Biological Heritage

Our Objective – Ngā whainga

Working to protect Aotearoa’s biodiversity, improve biosecurity and enhance resilience to harmful pests, weeds and diseases
Whakamana

Helping New Zealanders protect our precious environment.

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Tiaki

Contributing to world class biosecurity

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Whakahou

Creating a resilient, thriving environment

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More knowledge is urgently needed to underpin future approaches and tools to fight these plant diseases.

We’re striving to deliver a breakthrough solution that will control or eradicate at least one pest from mainland Aotearoa.

Our approach blends Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) with modern research methods.

We’re working to remove or mitigate known priority threats, and improve the prediction of threats emerging globally.

January Newsletter – Ngā Rākau Taketake

Recent myrtle rust developments, updates from Integrated Surveillance and more…

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Mature native trees now dying

The first known case of a mature tree dying due to myrtle rust has been observed on the East Cape.

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Understanding the relationship between climate and myrtle rust

Warmer winters means myrtle rust is more active over the winter months, leading to an increased threat for Myrtaceae species.

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Our Objective – Ngā whainga