Priority Possum Control Areas

About Priority Possum Control Areas

Environment Waikato manages possums in a number of ways, including by setting Priority Possum Control Areas (PPCAs).

These are areas of land that have been identified by Environment Waikato as needing possum control in order to:

protect and enhance biodiversity (including improving the stability of catchments)
enhance farm production
maintain the gains of previous or existing possum control

All PPCA control work is funded entirely by Environment Waikato via rates. Continued innovation is encouraged with the aim of improving the quality of the work carried out, results on the ground, customer satisfaction, accountability and value for money.

PPCAs in the Waikato region

Map showing location of PPCAs in the Waikato region.

Insight newsletter

Insight keeps landowners in PPCAs in touch with what is happening in PPCAs throughout the region. It is produced in February, July and November each year, and can be viewed below.

Insight February 2010
(947 kb, 135 seconds to download, 56k modem)

Insight November 2009
(341 kb, 48 seconds to download, 56k modem)

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