Category: National. Posted: 25 July 2022
Biosecurity officer at Bay of Plenty Regional Council Shane Hona has been awarded a Wendy Mead Professional Development Award to help him to attend the 22nd Australasian Weeds Conference in Adelaide 25-29 September. Shane will be presenting a paper at… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 25 July 2022
New Zealand landscapes are in danger of changing forever if we don’t keep our foot on the biosecurity pedal. That’s the thoughts of the New Zealand Biosecurity Institute which promotes the activities of its members, who work to keep New Zealand… Read more
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
