Pursuant to section 49B of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, I hereby declare an adverse event, the incursion of the West Indian drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis, found at Waikanae, to be a special emergency until 31 March 2021.
Dated this 15th day of May 2011.
HON DAVID CARTER, Minister for Biosecurity.