Biosecurity

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If harmful pests and diseases get into New Zealand, they can cause damage. Biosecurity focuses on stopping them at the border or getting rid of the ones already here.

In this section

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About biosecurity in New Zealand

Policy and strategy to keep pests and diseases out of New Zealand

Find, report, and prevent pests and diseases

Report what you’ve found, search a list of pests, and improve biosecurity on your property

Major pest and disease threats

Stink bug, pea weevil, Queensland fruit fly, Indian ring-necked parakeet, granulate ambrosia beetle, and others

Pests and diseases we want to keep out of New Zealand

Horticultural, freshwater, ocean, pastoral, and tree pests and diseases currently not in NZ

Mycoplasma bovis eradication

Information about the current situation, support and advice for farmers, and compensation information

Long-term biosecurity management programmes

Kauri dieback, myrtle rust, Bonamia ostreae, velvetleaf, wilding conifers, wild rabbits, wallabies, and others

Biosecurity border clearance

Arrival information for aircraft, boats, and clearance facilities

Detector Dogs

Our dogs find items that aren’t allowed into NZ. Learn about becoming a dog handler or fostering a puppy

Plans for responding to serious disease outbreaks

Foot-and-mouth disease and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) response plans, plus bee biosecurity threat plans

Freshwater pests and diseases

Freshwater species like didymo, koi carp, oxygen weed, and hornwort threaten our waterways

Marine pest and disease management

The marine pest management system and partnerships to improve marine biosecurity

Protecting aquaculture from biosecurity risks

Guidance for aquaculture farmers, preparing for aquatic pests and diseases, research

Forestry pests and diseases

Gorse, termites, caterpillars, moths, weevils, aphids, wasps, possums