About the portal

The New Zealand Established Pests Portal brings together information on introduced established pests under management in New Zealand. Introduced established pests are those that are not native to New Zealand but have arrived and become established here. They include plants, animals, insects, and other organisms.

The portal is a comprehensive collection of pest management data. It is to enable collaboration between citizen scientists, researchers, and government agencies to protect New Zealand's biodiversity and industries.

Information in the established pests portal

Use this portal to find out about:

  • the regional and national regulatory status of established pests, such as the regional pest management plan status and the unwanted organism status
  • the recorded distribution of pests
  • the programmes targeting pests such as the wilding conifer control programme, Predator Free 2050, and others.

It will also give you quick access to key resources on identification, control, and regulatory status.

Find out how to use the portal

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How to use the portal

Instructions are available in the portal, which has 5 main tabs or landing pages. Within the portal, you can filter searches on:

  • pest types (weeds/pest plants, freshwater, marine, pest animals, diseases)
  • regions
  • regulatory status
  • management objectives (exclusion, eradication, progressive containment, sustained control, and site-led)
  • programmes.

Our user guide has detailed instructions.

New Zealand Established Pests Portal user guide [PDF, 6.8 MB]

This portal was created in response to recommendations made by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) in its 2021 report on environmental weeds.

Space invaders: A review of how New Zealand manages weeds that threaten native ecosystems – Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment 

Information sources

Information in the portal is sourced from:

  • Regional Pest and Pathway Management Plans and National Pest and Pathway Management Plans
  • the Official New Zealand Pest Register
  • Nationally coordinated programmes such as the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme
  • The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Always check the original source

Although every effort has been made to keep the information accurate and up to date, you should always refer to the original source of information for the latest details. You can find those sources in the reference tab of the tool.

Contact

Email feedback on data accuracy, bugs, or improvements to nzepp@mpi.govt.nz