Description
The Tasman-Nelson Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) sets out how specific pest species will be managed in the Tasman District and Nelson City. It is managed by Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council.
Note that inclusion of a species on a RPMP does not necessarily mean that the species is managed across the whole region. To find out how a particular weed species is managed in your area, refer to the RPMP on the Tasman District Council or Nelson City Council website.
Taxonomy note
SWAT uses the global Catalogue of Life taxonomy, which does not always align with the taxonomies used in New Zealand. As a result, the species names or synonym relationships in the RPMP may differ from those used in SWAT. To see how the species in this RPMP are represented in SWAT, refer to the species list by management programme.
This RPMP includes blackberry (Rubus fruticosus agg.) under the Sustained Control management programme. The scientific name Rubus fruticosus agg. is ambiguous and not included in GBIF. SWAT has taken a broader approach and includes the Rubus genus, excluding native species. Your alerts may contain Rubus species not covered by this RPMP. See here for more details.
Note that Pomaderris kumeraho is included in the Site-led management programme. Since this is a native species, it will not be included in SWAT alerts.
Weeds in this RPMP are managed under the following programmes:
- Exclusion: Aims to prevent pests that are not yet present in the region from establishing
- Eradication: Aims to completely remove the pest from the region over time
- Progressive Containment: Aims to reduce the area over which a pest is spread gradually
- Sustained Control: Ongoing control to reduce the pest’s impacts and limit its spread to other properties
- Site-led: (or Protecting values in place) - Targets the pest in specific areas to protect the values of that place
- Organism of Interest: Advisory species that don't yet have official pest status in the RPMP