As with other recent incursion responses, there is increased detector dog screening at Auckland Airport following the discovery of a single male Queensland fruit fly in Mt Roskill on 7 January.

The temporary measure targets flights arriving from Australia and includes positioning dogs behind x-ray machines as a final check for fruit fly host items before passengers leave the biosecurity area. Other measures will be introduced if required.

Meanwhile, legal controls remain in place on the movement of fruits and vegetables around the detection site in Mt Roskill but will end 21 February if there continue to be no flies found. Read more here.