Category: National. Posted: 4 April 2022
A selection of clips from the NZ Biosecurity Institute’s ongoing Oral History project is now available in the members’ section of the NZBI website. These clips are extracts from interviews carried out as part of the Institute’s ongoing Oral History… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 4 April 2022
Rusty the velvetleaf detection dog has passed away after a significant and trailblazing contribution to biosecurity in New Zealand. Southland-based Heading dog Rusty travelled the length and breadth of the country during his career. Rusty won… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 4 April 2022
Research on a potentially invasive beetle has won three students at Unitec, Auckland each a NZBI Scholarship. Chrystal Jones, Sarah Kate Wechsler and Maddy Gibson each have a scholarship to work on a project to research granulate ambrosia beetle (GAB… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 21 December 2021
Clean, compost and de-sex are three simple habits a key biosecurity sector group wants Kiwis to adopt this summer to help prevent the spread of pests and diseases other than Covid 19, even though Covid 19 is front-of-mind for good reason. The appeal… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 6 December 2021
John Innes has won the Peter Nelson Award for Excellence in Vertebrate Pest Management John Innes is a Senior Researcher (Wildlife Ecology) at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. He has made a significant contribution to vertebrate pest management… Read more
