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I I arnrf.ul species aninra[, plant anc] marine pose a major threat toH our region, both ecologically and economica[[y. How Southtand'sI I biosec"Lrrity is nranaged now and into the futurc is something ourrnrhoIe comn]unity can conlribute to.

This is your chance to have a say on the proposed Biosecurity Strategy arrr: :

proposaI for a Southland RegionaI Pest N,lanagement PIan I his consuItalLdocument provides a basic overview, but you can read the luLI documer]l:and find oul more al www.es.govt.nz/pestpLan

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Why do we need anew plan?

The current RegionaI Pest Management Strategy needs to be

reviewed to meet the netry requirements in the Government's

National PoLicy Direction for Pest Management To do this we

have undertaken a significanl review of the existirrg strategy and,

in consuttation with interested grcups and indtviduaLs, we have

developed a proposal lor a South[and Regional Pest N,lanagement

Plan, accompanied by a Biosecurity Strategy.

The strategy outIines how Environment Southland willoversee

the management of biosecurity over lhe next 10 years, lncIuding

key objectives and howthese may be achieved. t's ourvision for

biosecurity into the luture and, together rvlth the proposal for a

Southland Regional Pest Management Plan, teIls Environment

Southland's biosecu rity story.

The futu re ofregu Iatio it's about communities working TE

we manage a he

proposed strategy and plan sets out the vray we work, and witl

continue to work, to assist and support the indlviduals and groups

aLready doing their part for biosecurlty.

'. What's changed?

Our new proposa[or a Reglonal Pest f/anagement Plan Looks

dlfferent to our previous strategy. lt contarns fewer specified pests

and ruLes. This is largely because many harmfuIspecies do not

need regional ruLes for us to manage them.

A detailed process was used to consider each species and whether it

was appropriate to include it in lhe plan. This included considering any

nationaI rules aIready ln place, underlaking an impact assessment, a

cost benef ri anaLysis, and consideration on whether any potential rule

was likely to be effective, lair and enforceable. Only those spccies that

met the threshold in this process were included in the plan.

However, just because a harmfuL species is not specificaLly

menlioned in our pest plan does not mean we do nol have a

role to pLay in managlng it - our biosecurity team is abIe to offer

information, advice and assistance on all types of harmfuIspecies.

Envrronment Southtand manages and contributes to a range of

programmes and projects designed to protect and enhance lhe

naturalenvironment, people, property, business and investment -much of hor,v,le do things day-to-day will not change.

Biosecurity also corrlributes oirectly to the preservation and

enhancemeni of SouthLand's indigenous blodiversity. Envlronment

Southland's programrxes work together across the organrsation

to contrbute lo a lhriving Southland. Biodiversity is a key priority

for Envrronment Southland. Strong pest management has a major

parl to play in enhancing blodiversity, by reducing the impact of

harmful species lhat threaten native f Lora and fauna.

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