Organisers of one of the biggest festivals in Auckland are waiting to hear if their event can take place in the heart of the fruit fly cordon, Radio New Zealand reports.
The Pasifika Festival runs for two days and draws about 80,000 people each year. It is scheduled for 14 and 15 March.
It has been held at Western Springs Park for most of its 23-year history.
Auckland Council events company ATEED, event manager Orange Productions and the Ministry for Primary Industries spent yesterday discussing whether the festival can take place at Western Springs, given the biosecurity threat.
Orange Productions said it was pushing for a decision to be made public today or tomorrow.
Another male fruit fly was discovered in the suburb of Grey Lynn at the weekend.
Restrictions on the movement of fruit and some vegetables out of the control zone was extended on Saturday for up to two months. The control zone was set up last week, centred on the property in Grey Lynn where the male fly was found last Monday.