National Interest Pests Response (NIPR)
The MAFBNZ-led National Interest Pest Responses (NIPR) aim to eradicate selected established pests from New Zealand. These pests were selected for national response because of their potential to have a significant impact on our economic, environmental, social and cultural values.
Animals managed under the Wild Animal Control Act and freshwater fish are excluded.
There are currently 11 National Interest Pest Responses.
| Species | Response goal |
|---|---|
| Kariba weed or Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) | Eradication |
| Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) | Eradication |
| Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) | Eradication |
| Cape Tulip (Moraea flaccida) | Eradication |
| Pyp grass (Ehrharta villosa) | Eradication |
| Phragmites (Phragmite australis) | Eradication |
| Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) | Eradication |
| Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) | Eradication and exclusion from the South Island |
| White bryony (Bryonia cretica) | Eradication |
| Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) | Control to Zero density |
| Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia) | Eradication in Auckland, Waikato, Wellington regions, outlier populations in Northland, containment of intransigent populations in Northland. |
Page last updated: 7 July 2009