Consultation opens for proposed National Aerial Operations Plan 2025

We're inviting feedback on the National Aerial Operations Plan 2025, which outlines our proposed TBfree pest control operations for next year. 

Possums are the wildlife source of TB infection in cattle and deer in New Zealand. This means key activities for the TBfree programme are: 

• possum control
• livestock TB testing
• animal movement control.

We’ve significantly reduced TB infection in cattle and deer herds through careful use of biodegradable 1080. 

We will use your feedback on the nature, boundaries and timing of proposed operations to help inform the final proposal. 

Feedback is due by 30 September 2024. 

Find out more about the plan, and how to submit feedback on our consultation page.