A single male Oriental fruit fly was found on 3 January in a surveillance trap in a suburban back yard in the Papatoetoe/Māngere area. An operation, led by Biosecurity New Zealand which is part of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), is now underway in response to the discovery of the fruit fly, and restrictions are in place.
For the most up to date information on this response, visit Biosecurity New Zealand’s website.
This area is divided into two zones, A and B, which have different restrictions. To check if you are in the controlled area and which zone applies to you visit Biosecurity New Zealand ‘s website.
These restrictions mean some changes to rubbish (particularly food scraps) collections in the area.
Auckland Council waste collections in Zone A
- There will be no food scraps collections (the small 23L bin) in this area until further notice.
- Follow Biosecurity New Zealand’s instructions to dispose of your fruit and vegetable waste.
- All other food waste e.g. meat, cooked meal scraps, dairy products, rice and pasta etc, can go into your rubbish bin.
- Rubbish and recycling collections will continue as usual.
- Do not put food waste into your recycling bins.
Zone A general restrictions (source: Biosecurity New Zealand)
- No whole fruit and vegetables (other than leafy or soil free root vegetables and cooked, processed, preserved, dried, frozen and canned fruit) can be moved from Zone A of the controlled area.
- Compost and green waste from gardens also cannot be moved out of this zone.
- Do not compost fruit and vegetables.
- Biosecurity New Zealand is providing all households in Zone A with bins for fruit and vegetable waste. Please follow all Biosecurity New Zealand’s instructions for disposal of fruit and vegetable waste.
Auckland Council waste collections in Zone B
- Rubbish, recycling and food scraps collections continue as normal however all homegrown produce waste and garden waste needs to be disposed of in Biosecurity New Zealand bins.
Zone B general restrictions (source: Biosecurity New Zealand)
- No fruit and vegetables grown in Zone B can be moved out of the controlled area.
- You can move commercially purchased fruit and vegetables (e.g. fruit and vegetables brought at the supermarket) out of the area.
- Home grown produce waste and garden waste needs to be disposed of in Biosecurity New Zealand bins.
- Biosecurity NZ is placing bins throughout Zone B for collection of home grown produce and garden waste.
