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Border Standards Targeting and Collaboration MAY 2009 Border Standards Targeting and collaboration A fresh approach to biosecurity monitoring FAK and air container surveys Compartmentalisation: stability of trade versus relentless requirements International forest health scientists focus on biosecurity 91 Biosecurity magazine Biosecurity is published six-weekly by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand. It is of special interest to all those with a stake in the protection of New Zealand’s economic, 11 1818 2121 environmental and social assets from the dangers posed by pests and diseases. Animal welfare issues are also covered. The articles in this magazine do not CONTENTS necessarily reflect government policy. For enquiries about specific Editorial 3 articles, refer to the contact listed at the end of each article. A fresh approach to biosecurity monitoring 4 General enquiries (e.g. circulation requests Review time for live animal and germplasm donor export testing lab standards 6 or information about Border agencies working together 7 MAF Biosecurity New Zealand): Have your say about Biosecurity magazine 7 Biosecurity Magazine MAF Biosecurity New Zealand High compliance level for Freight of All Kinds containers 8 PO Box 2526 Air container survey shows improvements 10 Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand Training developed for pest identification 11 Phone: 04 894 0100 Pests popular at field days 11 Fax: 04 894 0300 Compartmentalisation: stability of trade versus relentless requirements 12 Email: [email protected] Update – Import Health Standard Amendment 13 Internet: www.biosecurity.govt.nz Draft Import Health Standards open for consultation 14 Editorial enquiries: Pacific pathway to New Zealand market 14 Phone 04 894 0774 ISSN 1174 – 4618 New Zealand biosecurity leaders 16 Production and printing management Biosecurity border inspection history project 17 by City Print Communications in Conference invitation leads to benefits for New Zealand seed exporters 18 association with Context Public Policy Communications. Biosecurity fundamental to wine industry 19 International forest health scientists focus on biosecurity 20 How far can a caterpillar crawl? 21 Wood wasp risks to New Zealand’s forests 22 Developing phytosanitary treatments for international trade 24 STIMBR getting runs on the board 25 Updates 26 Environmental Paper Profile Directory 26 Biosecurity Magazine is printed on Sumo Gloss. Sumo is an environmentally responsible paper manufactured under the environmental management system ISO 14001 using Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) pulp sourced from sustainable, well managed forests. Cover photo by Kim Neville 91 Carolyn Whyte EDITORIAL Targeting collaboration After Biosecurity New Zealand and MAF Quarantine National Targeting Centre (see page 7) are an example Service integrated to form MAF Biosecurity of the way we are heading with border operations as we seek to work more closely with partner agencies. New Zealand (MAFBNZ) in July 2007, MAFBNZ The team is currently developing profiles that will embarked on a programme of systematic change identify both high- and low-risk passengers, and benefits designed to meet its strategic goals for improved from the co-location with our Customs counterparts by the sharing of information, participating in joint biosecurity measures at the border. operations planning, using Customs’ systems to target passengers for biosecurity risk management and wo of those strategic goals – more effective border learning from Customs’ experience in profiling. interventions and improved collaboration across Improved targeting requires information about how Tagencies – are the focus of initiatives taking place at effectively our pre-border and border systems are managing the border. biosecurity risks. This issue of Biosecurity features an article As part of the move towards improved collaboration and on pages 4 and 5 describing a multi-pronged approach better use of resources, the chief executives of agencies for monitoring the biosecurity system’s performance at involved at the border (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry the border, as well as articles about how well the system (MAF), New Zealand Customs Service, Department of manages risks associated with sea and air containers. Labour, Ministry of Transport, Department of Internal A joint business case will be presented to cabinet Affairs and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority) have for consideration in the later part of 2009. formed the Border Sector Governance Group (BSGG), MAFBNZ and Customs are also collaborating on the which is responsible for overseeing work covering design of a joint border management system to replace operations, information systems and strategic alignment. the existing separate legacy information systems of each This co-operation of effort will ensure biosecurity agency. The proposed system will support the targeting measures include a more targeted approach at the border. and risk-management information needs of both A tighter focusing of our biosecurity resources in the areas agencies and enable cross-agency information sharing. of highest risk will enable MAFBNZ to reduce resource As MAFBNZ develops expectations for how profiling investment in low-risk areas, resulting in benefits such supports the biosecurity system in the future, our as expediency for travellers and importers who already collaboration with Customs is creating opportunities for actively comply with biosecurity requirements. MAFBNZ staff to learn and apply new targeting skills now. The MAFBNZ passenger profiling and intelligence Our challenge is to ensure that the profiling work delivers staff now based at the New Zealand Customs Service benefits for inspectors, advisers and stakeholders alike. ■ Carolyn Whyte, Analysis and Profiling Group Manager, Border Standards Directorate, MAFBNZ MAF BIOSECURITY NEW ZEALAND 3 91 BORDER STANDARDS A fresh approach to biosecurity monitoring MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has developed a new and integrated approach to monitoring risk at our borders. ince 2005, the MAFBNZ Data approach taken also allows monitoring Analysis and Survey teams have resources to be applied to a wider Sundertaken 23 in-depth studies to range of border activity than has measure the effectiveness of the been possible in the past. In addition, biosecurity system at the border. These focus has shifted from concentrating have ranged over the cargo and strictly on the effectiveness of the passenger arenas, involving tens of biosecurity system and MAFBNZ’s thousands of inspections and direct interventions, to also researching contact with members of the public, the nature of hazards associated stakeholders, industry, other with goods entering New Zealand. government agencies and internal The six approaches are: colleagues. The studies have involved Nursery stock being screened. • high-intensity border monitoring; re-inspecting cleared consignments to quantify the efficacy of interventions, • low-intensity border monitoring; and to give accurate measures on the • ongoing monitoring; quantity and types of biosecurity risk at • organism identification studies; the border. Risk goods are seized in • post-border commodity-based accordance with the relevant import monitoring; and health standards, and all organisms • analysis projects. found (insects, plant material) are sent for identification. High-intensity monitoring is similar to the surveys MAFBNZ During 2008, a second programme has conducted since 2005. Pathways of work began, with the objective suitable for high-intensity monitoring Screening scrap metal. of measuring the effectiveness of are characterised by high volumes MAFBNZ operational interventions at and frequent arrival of goods. The consignments over a three-month various entry points. This work started work lasts for a defined period of period. For nursery stock, a single at all the international airports, and time (usually one-to-two months), surveyor re-examined consignments was subsequently rolled out to include and inspections are conducted by of nursery stock arriving through express freight and international mail. members of the survey team. The Auckland during a four-month period. The time had come to re-assess these entire survey team may participate Ongoing monitoring is incorporated initiatives to ensure that all data in a high-intensity project. Examples into business as usual. This approach requirements were being met and of these projects completed in earlier is appropriate where goods arrive in resources used effectively. Over the years are arriving international large volumes and at high frequency. past few months, the team has been passengers and used vehicles. It has the dual advantage of covering evaluating the various approaches to seasonality and providing long-term, Low-intensity monitoring is suitable for monitoring, and has now developed continuous data. This work is co- commodities that arrive infrequently a multi-pronged system that will lead ordinated by survey team members, or in small numbers. Because of lower to a broad coverage of pathways and with inspections and data collection volumes, these projects will require the generation of more information conducted by quarantine inspectors only one or two dedicated inspectors. to guide decision makers. as part of their daily work. Data is However, to obtain appropriate fed back to site managers on a weekly The result is a model with six types sample sizes the projects will be of basis, providing continuous and of monitoring activity. The approach longer duration. Two examples
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