Waitahuna Mahinerangi TB Management Area (TMA)
Pest control work planned for Waitahuna Mahinerangi includes ground control and wildlife surveillance.
Eradicating bovine TB in NZ
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 Waitahuna Mahinerangi TMA
The Waitahuna Mahinerangi TMA covers 115,673 hectares. It encompasses the Glendhu and Berwick Forests, the surrounds of Lake Mahinerangi and the western shores of Lake Waihola.
The habitat is a mixture of improved farmland and commercial forestry.
History of TB and pest control in Waitahuna Mahinerangi
The Waitahuna Mahinerangi TMA has a long history of TB infection. TB was established in wildlife throughout the TMA in the late 1970s. Possum control in the 1990s successfully decreased the number of infected cattle herds.
We completed ground control in:
- Berwick, Lawrence C, Mahinerangi and Tokomairiro River in 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2022/2023
- parts of Black Rock in 2020/2021, and
- all of Black Rock in 2021/2022, and 2022/2023.
We completed aerial control in:
- Berwick, Lawrence A, Mahinerangi, and Tokomairiro in 2015/2016, and
- Berwick Aerial in 2019/2020.
Current state
As of June 2023, there are no infected herds in the Waitahuna Mahinerangi TMA.
If you're moving animals
A small part of the Waitahuna Mahinerangi TMA (in the Black Rock Vector Control Zone) is in the Coastal/Central Otago Movement Control Area. Before you move cattle or deer to another herd or farm, you must have them tested for bovine TB.
Future pest control operations
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 Waitahuna Mahinerangi 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:
- talk you through the specifics of each operation
- explain what you need to do before the operations start
- get your consent for the work to be done.
| Type of control | When | Coverage | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground control | 2023/2024 | 52,300ha | Black Rock, Lawrence C, Mahinerangi, Tokomairiro River |
| Ground control | 2024/2025 | 25,900ha | Lawrence C, Mahinerangi, Tokomairiro River |
| Pig survey | 2023/2024 | 19,000ha | Berwick |
Map of 2023/2024 pest control operations
The proposed areas for ground control are marked on the map in green and wildlife surveillance in blue.
Interactive map showing Waitahuna Mahinerangi TB management area boundaries, Vector Control Zone, and proposed control areas.
Contacts
Rentokil Initial manages eradication activities in the Waitahuna Mahinerangi TMA. Contact them directly if you have feedback or questions about upcoming operations.
Rentokil Initial
Phone: 0508 767 786
Email: info@highcountrycontracting.co.nz
Nearest local OSPRI office
OSPRI Dunedin office
PO Box 5745
Moray Place
Dunedin 9058
Phone: 03 477 9829
Email: cr_ssi@ospri.co.nz