In this episode of Snapshot, Lisa chats with Bridgette from Grower Services at Birchwood. With years of experience supporting kiwifruit growers, Bridgette shares what she loves about the industry and her role as a biosecurity champion. From fruit fly and myrtle rust responses to Covid-19 logistics and search and rescue operations, Bridgette’s story is one of dedication, resilience, and passion for horticulture.

This podcast is in two parts. First, we chat with Mike Lawson (Manager GIA partnerships) and then Corne (who is connected to the avocado industry). Both discussions delve into being out in the field during biosecurity responses and the contribution KiwiNet, on behalf of the kiwifruit industry, makes to the success of responses.

Snapshot - Wild kiwifruit control June 2025 by Kiwifruit Vine Health

Ryan, MPI Chief Quarantine Officer, talks about the work he and his team do to manage biosecurity risk and how that helps protects kiwifruit growing regions.

Guy from Onside and Cam from DMS talk to us about using Onside, which now includes biosecurity functionality. It's quick and easy to keep plant movement records and meet your biosecurity requirements under GAP - all part of best biosecurity practice!

Yanika Reiter from KVH and Shane Max from Zespri have a quick chat to us at the Kiwifruit Biosecurity Industry Day (Thursday 11 November) about the event's research presentations and priorities, including planning and guidance for possible long-term management of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB).

We're joined out on the orchard by Mike Montgomery, in Paengaroa, who talks about managing Psa on Bounty rootstock and the symptoms he has seen recently. Mike also discusses the support and advice he has received and how important this has been for him and his team.

KVH Snapshot October 2021, featuring KVH Biosecurity Manager who talks with us about the proposed new Pathway Plan for the kiwifruit industry and how on-orchard biosecurity plans manage risk and protect investments. Matt and Lisa also talk about the upcoming KVH grower roadshows and what you can expect if you attend these free events that will help you complete a plan.

KVH Snapshot April 2021, featuring KVH Chief Executive Stu Hutchings in his final days at the office before he moves into his new role as New Zealand’s Chief Biosecurity Officer at the Ministry for Primary Industries.

KVH Snapshot February 2020, from the Zespri Momentum conference where a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) session was held during breakout workshop sessions. Tomasso De Gregorio from Ferrero (the chocolate company) spoke about the effect BMSB is having on their hazelnut growers, and Aleise Puketapu from Plant & Food Research spoke about BMSB surveillance in the Bay of Plenty.