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Protect our lakes and rivers
Do your bit to protect the lakes and rivers that you love All it takes is one tiny fragment of hornwort or a single catfish egg. If aquatic pests hitch a ride on your gear they can spread to previously unaffected waterways – choking our lakes and rivers, make them murky, and out-competing native wildlife. Sadly…
Read More2020 Biosecurity Award winners
Congratulations to our Biosecurity Award Winners for 2020! We’re delighted to see TMBC members succeeding at this year’s New Zealand Biosecurity Awards – well done! Bio-Protection Research Centre Science Award – Onside for networking technology to inform risk-based testing, eradicating biosecurity incursions in the primary sector. Assure Quality Emerging Leader Award – Tame Malcolm from Te Tira Whakamātaki…
Read MoreNew myrtle rust identification app
New app to identify plants at risk from myrtle rust People keen to support the fight against the fungal disease myrtle rust, which threatens many of Aotearoa-New Zealand’s native trees, shrubs and climbers, now have a new tool to help identify vulnerable plants in the myrtle family. Click here to read more.
Read MoreRegister now! TMBC Biosecurity Excellence Symposium
Join us for the third annual Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Excellence Symposium 9.00 – 3.30pmTauranga Yacht Club90 Keith Allen DriveTauranga The theme this year is COVID-19: impact, learnings and new thinking for biosecurity – building our team of 5 million biosecurity champions. We’ll be joined by Penny Nelson, Deputy Director General of Biosecurity New Zealand and Professor Juliet Gerrard, the Prime Minister’s Chief…
Read MoreTauranga Moana growing biosecurity champions
The Tiakina Taiao programme Teaching children about local biosecurity issues and the techniques being used to combat them is the goal of ‘Tiakina Taiao’, Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital’s educational programme focussed on growing young biosecurity champions across the region. Developed by Kia Maia Ellis, the one day programme is being delivered to eight schools across Tauranga, using nature as the classroom to give children the…
Read MoreAn interview with…. Nathan James
Ngati Kuku, Ngai te Rangi This month we chat to student Nathan James, about his passion for mātauranga Māori and how that’s informed his studies and his desire to get involved in biosecurity… Hi Nathan, tell us a bit about yourself?Ko Mauao te Maunga.Ko Tauranga te Moana.Ko Mataatua te Waka.Ko Ngati Kuku te Hapu.Ko Ngai te Rangi te Iwi.He panga tonu tenei ki te hope…
Read MoreSpot the difference
What is missing? Watch and spot the difference What are examples of good on-orchard biosecurity practice? Can you name the basics in under a minute? To make it easy, KVH have released two new quick and simple videos that demonstrate fundamental recommended practices on-orchard when arriving, working, and leaving. The two videos are available on the KVH YouTube channel – the first video shows recommended practices missing,…
Read MoreNew members… Nau mai, haere mai Better Biosecurity Solutions
Welcome to our newest TMBC members, Better Biosecurity Solutions We’re delighted to welcome Better Biosecurity Solutions to the TMBC whānau as our newest members. Providing a wide range of biosecurity and pest management services for government, local/ regional council and private organisations, Better Biosecurity Solutions is a great addition to our team of regional champions. Welcome to the network!
Read MoreNew members… nau mai haere mai
New members… nau mai haere mai We are pleased to announce two of our newest TMBC members – Bay Conservation Alliance and Deep Dive Division. Deep Dive Division are a team passionate about marine biosecurity and protecting our harbour from invasive species through the monitoring and surveillance of vessels. Bay Conservation Alliance’s role is to…
Read MoreCalling all biosecurity champions: let’s get prepared!
We’re encouraging TMBC members to be trained to help protect our region If you haven’t done so already, we’re encouraging TMBC members to join our matrix of interested people who will be trained to help protect our region by supporting Biosecurity New Zealand-led response. It’s not just technical experts, everyone has a role to play…
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