New Zealand Biosecurity Institute

What is Biosecurity?

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Our Mission
"Working together to ensure New Zealand is protected from the adverse impacts of invasive species."

Who are we?

We are an incorporated society with membership open to anyone interested in biosecurity issues. We organise activities on a local and national basis and produce a quarterly magazine.

Our aims are to:

Raise awareness of the Institute and biosecurity issues;
Encourage the development and application of best practice in biosecurity;
Connect people and organisations to share knowledge; and
Create opportunities for professional development of members.

Application for membership is open to all. Application can be made online or in writing. Subscriptions are still only NZ$30 per year (if paid promptly). Click on the Join Us tab above for details.

NETS2010: Know How, Can Do, Job Done! Blenheim, 21-23 July.

NETS2010 was a great success, with over 220 delegates from organisations such as the local farming community, MAF Biosecurity, Regional and Local Councils, Iwi, DOC, conservation groups, CRI's, industry, universities, Fish & Game, Weedbusters, and others.

We will be posting abstracts and photographs from from the conference over the next couple of weeks, so if you want to learn more about the presentations come back here soon.

We shall fight pests on the seas and oceans,
We shall fight pests with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Islands

We shall fight pests on the beaches and coastlines,
We shall fight pests in the forests and the wetlands,
We shall fight pests in the fields and in the streets,
We shall fight pests in the hills and tussocklands;
We shall never surrender!

NETS2011 "Tomorrows Pests Today" will be held in Auckland. Infomation will become available in November 2010.

Donkey Paddock Celebration

The Canterbury Branch of New Zealand’s Biosecurity Institute celebrated the end of July – “Biosecurity month” and 2010 the year of Biodiversity with a planting day at their restoration site situated with gorgeous views overlooking Taylor’s Mistake & Godley Head.

Horticulturists sentenced for the illegal importation of insects

Two horticulturists, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges related to the illegal importation of the predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus pygmaeus, appeared in the Auckland District Court today for sentencing.