Government to crack down on biosecurity facilities to stop pestsRACHAEL KELLY/FAIRFAX NZ Environment Southland compliance officer Robert Bird with a velvetleaf plant. The outbreaks of fruit fly and tau fly in Auckland were suspiciously near to transitional facilities," Prosser said. The Ministry for Primary Industries manager, biosecurity and environment, Paul Hallett said some of these facilities may be deregistered. "This is part of National's honesty-box biosecurity that's playing Russian roulette with our economy. The Government has introduced stricter biosecurity rules to try and stop unwanted pests or diseases arriving in New Zealand.

Source: Stuff June 21, 2016 03:43 UTC