New WAPA chairman Nicholas Dicey wants to improve international apple and pear statistics read more...

Work continues at pace on the biosecurity response following the discovery last week of one male Queensland fruit fly in a surveillance trap in the Auckland suburb of Devonport. This is the fifth time a Queensland fruit fly has been detected in the upper North Island in the past decade and Biosecurity New Zealand’s staff are well practised in dealing with this situation. read more...

A large field operation is underway in the Auckland suburb of Devonport following the discovery of one male Queensland fruit fly in a surveillance trap in the area. The task at hand is to determine if the fly is a solitary find, or if it is part of an incursion in the area. read more...

Biosecurity New Zealand is investigating a find of a single male Queensland fruit fly in a surveillance trap in the Auckland suburb of Devonport. read more...

The Government has declared a seasonal labour shortage across Hawke’s Bay. read more...