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Chatham Islands Regional Pest Management Strategy 2008-2018

Cover 729kb
Full Document 10.3MB

Or download the report broken into sections:

Part I: Sections 1-3 - Introduction and Background 1.6MB

Including:

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Statutory and Planning Framework
Section 3: Pest Management responsibilities

Part II: Sections 1 -5 - Pest Management Programmes Sec 1-5 2.8MB

Including:

Section 1: Organisms declared to be pests
Section 2: Pest management programmes, objectives and principal measures
Section 3: Surveillance
Section 4: Total Control
Section 5: Containment Control

Part II: Sections 6-8 - Pest Management Programmes Sec 6-8 873kb

Including:

Section 6: Principal measures
Section 7: Rules
Section 8: Organisms not included in the Strategy

Part III and Part IV - Funding and Monitoring 365kb

Part V - Supporting Information and Appendicies 1.0MB

Including:

Section 1: Appendicies

Appendix 1: Chatham Islands Gorse Mangement areas
Appendix 2: National Pest Plant Accord list
Appendix 3: National Pest Management priorities
Section 2: Glossary of terms
Section 3: References

Gorse Management Areas

Operational Plan 2008

The Operational Plan 2008 outlines the budget and services that the Council intends to provide over the next 5 years to implement the Chatham Islands Pest Management Strategy 2008-2013.

The Strategy and Plan become operative as from 1 July 2008, subject to funding throught the Annual Plan and Long Term Council Community Plan processes. Every year, the Operational Plan will be reviewed, and an Operational Report prepared to keep track of progress. Copies of the Plan can be viewed at or purchased from the Council.

Download the document here:

Cover 201kb

Full Document 108kb

The Chatham Islands is nationally and internationally important to biodiversity and nationally important to the marine industry. The Council is working with other parties involved in the movement of people and freight to the Chatham Islands to prevent pests new to the Chatham Islands from impacting on our economy and unique environment. The Biosecurity Strategy is a first step towards establishing an internal border between New Zealand and the Chatham Islands.

Draft Biosecurity Strategy

Draft Biosecurity Strategy 211kb