As part of our TBfree programme we deliver our pest control operations through a framework of TB management areas (TMAs). TMAs are areas with known TB infection in livestock or wildlife. Each TMA has a specific TB control plan designed to eradicate TB as effectively as possible.
The Hari Hari TMA covers 42,700 hectares north and east of the Poerua River and south of the Waitaha River. The area includes flat, predominantly dairy country and the Hari Hari township.
The habitat type is farmland interspersed with moderate hills covered with mature podocarp forest and areas of scrub. Altitudes range from sea level to 350 metres.
The Hari Hari TMA has a long history of TB infection in local wildlife and cattle herds. Cattle herd infections have been linked to local wildlife TB infections in deer and possums.
We completed aerial possum control in the:
We undertook ground-based possum control in Hari Hari in 2019/2020, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023.
As of June 2023, there are 4 infected herds in the Hari Hari TMA. We are carefully managing the infection under a special OSPRI programme.
A Movement Control Area was put in place for Hari Hari on 9 February 2021 to prevent the spread of TB into other areas. Before you move cattle or deer to another herd or farm, you must have them tested for bovine TB.
We plan our pest control operations up to 3 years in advance. The current year runs from July 2023 to June 2024.
Dates and control methods for pest control operations in Hari Hari are provisional and subject to change. If you’re affected by any upcoming operations, our pest control contractors will contact you before work begins. They will:
Type of control | When | Coverage | Where |
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Ground control | 2023/2024 | 16,200ha | Hari Hari, Ianthe |
Ground control | 2024/2025 | 16,000ha | Hari Hari |
Aerial control | 2023/2024 | 12,400ha | Karnbach, Poerua |
Ground control | 2025/2026 | 16,200ha | Hari Hari and Ianthe |
The proposed area for ground control is marked on the map in green and aerial control in yellow.
Interactive map showing Hari Hari TB management area boundaries, Vector Control Zone, and proposed control areas.
Vector Free Marlborough manages eradication activities in the Hari Hari TMA. Contact them directly if you have feedback or questions about upcoming operations.
Phone: 0508 548 008
Email: communications@vectorfree.co.nz
OSPRI Christchurch Office
PO Box 8674
Riccarton
Christchurch 8440
Phone: 03 363 3090
Email: vectornsi@ospri.co.nz