The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s site
describes MAF Biosecurity New Zealand’s work in
protecting the environment, biosecurity, and
controlling pests and diseases.
This biodiversity information site has
information about the agencies responsible for
marine biosecurity.
More suggestions and sources
Druett, Joan. Exotic intruders: the
introduction of plants and animals into New
Zealand. Auckland: Heinemann, 1983.
McDowall, R. M. Gamekeepers for the nation:
the story of New Zealand’s acclimatisation
societies, 1861–1990. Christchurch: Canterbury
University Press, 1994.
Nightingale, Tony. White collars and
gumboots: a history of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries, 1892–1992. Palmerston North:
Dunmore, 1992.
Taylor, Bruce, and others. New Zealand under
siege: a review of the management of biosecurity
risks to the environment. Wellington: Office
of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the
Environment, 2000.