Election 2017 - Party Policies - Environment/Primary Industries and Rural Affairs - Biosecurity
27th May 17, 9:15am
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Biosecurity
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- Only permit new species of biological control after extensive consideration of indigenous and existing naturalised exotic species.
- Enhance our ability to prevent unwanted exotic species from entering New Zealand and the ability to respond to any incursions that do occur.
- Develop a Biosecurity Strategy that considers the harmful effects of toxins on human and non-target species, in decisions on the use of ground and aerial spray, and ensures chemicals are only used as a last resort.
- Institute a biosecurity services levy on all freight, passengers and vessels arriving in New Zealand
- Prohibit the use of mechanically recovered meat in the food chain.
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- Establish independent biosecurity authority sufficiently resourced and capable of maintaining a robust, pro-active and fit-for-purpose biosecurity framework.
- Conduct a review of, and invest in improvements to, existing GIAs to ensure they are responsive to future risks and opportunities, not just current threats.
- Continue to support sectors and research organisations working to reduce the impact of introduced biological pests that threaten the viability of existing industries.
- Work with regional councils, farmers and industry organisations to monitor, research and solve problems due to existing threats (e.g. rabbits, wilding pines, etc).
- Commit to on-going control and targeting to eliminate bovine TB in New Zealand.
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- Boost Predator Free 2050 with $69.2 million of new funding over the next four years. The Predator-Free programme has the ambitious goal of protecting New Zealand’s unique plants and animals by eradicating rats, stoats, and possums from New Zealand by 2050.
- Create a $40 million contestable fund for Predator Free community projects to support the hundreds of groups around the country dedicated to tackling predators.
- Review and strengthen our Import Health Standards to make sure we are preventing unwanted pests and diseases from reaching our shores as much as practically possible.
- Review and update the Biosecurity Act to modernise it in line with our Biosecurity 2025 strategy.
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- Establish a commission, akin to the Land and Water Forum to help establish a consensus on long-term pest control strategies.
- Propose a trial in a place such as the West Coast (ideal because it is clearly defined geographically by the Southern Alps, Tasman sea and Fiordland) to set up a proper study where we use traps and other non-poison pest control options in one area and 1080 in another and have it truly tested.
- Make funding available to expand the community initiatives that seek to aid out pest-free by 2050 strategy.
- Ensure that local communities were properly resourced.
- Introduce a $10 million per year contestable fund for the purpose of funding innovative research into New Zealand’s environment.
- Read more here.
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