Rāhui in place for part of Motueka coastline
Te Tauihu iwi have placed a rāhui across the Motueka coastline of Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui, as a result of a failure of parts of…
Te Tauihu iwi have placed a rāhui across the Motueka coastline of Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui, as a result of a failure of parts of…
As we herald the arrival of spring and look forward to summer, it’s a great time of year to enjoy the increased presence of colour as…
Variegated thistle (Silybum marianum) is a large invasive biennial thistle native to the Mediterranean region, Europe, Central Asia and India. It first made itself at home…
Our Biosecurity Team have recently discovered the noxious weed bomarea (Bomarea multiflora) in the Milnthorpe Park and Collingwood area.
This climbing vine produces attractive red and yellow…
We're asking everyone to keep their eyes peeled for an unwelcome flying visitor in the top of the south – the Rook – after a recent…
It’s time for another dose of pest plant awareness – this time, a real prickly character that we’d like to see less of here in Tasman.
White-edged…
This pest to ponder – and hopefully remove – is the Madeira vine, AKA the mignonette vine.
Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia) is an attractive, hairless, woody climbing…
Banana passion vine is a widespread pest vine in Tasman. The fruits of this pest are consumed and the seeds spread far and wide by birds,…
Over the past few decades, old man’s beard (OMB) has rapidly spread to many parts of Tasman, and continues to do so at an alarming rate.…
They’re lovely to look at, but Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic pest weed that we want to keep out of our region.
We understand that…