A ground-breaking agreement to fight the threat of fruit fly has been renewed and updated by the Government and eight of New Zealand’s largest horticulture industry groups, including Summerfruit NZ.
The Fruit Fly Operational Agreement, first signed in May 2016, was the first such agreement under the Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response (GIA). The Agreement sets out the operational requirements for biosecurity readiness and response as well as cost sharing between the Government and affected industries.
Its renewal enhances New Zealand’s protection from the threat of fruit flies arriving and as a country is well-prepared in the event that a response is required, as happened with the large Auckland Fruit Fly response in Auckland in 2019. The new agreement took effect from 1 September 2022 and has a seven-year term. For more information see Fight against fruit fly threat strengthened with the renewal of a successful biosecurity partnership.