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21 Jan 2026 17:45
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  •   Home > News > Environment

    Biosecurity officials are thanking Auckland's Papatoetoe community for their cooperation, in the six weeks since the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit fly

    Biosecurity officials are thanking Auckland's Papatoetoe community for their cooperation, in the six weeks since the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit fly


    Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables have been lifted after no further flies were identified.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Environment News
     21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately
     20 Jan: A State of Emergency remains on the cards for other parts of Northland - after being declared for a week in Whangarei district - already pelted with heavy rain
     20 Jan: NZTA says the damage at Waioweka Gorge on State Highway 2 - from the weekend's flooding, is extensive
     20 Jan: Concerns over how the already soaked Northland will cope with more localised downpours
     20 Jan: China ramps up crackdown on Christians amid global political pressures
     19 Jan: Small Northland communities got the worst of the weekend's flooding, but more is to come
     19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions
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