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Our research helps detect stink bug

March 6th, 2026

Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) Symposium May 2026

March 1st, 2026

February 22nd, 2026

Introductory session on the Biosecurity System Action Plan

January 30th, 2026

Want to know more about the hornet response?

November 18th, 2025

On the look out for yellow-legged hornets in Auckland

October 23rd, 2025

August is biosecurity awareness month

August 1st, 2025

B3 conference 15-16 July 2025

June 4th, 2025

Support B3’s early career researcher Luna Hasna – vote for her B3 project’s video

May 2nd, 2025

B3 Annual Report 2023-24

April 16th, 2025 Last year's successes and impacts

Change of leadership and structure in B3

November 6th, 2024 Changes to B3

Former B3 Director receives lifetime achievement honours

December 17th, 2023 Science NZ Individual / Lifetime Achievement Award

B3 test detecting exotic plant diseases

November 27th, 2023 Helping protect New Zealand's plants

Programme for Science Partnership Forum

October 10th, 2023 19 October, Wellington

New biosecurity research protects border and empowers industry and communities

October 8th, 2023 Protecting against threats to native and productive plants

Māori tourism operators step-up for biosecurity

August 15th, 2023 Sharing biosecurity mātauranga

New Independent Chair for B3

July 5th, 2023 Farewell to stalwart James Buwalda

Global Change and New Zealand Biosecurity Report

May 4th, 2023 Global Change will challenge New Zealand's biosecurity system

Programme for B3 Conference Friday May 5

April 18th, 2023 Collective action to prepare for future biosecurity challenges.

B3 seeks Collaboration Council chair

March 20th, 2023 Independent chair for governance council

New Director for B3

February 12th, 2023 Desi Ramoo

BMSB 3D-printed to raise awareness

February 2nd, 2023 B3 and Canterbury University collaboration

Learn about our mahi

February 1st, 2023 B3 Annual Report

B3 Summer Students

January 26th, 2023 Fostering biosecurity's future

Forum brings together biosecurity community

November 9th, 2022 Science Partnership Forum

B3 win Biosecurity NZ Science Award 2022

November 3rd, 2022 Championing biosecurity in Aotearoa

Fall armyworm podcast

October 11th, 2022 'Cut the Crop' podcast

Enhancing international research co-ordination

October 4th, 2022 B3 / Euphresco/PBRI

B3 in Biosecurity Award finals

September 27th, 2022 Recognising biosecurity champions

NZ Plant Protection Society’s 75th Birthday

August 23rd, 2022 B3 part of celebrations

Substantial new biosecurity science investment

July 15th, 2022 $4 million for new projects

B3 Director stepping down in October

June 29th, 2022 "It's been hugely fulfilling'

International Congress on Biological Invasions (ICBI2023) and B3 conference

June 20th, 2022 May 1 - 5, 2023.

International research collaboration

May 17th, 2022 Protecting plants, people and our place together

B3 steps up research to face fall armyworm

May 5th, 2022 Supporting the collective effort

Repatriation of ngā tupu taketake ō Tāne

April 20th, 2022 Taonga returned home

Researcher made Royal Society Fellow

April 7th, 2022 Excellence in biocontrol of introduced pests

MOU between the UC and B3

March 29th, 2022 MOU to strengthen relationship

Research key to new protection against BMSB

March 23rd, 2022 Ethyl formate (EF) approved as border treatment

Last year’s successes and impacts

February 28th, 2022 B3 Annual Report now online

Outputs from BMSB Symposium

February 24th, 2022 Find out about work to STOP BMSB establishing

Starting 2022 with congratulations

January 16th, 2022 Scientists and collaborators celebrated

Science partnership with MPI

December 22nd, 2021 MPI/B3 partnership featured

New Summer Students

December 13th, 2021 Students join research programme

Biocontrol research in the spotlight

November 30th, 2021 Preparing for potential incursions

Xylella project highlighted

November 29th, 2021 Xylella & sentinel plant networks

2022 investment round

November 22nd, 2021 Deadline for concepts: 21 January 2022

Science Partnership Forum

November 15th, 2021 Forum brings biosecurity whānau together