“It’s very pleasing to have Tomatoes New Zealand Incorporated on-board, working with the Ministry for Primary Industries and other industry partners,” he said. “It means we can work together on managing and responding to the most important biosecurity risks.

“Biosecurity is my number one priority as Minister, and as the recent Biosecurity 2025 document points out, it is a shared responsibility requiring everyone’s input and expertise.” 

TomatoesNZ represents the commercial fresh tomato sector, which produces fruit worth approximately $100 million annually, including an estimated $8-9 million in exports.