Marlborough District - Pest Plant Control Programme 2010/11
Public notice: Property owners, recreational and other users of the riverbeds and lakes in the Marlborough District listed below are advised that herbicide spraying (glyphosate, triclopyr and picloram, along with added surfactant compounds) is scheduled to be undertaken by helicopter and/or ground application for the control of woody weeds, including gorse, broom, lupin and old man’s beard. The work to be carried out will commence no earlier than 11 October 2010 and will continue intermittently as weather permits until 30 April 2011. No control works will be carried out on public holidays or weekends which immediately precede or follow public holidays, or during the period from 20 December 2010 to 10 January 2011 inclusive.
The areas involved include:
- Awatere River between Molesworth Station and Jordan Bridge (ground/aerial)
- Upper Wairau River upstream of Branch River confluence (ground/aerial)
- Upper Waihopai River upstream of Glazebrook (ground)
Copies of the full Land Information New Zealand annual control works programme are available on the LINZ website and further information is available from Boffa Miskell Ltd during office hours by phoning 0800 638 943, writing to PO Box 110, Christchurch 8140, or emailing marcus.girvan@boffamiskell.co.nz.
