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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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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

13 Jan 2025

Welcome back

We hope you all had a merry Christmas and were able to enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. We look forward to working with you throughout the year ahead, ensuring our biosecurity system remains strong and we keep damaging exotic pests and diseases from our orchards.

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16 Jan 2025

South Auckland fruit fly controls to remain in place

Legal controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Papatoetoe will remain in place for the next few weeks as part of the response to the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit fly earlier this month. Sector groups, including KVH staff and industry personnel from Punchbowl and APAC, have been providing support for heightened operational activities, which are continuing a little longer as a precautionary approach. It’s anticipated the restrictions will remain in place until mid-February. This is vital to success in keeping fruit fly out of New Zealand and protecting kiwifruit growers, and horticultural exports. It also ensures we can be confident there is no breeding population – this timeframe is based on scientific advice about the life cycle of the Oriental fruit fly. To date, no other Oriental fruit flies have been found. Fruit fly traps will continue to be regularly checked, and specialist staff in the mobile field laboratory will cut up and inspect fruit and vegetables collected in the area for any signs of larvae. So far more than 200kg of produce has been examined. There is no change to the current movement rules that are in place. The A and B Zone areas in Papatoetoe will remain the same and the instructions on the disposal of produce waste remain unchanged. Significant response updates will continue to be posted on the KVH website as they occur. Useful resources Biosecurity New Zealand website for detailed response maps, information, and resources, in many languages. KVH Oriental fruit fly fact sheet. KVH Oriental fruit fly identification guide.

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14 Jan 2025

Meet the team

Next in our series of team member introductions is Linda Peacock, our Industry Liaison & Technical Specialist. We started this series to share more about the roles we have, and how each of us interact with you, our readers and growers, in our day-to-day activities. I’ve been with KVH since its earliest days in 2011, working with growers and technical teams from all growing regions to build knowledge around best practice, particularly in terms of management of Psa. I was a long-term member of the Psa Steering Group and now am part of the Technical Working Group in the crop protection and market access innovation space where Psa related projects are considered alongside the wider scope of crop protection risks. I enjoy connecting industry players with researchers, to support projects and surveys which underpin both the crop protection and biosecurity industry space. My role has expanded over time to focus more on wider biosecurity, including managing and looking into reports of unusual symptoms seen on vines and fruit, and coordinating KiwiNet members as well as regional coordinators who all help growers and KVH build biosecurity awareness and preparedness. Meeting and sharing knowledge with a wide range of great people across the industry is the best part of my job, especially on-orchard and at field days and workshops where I can help turn technical advice into practical, easy, day-to-day activities for all growers and contractors. When I’m not working, I enjoy gardening and cycling, kayaking, and walking adventures in the great outdoors.

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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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