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What is the estimated funding required to eradicate, or control wilding conifers across New Zealand over the next ten years?

Answered Question 13270 (2026)
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Asked by

Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What is the estimated funding required to eradicate, or control wilding conifers across New Zealand over the next ten years?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

The level of funding required to control wilding conifers depends on the level of control sought. I am advised that various options for control were considered at a high level in the 2018 and 2022 Cost Benefit Analysis documents which have previously been published and are available on the Ministry for Primary Industries’ website.