The number of air travellers attempting to bring banned goods into New Zealand has more than doubled in the past three years.
More than 9100 people have been fined this year, caught flouting the country's strict biosecurity laws at airports across New Zealand, failing to declare items that could harbour pests or diseases. A further 1135 people have been handed warnings.
With the busy summer period yet to start the Ministry for Primary Industries is on track to issue a record number of fines.
Last year officers issued 9704 infringement notices for the year compared with 6102 in 2015 and 4851 in 2014.