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This section helps New Zealand kiwifruit growers with all aspects of on-orchard biosecurity management, and includes information about where and how to get support if you need technical advice or pastoral care.

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What are our threat levels?

The KVH Dashboard is produced to provide the industry with a view of current biosecurity threat levels and our ability to respond to these threats should they arrive. The Dashboard includes a summary of information relevant to the kiwifruit industry from latest risk reporting by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI).

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What are our threat levels?

Assess your orchard risk

Individual orchards have different biosecurity and Psa risk profiles. Variety, region, orchard environment and management practices all contribute to the orchard risk profile.

Use the easy 5-step on-orchard biosecurity plan template to identify risks, and how to address them. Click here to read more and order or download a copy of the booklet.

Use the Weather & Disease Portal

The Zespri Weather & Disease Portal is an online, weather-based decision support tool to assist growers with orchard management, especially in a Psa environment.

Weather station data and weather forecast information is combined to provide customised access to unique weather information, disease information and interpretations. Log in here to access the model.

New growers

Are you a new kiwifruit grower? Click here for information about what aspects of biosecurity to consider, and how. 

Get support from Regional Coordinators

Whether you are seeking technical advice, looking for a KVH representative, or need general support, KVH has a network available.

Each kiwifruit growing region has unique needs according to biosecurity and Psa risks, spread of infection, and the timeframe Psa has been in the region (if at all). KVH works with Regional Coordinators to support growers and help reduce biosecurity risk, as well as the spread of Psa in regions where the disease is not already widespread.

Regional Coordinators can be reached using the contact details here. For all other regions, growers should contact KVH on 0800 665 825 or email info@kvh.org.nz.

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LATEST NEWS

07 Oct 2024

Fine for breaking plant import quarantine rules

The seriousness of meeting biosecurity requirements was highlighted recently with the company and director of a nursery who illegally took 220 imported plants out of quarantine after just one day, fined $42,500. Elliott Wholesale Nursery Limited - which is not a kiwifruit nursery - is a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) registered Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility. Under the Biosecurity Act, imported plants should be in quarantine for three months. In September 2022, the nursery imported 600 Nandina domestica tissue culture – an evergreen shrub from Australia. The plants were unpacked and placed in PEQ, where they needed to remain for the full three months. However, after just one day, Mr Elliot removed 220 of these plants, placing them in a non PEQ area. To avoid detection and to circumnavigate the biosecurity rules designed to protect New Zealand from potentially unwanted pests and diseases, he replaced these plants with similar looking domestic plants, which he admitted doing to an employee who questioned him. No pests or diseases were found on the plants that were taken out of the quarantine facility.

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09 Oct 2024

Biosecurity skills shown by Young Grower contestants

KVH was thrilled to present a biosecurity competition module as part of the National Young Grower of the Year finals in Hawke’s Bay yesterday (Wednesday). The six contestants were tested on their general knowledge of pathway risk management and on-orchard biosecurity planning. They all showed a great understanding of how to protect their property boundaries, and the practical steps to make a great biosecurity plan that ensures best biosecurity practice every day. Winners of the regional fruit and vegetable grower competitions were the contestants that battled it out across seven modules for the grand title, with the winner announced later this evening (Thursday) so be sure to check the news or the Young Grower of the Year website here.

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07 Oct 2024

Fun Fact

Another example of bogus, or at least inaccurate, declaration details involved a recent package from Australia that was supposed to contain glass beads. Further scrutiny by officers at the International Mail Centre revealed four packets of germinating seeds on wet tissue paper. The parcel was destroyed, and the importer received a letter outlining their biosecurity responsibilities.

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USE THE WEATHER & DISEASE PORTAL

The KVH portal is now the Zespri Weather & Disease Portal. Access all the weather tools you're familiar with.

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