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Kids get clued up

Question: “What can you tell mum and dad when you catch them texting or talking on their phones while driving?” Answer: “Don’t! My life depends on…

Water Celery close up

We’re wiping out water weeds

Names like Water Celery and Vietnamese Parsley may sound exotic but they are actually nasty invasive pest plants that are choking some of our waterways around…

Velvetleaf

Velvetleaf a conundrum for crops

Have you seen this pest plant? For the health of our crops, we hope not.

Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) is an Exclusion Pest in the Tasman Nelson Regional…

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Magpies high on pest pecking order

Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) were first introduced to the region in 1865 from Victoria Australia to control pastoral insect pests. The magpie’s most distinctive characteristic is…