Pest Patrol - help us fight pests

Pest plants (weeds) and pest animals can wreak havoc on the forests, farms and waterways we all need for work, life and play. 

Join the Pest Patrol

Help fight pests from your farm, garden, boat and at your local lake, river, beach or forest. 

See answers to frequently asked pest questions here.

IDENTIFY

• pest plants (weeds)
• pest animals
• pond and freshwater (aquatic) pests
• marine pests

REPORT

Contact us to report unusual pests

• Call 0800 ST0P PESTS (0800 786 773)
• Email STOP.PESTS@boprc.govt.nz

CONTROL

Landowners are responsible for controlling many common pests on their own properties. Ask us for help with pest management .

On the farm

• Protect your borders. Stop the spread of pasture weeds like by making sure machinery is clean and free of any seeds, dirt or plant fragments before it goes on or off your property.
• • Keep it Clean. Machinery hygiene guidelines and logbook to prevent the spread of pests and weeds (NPCA, June 2013) pdf 3.42MB 
  • "Clean your machine" (hitchhikers guide) fact sheet 
• Find out about which pests you're required to control, as a landowner. Regional Council can help with practical advice and sometimes funding.
• Learn to identify problem pests like Noogoora bur, dama wallaby and rooks. Report anything unusual to Regional Council.

In the garden

• Learn to identify plant and pond pests report any unusual weeds of fish you see to Regional Council.
• Dispose of greenwaste carefully. Compost it well or take it to an approved disposal facility. Dumping greenwaste over the fence or into your local reserve will only create new weed problems.
• Find out about which pests you're required to control, as a landowner. Regional Council can help with practical advice and sometimes funding.

On the boat

• Learn to identify saltwater and freshwater pests. Report anything unusual to Regional Council.

Freshwater boating:

• Check, clean and dry your boat, trailer, fishing and watersports equipment before you use it in a different lake or river.

Saltwater boating:

• Check, clean and antifoul your hull regularly. Find out how.
• Check your hull and niche areas before you travel somewhere new, every time.
• Haul out to clean heavy hull fouling.

At the lake or river 

• Learn to identify freshwater pests. Report anything unusual to Regional Council.
• Check, clean and dry your watersports equipment before you use it in a different waterway.

At the beach

• Learn to identify marine pests. Report anything unusual to Regional Council.

In the forest

• Learn to identify problem pests like Darwin's barberry, dama wallaby and rooks. Report anything unusual to Regional Council.