I hereby give public notice, pursuant to the Biosecurity Act 1993, of a controlled area, movement controls and procedures in respect of the unwanted organism Varroa destructor.
N o t i c e
1. Commencement-This notice takes effect at 4.00pm on Tuesday, 13 May 2008, and replaces the notice issued on
6 November 2006 (notice go7797 published in the New Zealand Gazette, 9 November 2006, No. 132, page 3816).
2. Controlled area declaration-Pursuant to section 131(2) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, I hereby declare all parts of
New Zealand that fall within the area described as:
Starting at the eastern tip of "Farewell Spit" follow the coastline in a westerly direction around the top of the South Island and in a southerly direction along the West Coast to "Okarito"; continue in a straight line inland, in a south-easterly direction to the summit of "Mt Huss" at 2502m; continue to follow the "Southern Alps" in a north-easterly direction through "Arthur's Pass" and "Lewis Pass" and along the range of the "Spenser Mountains" to the summit of "Belvedere Peak" at 2114m; continue to follow the "Hurunui" and "Marlborough" district boundary in a south-easterly direction to "Mt Tinline" at 1747m; continue in a north-easterly direction to "Palmer Saddle" at 1036m; continue south following the "Conway River" to the coastline at "Conway Flat"; continue north following the coastline to the start point, the eastern point of "Farewell Spit"
to be an area that is controlled for the purpose of limiting the spread of Varroa bee mite (Varroa destructor, formerly known as Varroa jacobsoni), being an unwanted organism under the Biosecurity Act 1993.
This area is referred to as "the controlled area" in the rest of this notice.
A map of the area described is displayed in Schedule 2 below.
3. Notice of movement controls-Pursuant to section 131(3)(a) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, I hereby give notice that:
The movement of the things listed in Schedule 1 below from any part of the controlled area to any part of New Zealand not in the controlled area, other than the North Island, is prohibited, except with the permission of an inspector or authorised person appointed under the Biosecurity Act 1993.
Schedule 1
Things Subject to Movement Control
(a) Honey bees (meaning Apis mellifera), at any stage of development, including live beehives, nucleus colonies, frames of bee brood, queen bees and escorts, package bees and bulk bees.
(b) Used beehives (meaning anything that is being or has been used for the keeping of honey bees), including any part of any used beehive.
(c) Unused beehives containing wax foundation.
(d) Unprocessed beeswax, propolis and pollen, and any honey that is not packaged for retail sale.
(e) Used beekeeping equipment (excluding protective clothing, smokers, and hive tools).
(f) Anything upon which, or within which, the varroa mite is present.
(Diagram of area here)
Signed at Wellington this 1st day of May 2008.
DAVID HAYES, Deputy Chief Technical Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Notes for Information
Any person who wishes to obtain the permission of an inspector or authorised person to carry out a movement that would otherwise be prohibited by this notice should phone 0800 80 99 66.