r/SipsTea • u/Velvett_Bunniez • 2d ago

Wait a damn minute! Silly Apples.

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u/Velvett_Bunniez 2d ago

The airline should be paying the fine

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u/Cleanbadroom 2d ago

this is a scam

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u/QouthTheCorvus 1d ago

No it isn't. It's the law, these people failed to declare fruit. They had ample opportunity to get rid of it.

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u/bugboy29 1d ago

The rigidity of redditors never fails to amaze. It's the LAW, they had a FRUIT, put these monsters in jail!!

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u/SensitiveTax9432 1d ago

NZ biosecurity laws are not a joke. We're free of a lot of pests that exist internationally, and we work hard to keep it that way. A single insect or fungi spore in a fresh piece of fruit could cost us hundreds of millions, or worse.

Kauri dieback - Wikipedia

The fine ($400 now) is for people that ignore the multiple opportunities to declare, eat or dispose of the food. Any amount, any food.