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Newborn puppies begin life as detector dogs (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 4 months ago
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Newborn puppies begin life as detector dogs Jacob Brown, Newstalk ZB January 18, 2013, 10:57 am The fight against biosecurity threats at the border will go up a few notches come June next year... well, sort of. Nine newly-born Labradors are about to
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Snake interception shows biosecurity system is working
California City :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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The snake was found dead at a Manukau scrap yard when a specially trained yard worker (Accredited Person) opened a container that had arrived in Auckland from Vanuatu. The worker passed the snake on to a MPI quarantine inspector who had arrived to
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600 join equine influenza class action
Sydney :: Canada | 5 months ago
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They would go from wherever they were in their street clothes, visit a horse, and then leave without changing or showering, then go and see other horses," he told AAP. "So the inevitable happened." More than 600 people have joined the action
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Customs reminder for holiday goers (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
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Customs reminder for holiday goers James Williams, Newstalk ZB December 14, 2012, 12:51 pm A list of items commonly confiscated at our border has been released. New Zealand Customs and the Ministry for Primary Industries are urging holiday makers
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Seven new biosecurity detector dog teams
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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The Ministry for Primary Industries' seven new biosecurity detector dog teams. The handlers graduated from their training on Friday at a ceremony in Auckland, along with 43 other frontline biosecurity staff. Biosecurity detector dog teams are one of
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`Globalisation & climate change affecting food security`
Kampala :: Uganda | 6 months ago
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Urging the agricultural community not to focus only on increasing crop yields, Australian plant bio-security scientist Shashi Sharma today said globalisation and climate change has emerged as a new threat to food security. "Globalisation of food
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Biosecurity boost will simply restore frontline numbers
California City :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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The Minister of Primary Industries has welcomed the graduation of 46 new recruits who will go into quarantine and dog detection roles in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The PSA says while the extra capacity will make a big difference, the
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Giant snail threat
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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The latest interception of Giant African Snail was made this week on a vessel from Noumea bound for New Zealand. The interception was the second at Fiji's borders in the past four months. Departing BAF chief executive Elvis Silvestrini said shipping
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BAF boss quits
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 6 months ago
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Authority of Fiji chief executive officer Elvis Silvestrini has resigned after only 22 months in the position. In a statement from BAF yesterday, the organisation said Mr Silvestrini resigned for personal reasons. "I am proud of BAF's achievements
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Industrial Action: Biosecurity, Border Control, Fisheries
Wellington :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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December 2012 Industrial Action To Hit Biosecurity, Border Control, Fisheries And Food Safety PSA members at the Ministry of Primary Industries are taking industrial action later this month over the Ministry's refusal to negotiate fairly and return
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