52392 (2025). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity
Written Question
Published date: 19 Nov 2025
52392 (2025). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity: How vulnerable, if at all, is New Zealand's pollination system to the potential risks posed by the yellow-legged hornet?
Hon Andrew Hoggard: A number of New Zealand’s primary industries rely on pollination, but we cannot quantify risk at this stage of the response. A number of exotic and native insects provide pollination to commercial and native plants.