New Zealand apples have been banned in Australia since 1921 when fireblight spread through New Zealand after first being found at Northland in 1919. It probably arrived in New Zealand on infected nursery stock imported from California.

Fireblight is a disease that affects apples, pears, quinces and member of the rose family. It can eventually kill the plant. The disease is found in North America, Canada and much of Europe but in the southern hemisphere New Zealand is the only country where it has been recorded.

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New Zealand apple growers have long wanted access to Australian markets and there have been arguments between the two countries for many years on the issue. In 2006-07 the outright ban was lifted but had stringent quarantine measures that included bathing apples in chlorine and storing them for several weeks, as it is believed the disease can travel on mature fruit.

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