The Agriculture Minister says it's important all New Zealanders understand the risks posed by foot and mouth disease.
Fragments of it have now been found on meat imported to Australia.
And staff from MPI have been working with officials in Indonesia, to help contain an outbreak there.
Damien O'Connor told Mike Hosking the Indonesian outbreak is different, as the country hasn't had the disease before.
He says there are now a lot of people travelling between Bali and Australia, and then making their way to New Zealand, so we need to be cautious.
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