In the news this week

19 April 2018

Biosecurity is being placed at the centre of operations at the Port of Tauranga - Rural Delivery on TVNZ.

Watch the feature on the ‘Port of Excellence’ initiative led by the port, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), and KVH. Biosecurity has been integrated into strategic and day-to-day operations and several projects are underway to build more awareness amongst those who work on and around the port.

Meet New Zealand’s only stink bug dog – NZ Herald.

Read about Georgie, the nation’s first and only Detector Dog dedicated to hunting out the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB). Georgie and the team at the Auckland port are responsible for inspecting and clearing goods and vessels, including those recently turned away because stink bugs were found onboard.