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MPI releases new Health, Safety and Wellbeing Guidance for Transitional Facilities
MPI has released the updated TFGEN Standard (2 October 2025) and a new Health, Safety and Wellbeing Guidance Document (TFGEN-GD-HSW). The guidance helps Transitional Facility Operators and Accredited Persons manage overlapping biosecurity and workplace safety duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, with best-practice advice on risk management, site inductions, and Safe Systems of Work.
Greg Hoskins
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Season's Greetings from NZBA
The NZBA Team would like to thank you for your continued support over the last year. We wish you and your family a Happy and Safe Festive season. Please find below a few helpful tips to end the year: BorderSpace Newsletter December 2024 The new BorderSpace newsletter from MPI is now available. BorderSpace Newsletter Issue 59 Sea, Contain, Report Newsletter You can view the most recent Sea, Contain, Report newsletter on the below link. Sea, Contain Report October Newsletter Su
NZBA Team
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Free Biosecurity Awareness Training
If you run a Transitional Facility (TF), then this new Biosecurity New Zealand training module is designed for you and your teams. It will help build an understanding about what biosecurity is and what actions they need to take if they find something out of the ordinary. This Module, provided by MPI, is completely free and covers a range of topics including: What is biosecurity? Biosecurity Act 1993 The role of Biosecurity New Zealand Biosecurity Risks Reporting Pests and Dis
NZBA Team
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Celebrating Success: NZBA Awarded Category 1 Rating from NZQA!
We're thrilled to announce that NZBA has been awarded a prestigious Category 1 rating in our first External Evaluation and Review (EER).
Greg Hoskins
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It's Not Just In Your Head
The benefits to businesses from ensuring teams understand mental wellbeing are immediate and can reach beyond the workplace. Find out how.
NZBA Team
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Why Is Health and Safety Training So Important?
Encouraging a ‘safety culture’ from businesses and encouraging a ‘buy in’ from employees are both vital. Have a look at how...
Neil Walker
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What's With All The Shouting?
NZBA’s ‘Situational and Tactical Communications’ (SATCom) course will help your team to have a Safety Mindset.
NZBA Team
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How to reduce stress at Christmas
It kind of goes without saying that 2020 has been a year of ups and downs, stress, anxiety, and depression are running at an all time high. The festive season is often a stressful time of year, and for 2020 the pressure to create a magical day for tamariki and whānau, will be a huge strain for some Kiwi’s. For others, the Kirihimete period can increase loneliness and hardship, with limited access to, important services. Try to keep in mind that the true gift of the season is
NZBA Team
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Accredited Persons in 2021
In a year filled with challenges and tribulations, we're are thankful for your ongoing support, and we wish you and your whānau happiness & health in 2021. If you have attended an AP course with us you will remember us discussing the Container Checks website (containerchecks.maf.govt.nz). During the course we mention that you need only enter details for containers found with contamination (check your ‘See – Contain – Report’ chart for confirmation). Work has started, with MP
NZBA Team
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Dairy farmer who broke tails of 136 dairy cows fined $40,000 and put under intensive supervision
Ministry for Primary Industries. (2020, December 16). Dairy farmer who broke tails of 136 dairy cows fined $40,000 and put under...
MPI Media Team
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