May 4th, 2023Global Change will challenge New Zealand's biosecurity system
Programme for B3 Conference Friday May 5
April 18th, 2023Collective action to prepare for future biosecurity challenges.
B3 seeks Collaboration Council chair
March 20th, 2023Independent chair for governance council
New Director for B3
February 12th, 2023Desi Ramoo
BMSB 3D-printed to raise awareness
February 2nd, 2023B3 and Canterbury University collaboration
Learn about our mahi
February 1st, 2023B3 Annual Report
B3 Summer Students
January 26th, 2023Fostering biosecurity's future
Forum brings together biosecurity community
November 9th, 2022Science Partnership Forum
B3 win Biosecurity NZ Science Award 2022
November 3rd, 2022Championing biosecurity in Aotearoa
Fall armyworm podcast
October 11th, 2022'Cut the Crop' podcast
Enhancing international research co-ordination
October 4th, 2022B3 / Euphresco/PBRI
B3 in Biosecurity Award finals
September 27th, 2022Recognising biosecurity champions
NZ Plant Protection Society’s 75th Birthday
August 23rd, 2022B3 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, 2022May 1 - 5, 2023.
International research collaboration
May 17th, 2022Protecting plants, people and our place together
B3 steps up research to face fall armyworm
May 5th, 2022Supporting the collective effort
Repatriation of ngā tupu taketake ō Tāne
April 20th, 2022Taonga returned home
Researcher made Royal Society Fellow
April 7th, 2022Excellence in biocontrol of introduced pests
MOU between the UC and B3
March 29th, 2022MOU to strengthen relationship
Research key to new protection against BMSB
March 23rd, 2022Ethyl formate (EF) approved as border treatment
Last year’s successes and impacts
February 28th, 2022B3 Annual Report now online
Outputs from BMSB Symposium
February 24th, 2022Find out about work to STOP BMSB establishing
Starting 2022 with congratulations
January 16th, 2022Scientists and collaborators celebrated
Science partnership with MPI
December 22nd, 2021MPI/B3 partnership featured
New Summer Students
December 13th, 2021Students join research programme
Biocontrol research in the spotlight
November 30th, 2021Preparing for potential incursions
Xylella project highlighted
November 29th, 2021Xylella & sentinel plant networks
2022 investment round
November 22nd, 2021Deadline for concepts: 21 January 2022
Science Partnership Forum
November 15th, 2021Forum brings biosecurity whānau together
B3 researchers win awards
September 11th, 2021Researcher, international collaborator and PhD student awarded
$1.6 million for new projects
August 25th, 2021New research to protect Aotearoa’s plants
B3 project to improve Xylella readiness
August 5th, 2021B3 project focused on Xylella readiness
New Cultural Biosecurity Ambassador roopū
August 1st, 2021Cultural Ambassadors to champion biosecurity and lead thinking
Register for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Symposium
July 21st, 2021Connect with BMSB researchers and share ideas to better prepare New Zealand.
Fostering future plant biosecurity community
July 12th, 2021B3 sponsors PhD session at Plant Science Central conference to foster emerging researchers.
Students learn to be biosecurity guardians
June 22nd, 2021A biosecurity game developed by B3 is educating the community about the range and impact of plant pests and pathogens in Aotearoa.
B3 conference brings biosecurity community together
June 14th, 2021The fourth B3 conference gave the plant border biosecurity community a chance to gather in person for the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic.
OVER 70 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FAREWELLED FROM B3 IN LATE 2020
April 9th, 2021Towards the end of 2020, B3 said good bye to a number of retiring colleagues, all of whom made substantial contributions to the collaboration in recent years.
B3 Conference 2021 Registration Open
March 10th, 2021Registrations are open for the B3 Conference May 17 - 18, 2021 being held in Wellington.
B3 Māori Research Leader Appointed
February 17th, 2021Alby Marsh has been appointed as B3’s Māori Research Leader.
Three Summer Students Assisting With B3 Research Projects
December 14th, 2020Three summer students are adding their enthusiasm and expertise to the B3 team over the coming months assisting researchers with their projects.
University of Canterbury Engineering Students Investigate Novel Way to Protect Our Borders From Biosecurity Threats
December 4th, 2020A group of engineering students from the University of Canterbury has worked with AgResearch scientist Mark McNeill to develop technology that can detect external contamination on shipping containers while not impacting on port operations.
B3 Science Partnership Forum a Success
October 22nd, 2020B3 hosted a successful and productive virtual Science Partnership Forum on 15 October, with over 80 participants taking part in the day-long event.
29 October Presentation: Bees as Biosecurity Monitors
October 21st, 2020B3 hosted a presentation by Dr Andrew Cridge on 29 October about bees as biosecurity monitors. His presentation is now available online.
