From October 14 2024 the Regional Pest Management Plan 2024 become operative replacing the Regional Pest Pest Management Plan 2018.
The amendments to the Regional Pest Management Plan are relating to pest conifers as adopted by resolution of the Marlborough District Council on 25 June 2020 and directed to be amended by the Environment Court on 15 May 2024 under section 76(8)(b) of the Biosecurity Act 1993. The current plan is known as the Regional Pest Management Plan 2024, operative from 14 of October 2024.
- Part 5.22 Pest Conifers
- The inclusion of pest conifers and/or pest agent conifer in:
- Table 1: Pests to be managed in the RPMP
- 6.1 Measuring against programme objectives
- 9.1 Funding sources and reasons for funding
- 9.2 Anticipated costs of implementing the RPMP
- Glossary
- Table of Contents
The RPMP contains programme for invasive species (or groups of species) that have a specific, achievable objective. These programmes are predominantly for invasive species that are in low incidence or abundance but have a high threat potential, or are threatening to make their way to Marlborough. Other programmes provide regulatory support to protect an immense investment that has, and continuing to be made, by the community.
All invasive species that have are part of a RPMP programme are declared pests with respect to the Biosecurity act 1993. This allows Council to use administrative powers under the Act if required to implement the programmes.
As guided by the NPD, each programme in the RPMP must have a specific objective (s) and programme names(s). These are:
- Exclusion Programme in which the intermediate outcome for the programme is to prevent the establishment of the subject, or an organism being spread by the subject, that is present in New Zealand but not yet established in an area.
- Eradication Programme in which the intermediate outcome for the programme is to reduce the infestation level of the subject, or an organism being spread by the subject, to zero levels in an area in the short to medium term.
- Progressive Containment Programme in which the intermediate outcome for the programme is to contain or reduce the geographic distribution of the subject, or an organism being spread by the subject, to an area over time.
- Sustained Control Programme in which the intermediate outcome for the programme is to provide for ongoing control of the subject, or an organism being spread by the subject, to reduce its impacts on values and spread to other properties.
- Site-led Pest Programme in which the intermediate outcome for the programme is that the subject, or an organism being spread by the subject, that is capable of causing damage to a place is excluded or eradicated from that place, or is contained, reduced or controlled within the place to an extent that protects the values of that place.
These programmes may apply to the whole district or part of the district.
