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Pest plants and animals

Pest plants and animals must be controlled to protect our native plants and animals (biodiversity).

Pest plants and animals

To bring back native birds, animals and plants into your garden, neighbourhood and city.

You can

Dispose of your garden waste in the green bin
Get advice from pet shops, the SPCA, the Council or ECAN for what to do with unwanted pets
Identify pest animals in your garden

Make a tracking tunnel(external link)

Plant native species in your garden as these shade out weeds

Identify and control pest plants

Weedbusters(external link)

Control pest animals

Improve biodiversity in your backyard

Make sure that what you buy or sell plants from a nursery or pets from a pet shop is legal

Unwanted Organisms Register search(external link)

Make a submission on the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan(external link)
Be informed about Ministry of Primary Industries biosecurity alerts(external link)
Contribute information on biodiversity

Nature Watch NZ(external link)

Have fun at parks events - Volunteer on Council parks
Restore a stream - Streamside Planting [PDF, 887 KB]
Plant natives in your garden(external link)
Join a local group or society involved in biodiversity protection - Groups involved in biodiversity.