KVH is running a short survey about the ways in which they share information with you, and how often. This is to raise awareness about good biosecurity practices, the benefits these can bring, and the potentially devastating impacts of another incursion on orchards.

NIWA and Biosecurity NZ (MPI) offer a FREE training session to help you recognise marine pests in the region and play a valuable role in marine biosecurity. The session will include both theory and practical hands-on training.

The biennial Biosecurity Forum is back this year after a four-year break due to Covid-19 and restrictions on gatherings. The New Zealand Biosecurity Forum 2022 will be held in Auckland on Monday 31 October.

After many years in the role, Diane Berghan will be finishing up as Communications Manager for TMBC.

A huge congratulations to all the TMBC members who made it to the finals in the 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards. 

If you haven’t already, now is your chance to get clued up on biosecurity threats and go into the draw to win big! 

TMBC and Biosecurity New Zealand invite you to an experiential event that ‘gets under the hood’ of an incursion response. 

Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s symposium focussing on the theme ‘Biosecurity Reset: working together to strengthen the system’. 

TMBC members are invited to join in MPI’s Response Capability Courses, preparing participants to confidently enter and participate in a biosecurity response.We have two positions available each month for TMBC members who are keen to get an overview and introduction to the CIMS (Coordinated Incident Management System) framework.  This is a free, two-day course held virtually. 

Registrations are open for the fourth annual Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Excellence Symposium.  The theme this year is ‘Biosecurity Reset: working together to strengthen the system’.  

A new species of gall midge, Mycodiplosis constricta, has been described and noted as the first in NZ. What’s interesting about this species is what it feeds on: the urediniospores of Austropucccinia psidii, the fungus that causes myrtle rust. 

Prepare to take off for the best STEMFest yet as New Zealand’s largest science, technology, engineering, and mathematics festival (STEM) returns after a two-year hiatus. TMBC will join more than 50 exhibitors from all over Aotearoa at the festival.