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Tasman Nelson Regional Pest Management Plan

The joint Tasman-Nelson Regional Pest Management Plan 2019-2029 (the Plan, or RPMP) was established on 1 July 2019 by both Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council under the Biosecurity Act 1993 and provides a framework for the efficient and effective management of specified organisms (declared ‘pests’) across the Nelson and Tasman regions. It remains in force for a period of 10 years until 30 April 2029.

Coverage

The Plan operates within the administrative boundaries of both Tasman and Nelson regions and covers an area of 15,222 square kilometres (land) and 5513 square kilometres (sea).

Download the Plan

The Plan was partially reviewed in 2024 and the updated version can be downloaded here.

Paper copies

Hard copies of the amended Tasman-Nelson Regional Pest Management Plan can be viewed at any ofice or library of Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council.

Enquiries

Enquiries about the Plan should be addressed to biosecurity@ncc.govt.nz.

Pest Management Plan Partial Review 2024

The partial review of the Tasman-Nelson Regional Pest Management Plan was completed in 2024, with Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council adopting recommendations to amend the Plan on 12 September 2024 and 10 October respectively. The changes came into effect on 12 December 2024.

The partial review considered specific changes related to the management of:

  • Blue passion flower
  • Boneseed
  • Feral/stray cats
  • Moth plant
  • Pampass grass
  • Pest conifers
  • Sabella
  • Vietnamese parsley/Water celery

Purpose

The purpose of the Tasman-Nelson regional Pest Management Plan 2019-2029 (the plan, or RPMP) is to provide a framework for efficient and effective management or eradication of specified organisms in the Tasmn-Nelson region to:

(a) minimise the actual or potential adverse or unintended effects associated with those organisms; and

(b) maximise the effectiveness of individual pest management action through a regionally co-ordinated approach.

There are many organisms currently in both regions, or which could potentially establish in the regions, that are considered undesirable or a nuisance.

However, it is only where a pest is capable of causing an adverse effect in the regions, where a coordinated approach would be more effective than voluntary and unplanned management, and where the benefits of a regional plan approach outweigh the costs of that plan, that regional intervention is warranted.

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