National Pest Plant Accord

For New Zealand to be able to trade internationally, Biosecurity New Zealand must be confident that the products associated with agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture and apiculture are free from unwanted pests and diseases.

The National Pest Plant Accord (NPPA) is a cooperative agreement between the Nursery and Garden Industry Association, regional councils and government departments with biosecurity responsibilities.

All plants on the NPPA are unwanted organisms under the Biosecurity Act 1993.  These plants cannot be sold, propagated or distributed in New Zealand.

• Overview of the NPPA
• Process for adding or removing species on the Accord List
• NPPA plant listing
• The NPPA Agreement

National Pest Plant Accord Manual

• NPPA Manual (3431 Kb)

This manual contains photographs and descriptions of plants that are considered pests throughout New Zealand. All of these plants are present in New Zealand, and are banned from sale, propagation and distribution.

The information included in this manual is correct at the time of printing (September 2006) and will be updated on a regular basis. If you wish to receive updates to the manual as they become available, please contact your regional council or e-mail nppa@maf.govt.nz

Other Information

The NPPA is not a pest management strategy.  It is a non-statutory agreement between member parties.  The process followed to establish and review the NPPA is very different and completely seperate from processes to establish and review pest management strategies.

• Difference between the NPPA and pest management strategies (48 Kb)
• TAG evaluation criteria
• 2006 TAG species evaluations (2185 Kb)
• Steering Group decision making process (55 Kb)
• Standard Operating Procedure (62 Kb)
• FAQs