Biosecurity

Regional pest management strategy (RPMS)

The Biosecurity Act enables Greater Wellington Regional Council to develop management programmes for individual pest plants which have the potential to impact on the region.

Pest animals

Pest plants

There are now more exotic plants growing wild in New Zealand than native plants. Many of these are threatening our regions parks and reserves, and others are invading our productive land.

Bovine Tb

Greater Wellington manages bovine tuberculosis (Tb) vector control operations in the region, under the Animal Health Board's national pest management strategy, to reduce the incidence and prevent the spread of bovine Tb in farmed cattle and deer herds.