Dangerous Insects
North Canterbury
LOIS GRIFFITHS,
The two articles under Conservation Briefs (Forest & Bird, February 2002), calling for stronger biosecurity measures, needed to point out that approximately 1000 shipping containers a day arrive in the country. I attended the opening
of the Government's biosecurity programme where great emphasis was put on the importance of informing air passengers of the need not to bring in items like fruit. But when I questioned the way so few containers are inspected, I was met with a shrug and a muttering that, "We are a trading nation. I found this a very feeble answer. I don’t see how we can avoid more dangerous insects arriving, unless container numbers are kept at a manageable level. Sian Robinson remarked on how MAF has abandoned the plan to inspect all used vehicles before their being shipped here. That’s just asking for trouble and refusing to learn from past mistakes.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 305, 1 August 2002, Page 3
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