Thought I'd seen that same question recently so I'm glad I wasn't imagining it. You can't be too careful at my age

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Yes, you can bring in tinned food as long as the tins aren't rusty and packet foods as long as they are unopened and don't contain seeds and nuts or anything that is likely to take root and overwhelm NZ if it gets into a growing medium.
Welcome to the forum by the way.
