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Restrictions in an Auckland suburb where one Queensland fruit fly was found may be lifted this weekend after no more have been found.

PIG FARMERS battling dismal returns fear a High Court ruling has condemned them to an even more uncertain future.

It follows the High Court’s decision to uphold Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) import health standards for pork. While an appeal remains an option New Zealand Pork has already spent $1.4 million fighting the case.

The Ministry of Primary Industries says there have been no new detections to date of the fruit fly in Auckland and no adverse reaction from trading partners.

Testing on samples from fruit fly traps in the Auckland Controlled Area has so far shown no sign of further fruit flies, says MPI.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating a find of a single male Queensland fruit fly in a surveillance trap in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill.