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Resolution number MT/2015/201
MOVED
by Chairperson SD Randall, seconded by Member J Bartley:
That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board:
a)
welcomes the opportunity
to submit on the Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan Review and provide
the following feedback, noting that:
i)
protecting the natural
environment through a number of methods including pest management, is a high
priority for the local board
ii)
the local board has
allocated a significant portion of its Locally Driven Initiatives budget to
ecological restoration and notes the importance of pest management in
supporting this work
iii)
the local board strongly
supports community and mana whenua involvement in pest management
iv)
the local board is
concerned to ensure that council’s current levels of resourcing for weed
management are maintained or increased to keep pace with current pest issues
v)
the local board strongly
supports education and awareness-raising initiatives to enable the community
to support pest management practices
b)
supports the following in
relation to pest plan issues
i)
the proposed restrictions
on Bangalow palms using a progressive containment pest management programme
ii)
the management of
widespread weeds, generally using sustained control or site-led pest
management programme depending on the species and location
iii)
the management of privet
in particular due to the high level of community concern and its potential
impact on community health using a combination of sustained control and
site-led pest management programmes depending on the location
c)
supports the following in
relation to pest animal issues
i) the
proposed ban on the breeding, distribution and sale of red-eared slider
turtles
ii) the
proposed restrictions on feral goats
iii)
initiatives to raise
awareness and amongst businesses and households about appropriate management
of common pests such as rats which are a particular problem in the Onehunga
Foreshore area
d)
notes the following in
relation to Marine pests:
i) the
local board supports in principle the current strategies for pest management
in the Hauraki Gulf but would argue that at least some of the same strategies
need to be extended to the Manukau Harbour as there are high levels of
community concern about the health of the Harbour
ii) the
local board supports greater emphasis on management of Pacific Oysters in the
Manukau Harbour using site-led pest management programmes
e)
supports the following in
relation to community pest control:
i)
developing strategies to
enable and enhance community involvement in pest management
ii)
initiatives to support
broad community awareness of key pest management issues
f)
supports in particular
the following in relation to preparing the new plan:
i)
the identification of new
species for inclusion and how they should be managed to prevent the explosion
of new pest species (such as the Bangalow palm)
ii)
reviewing existing
management programmes and rules to ensure that these are sufficiently robust
to meet the challenges posed by new and increasing pest species
g)
notes that there will be a further
opportunity for local boards to provide formal input into the plan in 2016
h)
requests further work be done on wildling
olives given their impact on our Maunga and their contribution to erosion in
these places.
CARRIED
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