Completed operations
Find out about the aerial possum control operations that have been completed over the last 12 months.
We've created factsheets for each completed aerial possum control operation within the past 12 months. The factsheets include key details about the operations, including:
- timings
- the area's TB history
- operational maps.
Recent aerial operations in the North Island
Maungataniwha Hawkes Bay aerial bovine TB control operation August September 2018
PDF 1.4 MB
Northern Remutaka aerial bovine TB control operation July 2018
PDF 1.5 MB
Pihanga Kakaramea aerial bovine TB control operation 2018 2019
PDF 1.2 MB
Recent aerial operations in the South Island
Clarence Reserve and Goose Flat aerial bovine TB control operation October 2017 May 2019
PDF 3 MB
Hercules aerial bovine TB control operation July 2019
PDF 1.5 MB
Karamea Bluffs aerial bovine TB control operation
PDF 1.9 MB
Karnbach aerial bovine TB control operation July 2019
PDF 1.6 MB
Mikonui aerial bovine TB control operation July 2019
PDF 1.5 MB
Paparoa aerial bovine TB control operation July 2018
PDF 1.4 MB
Poerua aerial bovine TB control operation July 2019
PDF 1.5 MB
Price aerial bovine TB control operation July 2019
PDF 1.5 MB
Stormy Ridge aerial bovine TB control operation
PDF 1.4 MB
Timaru Creek aerial bovine TB control operation April 2018
PDF 1.9 MB
To find out more about our other TBfree programme operations, such as ground control and wildlife surveillance, please read the appropriate TB management area notice, available through our interactive TB management area (TMA) map.
When an aerial operation is complete
Following the completion of an aerial operation there's a post-operation period in which a range of activity takes place. The first significant rain breaks down any residual baits into harmless substances. Tracks or other areas of high public use within the baited area are checked and cleared where required. The post-operation period will depend on weather conditions and the rate at which the bait and carcasses break down. Warning signs can be removed once the bait and carcasses have broken down.
TBfree - After the drop - What happens once toxic baits are on the ground
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A year after an operation has been completed, a post-operational report is published on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website.