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Cabinet has asked for detailed information on two options on handling the painted apple moth before a decision will be made.

The Cabinet has approved a $30 million programme to attempt to eradicate the southern saltmarsh mosquito around the Kaipara Harbour, Associate Biosecurity Minister Marian Hobbs announced today.

Funding for biosecurity programmes will be increased again in this week's Budget, Acting Biosecurity Minister Marian Hobbs said today.

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry officials have turned back at the border more than one consignment of seed imports potentially contaminated with genetically modified material, Biosecurity Minister Jim Sutton said today.

A new Memorandum of Understanding signed by the chief executives of the four central government departments with responsibility for biosecurity was a positive sign of the commitment to a whole-of-Government approach for this vital area, Biosecurity Mini

The formal declaration of Britain as foot and mouth disease free did not mean that New Zealanders should become complacent about the level of risk of an outbreak here, Biosecurity Minister Jim Sutton said today.