenue, Bayswater, Auckland Ross Tucker L2
Van Lier Nurseries Ltd 135 Chamberlain Road, Massey, Auckland Theo Van Lier L2
Waimea Nurseries Ltd Golden Hills Rd Waimea West Richmond RD1 Sam Townsend L2
Waters, Peter 22 Halfmoon Rise, Bucklands Beach, Manakau City Peter Waters L2
Zealandia Group Ltd 33A Avoca Valley Road,Christchurch Nalin Gooneratne L2
Zealandia Group Ltd 99 Philip Road, Alfriston Road, Auckland Aaron Blackmore L2

Page last updated: 31 October 2008