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Biosecurity Business Pledge - March 2022 update

The Team at the Biosecurity Business Pledge have released their first newsletter of 2022. The Biosecurity Business Pledge is a partnership which aims to help all businesses across New Zealand to be proactive in their biosecurity practices. Please click here to read the March 2022 Update The newsletter includes some...

Using the Container Check Portal | Videos

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have released useful 'how-to' videos for the Container Checks Portal (CCP). As of 1 July 2021, 100% of Sea Container check reports must be submitted to the CCP.  Container Checks Portal – 'How to' videos Click the links below: How to change your password –...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the SPS Biota team!

Our Auckland Office will be closed from 25th December 2021 – 9th January 2022 and will re-open on Monday 10th January 2022. For any urgent enquiries please contact us on 0800 246 821   For any Training Bookings please see our website www.spsbiota.co.nz For any non-urgent enquires please email: Training...

MPI Holiday Period 2021-2022

Please see below for the MPI Brown out Period over the Holidays. This may impact your Transitional Facility. BIOSECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES UP TO 7 JANUARY 2022 Due to the Christmas and New Year holidays the following changes to our services will be in place.    Mailboxes FacilityApprovals@mpi.govt.nz:   24 Dec - 7...

Surveillance Start Up Workshop

In the lead up to the start of another busy Biosecurity Surveillance Season, SPS Biota held a two-day workshop for staff who will be involved in various pheromone insect trapping programmes over the summer. Operational and administrative elements of the programmes were covered including trap and host selection, sampling, and...

Chatham Islands - Longer and Stronger Project

  Biosecurity and the Chatham Islands The Chatham Islands ecosystems and primary sector are unique being free of many of the invasive pests and diseases established in other parts of New Zealand. SPS Biota assist the Chatham Islands Council and Environment Canterbury with Chatham Islands border biosecurity programme (operating under the...

Biosecurity Business Pledge

The Biosecurity Business Pledge is a partnership which aims to help all businesses across New Zealand to be proactive in their biosecurity practices. The pledge has been developed by business and provides a structure for managing biosecurity; including the effect that unwanted pests and diseases might have on business or...

New Brown Marmorated Stink Bug online learning

With the opening of a new Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season, brush up your knowledge on these pests and what to do if you find one with our new eLearning course. Available now and free to enrol! Click here to go to the course.

Information on Sea Container Hubbing

A transitional facility that hubs (holds) sea containers before they are sent to the nominated TF for unpacking/devanning must be authorised to do so. Biosecurity New Zealand are taking applications now, and these close on the 30th of September. When applying for approval, the following needs to be sent to...