Priority Possum Control Areas
On this page: About Priority Possum Control Areas, Insight newsletter, Contracted possum control, PPCAs in the Waikato region
About Priority Possum Control Areas
The Waikato Regional Council 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 the Waikato Regional Council 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 the Waikato Regional Council 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.
Insight newsletter
Insight keeps landowners in PPCAs in touch with what is happening in PPCAs throughout the region. It is produced in March, July and November each year, and can be viewed below.
You can receive email updates of our latest Insight newsletter direct to your inbox by registering and subscribing to the 'Priority Possum Control Areas and Insight Newsletter'.
Insight March 2012
Insight November 2011
Insight July 2011
Insight March 2011
Contracted possum control
The Waikato Regional Council contracts all possum control work. Scrutiny is applied to every tender/contract situation to ensure that work is cost effective to ratepayers and is carried out following due process. Our factsheet What you as a land occupier need to know provides background information on what you can expect from Waikato Regional Council and its possum control contractors.
The following links to two media releases in relation to Audit NZ and the Ombudsman office investigations highlight that the Waikato Regional Council's possum contracting practices are carried out with diligence, integrity and a high degree of professionalism.
Ombudsman finds in EW’s favour on pest control tender complaint - Waikato Regional Council media release
Audit NZ confirms integrity of EW pest control contracts process - Waikato Regional Council media release
Find out more about possum control.
PPCAs in the Waikato region