Pest management is the control of plants and animals that have a negative impact on our natural environment, which in turn can impact our economy. Pest management is essential to help prevent the spread and impact of pest animals and plants in our region.
Biosecurity Advisory Groups
Learn how you can support the objectives of pest management in Canterbury
Managing animal pests
Find out more about animal pests we manage in Canterbury.
Managing plant pests
Find out more about plant pests we manage in Canterbury.
On farm biosecurity
Learn how to protect your farm from introducing new pests onto your land.
Check, Clean, Dry
Find out how to prevent aquatic weed invasions.
We provide regional leadership in pest management for Canterbury through our biosecurity programme. Our approach to pest management is driven by the Canterbury Pest Management Plan 2018-38.
- Report wallaby sightings outside the containment zone via the reportwallabies.nz app.
- Check out our information on managing gorse and broom.
- Check the rules for dealing with aquatic pests.
- Read the latest Biosecurity Bites newsletter (PDF File, 395.0KB).
- Read the latest Nassella News.
- Read the Biosecurity Activities 2019-20 Report (PDF File, 2.0MB).