Who's In Charge?
The MPI, who are charged with leading biosecurity in New Zealand, is short for this.
What is the Ministry for Primary Industries?
These items are only okay if they're packaged and sealed (even if you got it on the plane).
What is food?
This important act for biosecurity was passed in 1993.
What is the Biosecurity Act?
Ferrets, stoats, and weasels make up this group of invasive predators.
What are mustelids?
This organization helps the MPI with biosecurity operations by giving scientific advice and aiding with critical conservation operations.
Who is DOC (Department of Conservation)?
You'll need a nice broken-in pair of these for backpacking, but they better be clean!
What are hiking boots?
The Ministry for ___________ and Fisheries (MAF) used to be in charge of biosecurity until it was changed to the MPI in 2012.
What is agriculture?
Undaria pinnatifida is an invasive _______ from Asia that could potentially become widespread and threaten NZ marine ecosystems.
What is seaweed?
The Ministry of ______ deals with infectious diseases, including pests that may transmit those diseases.
What is health?
A nasty surprise your cat might have dropped off in your bag...
What is a (dead) mouse? (or rat, bird, etc)
Early forms of biosecurity in the 1860s were mostly concerned with containing the spread of _______ and included quarantine stations.
What is disease?
Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata) is an invasive species of _____ that was discovered in New Zealand in 2004.
What is algae?
This organization/research institute provides biosecurity services for marine and freshwater environments.
Who is NIWA?
This material is an eco-friendly plastic replacement, but many visitors are fined each year for forgetting to declare it.
What is bamboo?
The Department of Agriculture began inspecting fruit and plants arriving at ports during this decade.
What are the 1890s?
The painted _____ moth was discovered in Auckland in 1999 and took 5 years to successfully eradicate. (Hint: named after a fruit)
What is apple?