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October 2006

• Rangitikei River suspected didymo sample to be analysed
  31 October 2006
  Biosecurity New Zealand is awaiting results of a suspect didymo sample being collected from the Rangitikei River this morning.
• Port of Lyttleton - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
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  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/01
  This report describes the results of a March 2002 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Lyttelton.
• Port of Nelson - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006 [PDF 1.6M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/02
  This report describes the results of a January 2002 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Nelson.
• Port of Picton - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 894K]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/03
  This report describes the results of a December 2001 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non- indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Picton.
• Port of Taranaki - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 1.9M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/04
  This report describes the results of an April 2002 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Taranaki.
• Port of Tauranga - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.4M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/05
  This report describes the results of a March 2002 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Tauranga.
• Port of Timaru - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.1M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/06
  This report describes the results of a February 2002 baseline survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Timaru.
• Port of Bluff - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.5M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/09
  This report describes the results of a March 2003 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Bluff.
• Port of Auckland - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.8M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/08
  This report describes the results of an April 2003 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Auckland.
• Port of Wellington - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 3.2M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/07
  This report describes the results of a December 2001 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Wellington.
• Port of Dunedin Harbour (Port Otago and Port Chalmers) - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 3.6M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/10
  This report describes the results of a February 2003 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Dunedin (this includes Port Otago, located near the city of Dunedin, and the Port Chalmers facility).
• Port of Gisborne - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.4M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/11
  This report describes the results of a January 2003 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Gisborne.
• Gulf Harbour Marina - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.6M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/12
  This report describes the results of an April 2003 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Gulf Harbour Marina.
• Port of Napier - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.3M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/13
  This report describes the results of a January 2003 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Napier.
• Opua Marina - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 2.4M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/14
  This report describes the results of a November 2002 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non- indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Opua Marina.
• Whangarei Marina - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 3.3M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/15
  This report describes the results of a November 2002 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non- indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Whangarei Town Basin Marina.
• Whangarei Harbour (Whangarei Port and Marsden Point) - Baseline Survey for Non-indigenous marine species
  24 October 2006
  [PDF 3.3M]
  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/16
  This report describes the results of a November 2002 survey to provide a baseline inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the Port of Whangarei, located near the city of Whangarei, and shipping terminals at Marsden Point operated by Northport and the New Zealand Refining Company.
• Surveillance design for early detection of unwanted exotic marine organisms in New Zealand
  24 October 2006
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  Biosecurity NZ Technical Paper 05/17
  This report describes the design and trial of a targeted surveillance programme for seven marine pests that are currently listed on the New Zealand register of Unwanted Organisms under the Biosecurity Act 1993. These are the Asian kelp Undaria pinnatifida, the Mediterranean aquarium weed Caulerpa taxifolia, the Northern Pacific seastar Asterias amurensis, the Mediterranean fanworm Sabella spallanzanii, the European green crab Carcinus maenas, the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, and the Asian clam Potamocorbula amurensis. The Asian kelp, U. pinnatifida is already present in New Zealand.
• MAF Annual Report
  19 October 2006
  Annual Report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the year ended 30 June 2006
• Varroa Update 15
  13 October 2006
  Biosecurity New Zealand is making good progress to identify an alternative insecticide to be used for feral bee baiting as part of the programme to eliminate varroa in the Nelson area, Biosecurity New Zealand Senior Policy Analyst Paul Bolger said today.
• No highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in first round of national surveillance
  10 October 2006
  Biosecurity New Zealand has completed its first survey of commercial broiler and layer farms throughout the country and found no highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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