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Caring for our park buffers
We need to protect our native plants and wildlife from one of the biggest threats in our region: weeds.
About park buffer zones
A park buffer zone is an area surrounding an ecologically important park.
These parks:
- are home to native plants and animals
- have to be protected from invasive pest plants.
A buffer zone extends 500 metres beyond the park boundary.
Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) rules for pest plants
The RPMP sets out rules that require certain pest plants to be controlled on all land in the buffer zones. This is to prevent pest plants from invading the park.
RPMP guides all our pest control programmes. Visit
Regional Pest Management Plan for more information.
Check if you are in a park buffer zone
Only some parks in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland have buffer zones around them.
We do not do work in all of the park buffer zones at the same time. If we are working in a park buffer zone, the park is marked as ‘active’ on our maps.
Visit
Conservation map to:
- find park buffer zones
- find out which buffer zones are ‘active’.
Why we need to control park buffer weeds
Pest plants spread very fast and can grow in lots of different environments.
They can quickly invade native ecosystems and have a significant negative impact. Native plants can be smothered and killed, and native seedlings cannot grow up through the pest plants.
This reduces food sources and habitats for native animals like birds and reptiles.
Find out more about park buffer zone pest plants
Select the following images to find out more about each pest plant:
Bushy asparagus
Climbing asparagus
Moth plant
Rhamnus
Wild ginger
Woolly nightshade
Controlling other weeds
To find out how to control other weed species that may be a threat to the environment or to your garden, visit:
Visit
Auckland Biodiversity Facebook page to follow and take part in community projects.
Related topics
Plant for your local ecosystem | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/environment/plants-animals/plant-for-your-ecosystem | Plant for your local ecosystem | Find information on how to plant to suit your local ecosystem. | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | Biodiversity | |
Volunteer in our parks | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/environment/what-you-can-do-for-environment/Pages/volunteer-in-our-parks.aspx | Volunteer in our parks | Join community planting days or join a Friends of Parks group to volunteer in our parks. | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | Volunteering | |
How to dispose of weeds | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/environment/plants-animals/pests-weeds/Pages/how-to-dispose-weeds.aspx | How to dispose of weeds | You need to be careful when disposing of weeds. Check which transfer stations accept green waste or have a garden company collect the weeds you removed. | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | Biosecurity | |
Eradicating low incidence pest plants | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/environment/what-we-do-to-help-environment/our-biodiversity-projects/Pages/eradicating-low-incidence-pest-plants.aspx | Eradicating low incidence pest plants | Find out how we are managing pest plants and how you can help. | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | Environment
Biosecurity | |
Pest-free Auckland | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/environment/what-we-do-to-help-environment/our-biodiversity-projects/Pages/pest-free-auckland.aspx | Pest-free Auckland | Get involved in Pest-free Auckland, a community-led conservation initiative. | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | Volunteering | |
Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/topic-based-plans-strategies/environmental-plans-strategies/Pages/regional-pest-management-plan.aspx | Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) | Information about our plan to set priorities for managing animal and plant pests. | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | Strategies | |
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