I hereby give public notice, pursuant to the Biosecurity Act 1993, of a controlled area and movement controls in respect of the unwanted organism Varroa destructor.
N o t i c e
1. Commencement—This notice takes effect at 4.00pm on Friday, 1 August 2008, and replaces the notice dated the 1st day of May 2008 (notice go3190 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 8 May 2008, No. 81, page 2211).
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 the “Punakaiki River”; continue upstream along the “Punakaiki River” following the “Grey” and “Buller” district boundary to the confluence of “Rough River” and “Mills Creek”; continue straight in a north-easterly direction to the summit of “Mt Raoulia” at 1362m, then in a straight line south-east to the confluence of the “Grey River” and “Clarke River”; continue in an easterly direction following the “Grey” and “Buller” district boundary to its border with “Hurunui” district then follow in a north-easterly direction the “Buller” and
“Hurunui” district boundary; continue in a north-easterly direction following the “Tasman” and “Hurunui” district boundary to its border with “Marlborough” district; continue in a south-easterly direction following the “Hurunui” and “Marlborough” district boundary to a spot height at 2020m where the “Sebastopol Range” meets the “Crimea Range”; continue straight in an easterly direction to the “Alma Saddle”, then easterly straight to the confluence of the “Acheron River” and “Guide River”; continue north-easterly straight to the confluence of the “Guide River” and an unnamed stream (New Zealand Map Grid reference 2521440E; 5885580N), then continue south-easterly straight to “Dillon Cone” at 2173m, then north-easterly straight to “Tinkers Saddle” in “Shanty Gully”; continue north-east straight to the summit of “Mead Hill” at 1068m; continue in a north-easterly direction straight to “Brian Boru” at 1110m in the “Chalk Range”; continue in a northerly direction straight to “The Rock” at 745m; continue north-east straight to “Needles” at 452m, then east straight to a spot height east of “Ward” at 284m; continue easterly to the coastline at “Chancet Rocks”; continue north following the coastline around the top of the South Island 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 3 below.
3. Buffer zone—All parts of New Zealand that lie within the controlled area to a distance of 10 kilometres from the southern land boundary of the controlled area are referred to as “the buffer zone” in the rest of this notice.
A map of the area described is displayed in Schedule 3 below.
4. Notice of movement controls—Pursuant to section 131(3)(a) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, I hereby give notice that:
(a) 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.
(b) The movement of the thing listed in Schedule 2 into the buffer zone, from any part of the remaining controlled area, 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 in the Controlled Area
(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) Any thing upon which, or within which, the varroa mite is present.
Schedule 2
Things Subject to Control in the Buffer Zone
(a) Live beehives, being a thing constructed for the keeping of honey bees and that is being used for that purpose.

Schedule 3

Scanned map of the Controlled Area

Signed at Wellington this 23rd day of July 2008.
DAVID HAYES, 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 telephone 0800 809 966.