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 
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Further information on the import requirements for propagative plant material may be found at:
Below is a list of facilities approved to the standard PBC-NZ-TRA-PQCON that provide plant quarantine to members of the public, or commercial importers, on a cost recovered basis. Please contact the facility directly to discuss the scope of their approval, and ability to provide quarantine space for particular crops.
Facilities listed below in bold have experience with crops that require traceability in post entry quarantine (i.e. high value crops that require testing).
Level 1 PEQ facilities
| Facility Name | Facility # | Location | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant & Food Research | 2787 | Fitzherbert Science Centre Batchelar Road Palmerston North |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
| Plant & Food Research | 4546 | Fitzherbert Science Centre Batchelar Road Palmerston North |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
Level 2 PEQ facilities – greenhouse
| Facility Name | Facility # | Location | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landcare Research | 779 | Canterbury Agricultural & Science Centre Gerald Street Lincoln |
Dave Purcell Email: PurcellD@landcareresearch.co.nz |
| Lifetech Laboratories Ltd | 2806 | Albany Highway Albany Auckland |
Debbie Abernethy Email: deba@lifetech.co.nz Ph: +64 9 415 9873 Fax: +64 9 415 9893 |
| Pattullo’s Nurseries | 3270 | Links Road Napier |
Kerry Sixtus Email: pnltd@airnet.net.nz Ph: +64 6 844 6310 Fax: +64 6 844 6310 |
| Plant & Food Research | 2787 | Fitzherbert Science Centre Batchelar Road Palmerston North |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
| Plant & Food Research | 3394 | Corner of Crosses and St Georges Road Havelock North |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
| Plant & Food Research | 4985 | Canterbury Agricultural & Science Centre Gerald Street Lincoln |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
| Plantlife Propagators | 3033 | Winchester Street Ashhurst |
Dave Lloyd Email: dave@plantlife.co.nz Ph: +64 6 326 8011 Fax: +64 6 326 8011 |
| Te Horo Ornamentals | 863 | Settlement Road Te Horo |
Geoff Jewel Email: geoff@tehoro-protea.co.nz Ph: +64 6 364 2051 |
| Tuckers Orchid Nursery | 844 | Bayswater Avenue Bayswater Auckland |
Ross and Susan Tucker Email: orchids@clear.net.nz Ph: +64 9 473 8629 Fax: +64 9 473 8629 |
| Van Lier Nurseries | 771 | Chamberlain Road Massey Auckland |
Joanne Hurley Email: joanne@vanlier.co.nz Ph: +64 9 412 2664 Fax: +64 9 412 2634 |
| Waimea Nurseries | 869 | Golden Hills Road RD1 Richmond |
Natasha Crawford Email: natasha@waimeanurseries.co.nz Ph: +64 3 544 2700 Fax: +64 3 544 2647 |
Level 2 PEQ facilities – tissue culture laboratory
| Facility Name | Facility # | Location | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetech Laboratories Ltd | 2806 | Albany Highway Albany Auckland |
Debbie Abernethy Email: deba@lifetech.co.nz Ph: +64 9 415 9873 Fax: +64 9 415 9893 |
| Multiflora Laboratories | 2717 | Rosebank Road Avondale Auckland |
Antony Toledo Email: antony@multiflora.co.nz Ph: +64 9 828 2221 Fax: +64 9 828 0011 |
| Plant & Food Research | 2787 | Fitzherbert Science Centre Batchelar Road Palmerston North |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
Level 3 PEQ facilities – greenhouse
| Facility Name | Facility # | Location | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArborGen NZ Unlimited | 4232 | State Highway 30 Te Teko Whakatane |
Christine Scrimgeour Email: Christine.Scrimgeour@arborgen.co.nz Ph: +64 7 322 9030 Fax: +64 7 322 8451 |
| MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory | 5022 | Morrin Road St Johns Auckland |
Brian Quinn Email: PEQTesting@maf.govt.nz Ph: +64 9 909 5708 Fax: +64 9 909 5739 |
| Plant & Food Research | 4546 | Palmerston North Research Centre Palmerston North |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
Level 3 PEQ facilities – tissue culture laboratory
| Facility Name | Facility # | Location | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArborGen NZ Unlimited | 4232 | State Highway 30 Te Teko Whakatane |
Christine Scrimgeour Email: Christine.Scrimgeour@arborgen.co.nz Ph: +64 7 322 9030 Fax: +64 7 322 8451 |
| Lifetech Laboratories Ltd | 2806 | Albany Highway Albany Auckland |
Debbie Abernethy Email: deba@lifetech.co.nz Ph: +64 9 415 9873 Fax: +64 9 415 9893 |
| MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory | 5022 | Morrin Road St Johns Auckland |
Brian Quinn Email: PEQTesting@maf.govt.nz Ph: +64 9 909 5708 Fax: +64 9 909 5739 |
| Plant & Food Research | 4546 | Palmerston North Research Centre Palmerston North |
Mary Horner Email: Mary.Horner@plantandfood.co.nz Ph: (06) 975 8930 Fax: (06) 975 8881 |
| The Tree Lab | 4324 | Zen’s Centre Rotorua |
Jenny Aitken Email: jenny@thetreelab.com Ph: +64 7 343 9050 Fax: +64 343 6124 |
Page last updated: 25 May 2012