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08 Jun 2026
The KVH winter field days flyer is available for download here.
Read more04 Jun 2026
We look forward to seeing you at Mystery Creek next week. We’ll be in the Zespri stand at Site F49 (our usual spot) connecting with growers and taking part in midday presentations each day. Gates are open - and we’re on-site - daily from Wednesday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Fieldays website.
Read more04 Jun 2026
As winter falls, the figures are in for the 2025-26 summer season (December to February), revealing another busy summer for biosecurity officers patrolling New Zealand’s international airports. Passenger volumes exceeded last summer’s levels, reaching higher than pre-pandemic levels for some airports. Despite this increase, biosecurity processing ran smoothly with improvements such as the continued use of express risk assessment lanes in Auckland, additional officers, and expanded detector dog teams, ensuring a positive arrival experience for travellers while continuing to protect New Zealand’s borders. Summer number for 2025-26: Air passenger arrivals: 2.05mAirport with highest number of arrivals: Auckland with 1.47m Passengers with seized goods (declared): 15.6k Passengers with seized goods (undeclared): 3.4k Passengers fined: 2767 Passengers warned 296Busiest day nationwide: 21 December with 27,849 arrivals
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