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Sales of antibiotics used in animals and plants down for sixth year in a row Date: 18 September 2024...

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Company and director of nursery fined $42,500 for breaking plant import quarantine rules Elliott...

Research and innovation key to Primary Sector Award win for Next Generation Apples Date: 11 October 2024

Latest media releases MPI  Date: 11 October 2024     Next Generation Apples – Sassy™...

Customs seizes 47 kgs of methamphetamine at Auckland Airport

03.28pm 30 August 2024 Customs has seized 47 kilograms of methamphetamine, worth up to NZ$16.45...

A decade of chemical detection at the border NZ Customs News

12.23pm 29 August 2024 | News   The Customs ESR Screening Laboratory (CESL) is responsible for...

International experts combine forces to target criminal infiltration in global supply chains

Border agencies around the world converged at Melbourne Airport (9-13 September) to counter criminal...

Steely joint operation lands half a tone of methamphetamine 05.05am 09 October 2024 | News

05.05am 09 October 2024 | News   A joint Customs and Police operation has swooped on one of New...

Fourteen people arrested following joint operation into drug smuggling at Auckland Airport

Fourteen people have been charged today following a joint operation by Police and Customs into the...