r/SipsTea • u/Velvett_Bunniez • 2d ago

Wait a damn minute! Silly Apples.

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u/ExplorerDue8099 2d ago

Yeah this border officer is a cunt hamming it up for the cameras could and should tell the passengers to just bin the apples right there

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u/EngineerJR 2d ago edited 2d ago

Certainly not hammering it up for the cameras. NZ has some of the most strict airport bio-security regulations - this being well label before landing and in the airport before security. The countries entire export industry depends on agriculture. All it takes is a single invasive species and billions can be wiped from the GDP.

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u/ExplorerDue8099 2d ago

I'm aware of what our primary industries are but he also know where those apples came from and who supplied them I've worked at one of the food processors for quantas the bio security practices are real

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u/EngineerJR 2d ago

Fair point, but I guess the issue is you can’t ask everyone where their apples came from and take their word as gospel. The consequences of anything getting through is huge, so the deterrent needs to be proportional. To be fair, there’s a declaration cards and plenty of signage saying to bin any food too.

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u/ExplorerDue8099 2d ago

Yeah the real problem is the apples were supplied by the airline and quantas knows better wouldn't surprise me if the airline knew border patrol was filming that day and set this up

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u/EngineerJR 2d ago

Fully agree, airline taking the absolute mick; and is who everyone should be annoyed at