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Connecting the Tauranga Moana biosecurity community

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As the sunshine beamed through the windows of the Mount Ocean Sports Club, a group of tangata…

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The Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Symposium 2023

Generational change: Working together to strengthen biosecurity for generations to come Over 150 biosecurity champions converged upon…

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Tracks closures in the Kaimai Ranges after detection of the kauri dieback pathogen.

Provisional positive test results have recently detected Phytophthora agathidicida (PA) on a track near the Wharawhara entrance of Kaimai…

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Don’t miss out on this year’s symposium 

TMBC is proud to announce the confirmed 2023 TMBC Biosecurity Excellence Symposium programme.  Learn. Share. Engage  Join like-minded…

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Elevating biosecurity risk management to board tables in Tauranga Moana 

Two new guidance documents have been developed by  Biosecurity Business Pledge  members to  aid discussion about biosecurity…

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Respected TMBC supporter Rob McGowan recognised by university

Respected TMBC supporter and contributor  Rob McGowan (QSM), known as Pa Ropata,  has been awarded the prestigious…

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Cyclone Gabrielle recovery

February 2023 will go down as the month that Aotearoa New Zealand experienced one of its worst weather…

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New Director at B3 

Desi Ramoo is the new Director of B3, replacing David Teulon who is stepping down from the…

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BMSB in 3D

Using a 3D-printer to make a model of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) to raise awareness…

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Moth plant – the pesty plant with pods

Collaborative action is one the strongest tools for managing biosecurity risks – so we all need to do…

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TMBC in the community

The wet summer has not slowed TMBC’s community outreach activities to grow future bio-security champions in Tauranga…

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Sentinel gardens at local schools

TMBC has teamed up with PiPS (People and Plants in Schools) to establish sentinel gardens at several…

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