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Practical insight for the people keeping trade moving and compliant, from biosecurity and border protection to forestry, training and the standards that hold it all together. Browse the latest below.
Biosecurity Starts Before the Border: BMSB Season and Container Risks
BMSB season is back, and container checks are changing. Here's what importers and Transitional Facilities need to know from the October 2026 issue of The BorderSpace.
Biosecurity Waste at Transitional Facilities
It's one of the least talked about parts of compliance, and one of the easiest to get wrong. Here's what operators actually need to know about managing biosecurity waste at transitional facilities.
Biosecurity Starts Before the Border: Strengthening New Zealand's First Line of Defence
New Zealand's biosecurity system relies on people most of us never see. This August, for Biosecurity Awareness Month, we look at the everyday work happening well before anything reaches the border, and why it matters more than most people realise.
Stronger Partnerships Strengthen New Zealand's Biosecurity
Behind every strong border sits a network of people getting it right, quietly. Here's a look at the Accredited Person success stories, sharper auditing, and new training resources helping raise the bar across the sector.
Border Security Ramps Up as Trade and Travel Continue to Grow
More cargo. More travellers. More pressure on the systems keeping New Zealand safe. Here's how biosecurity is scaling up its people, technology and processes to keep pace, without slowing trade down.
The March 2026 NZ Forestry Outlook
Building consents are climbing and global shipping costs are reshaping export decisions. We break down what the March 2026 Forestry Industry Insights report means for operators watching the market shift.