Episode
Feature | How local government reform could weaken biosecurity
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- Farmers Weekly Podcast
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 753
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Summary
A new report warns that proposed structural changes to local government could undermine New Zealand's biosecurity programmes. Commissioned by the country's 16 regional and unitary councils, it examines the risks of reducing or pausing these programmes. Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair Sophie Siers joins the show to unpack the findings and their implications.