Mount Hyde TB Management Area (TMA)

Eradicating bovine TB in NZ

As part of our TBfree programme we deliver our pest control operations through a framework of TB management areas (TMAs). TMAs are areas with known TB infection in livestock or wildlife. Each TMA has a specific TB control plan designed to eradicate TB as effectively as possible.

The Mount Hyde TMA

The Mount Hyde TMA covers 32,200 hectares to the north-west of Dunedin. The TMA spans both sides of the Taieri River, and also incorporates the Lee Stream and Silver Stream Catchments.

The topography ranges from a sub-alpine area, with steep gullies and faces, down onto the Taieri Plains. The habitat includes tussock, small stands and gullies of native bush, and developed farmland.

History of TB and pest control in Mount Hyde

We last found an infected cattle herd in the Mount Hyde TMA in 2004, although records of infected herds in this area date back to 1988.

We last found infected wildlife — a ferret — in 2012.

We completed ground control in Mount Allan, North Taieri Hills, Taieri Hindon, Lee Stream and Upper Waitati in 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024.

We completed aerial control in:

• Upper Waitati in 2016/2017
• Mount Allan in 2022/2023.

Current state

As of June 2024, there are no infected herds in the Mount Hyde TMA.

Future pest control operations

We plan our pest control operations up to 3 years in advance. The current year runs from July 2024 to June 2025.

Dates and control methods for pest control operations in Mount Hyde are provisional and subject to change. If you’re affected by any upcoming operations, our pest control contractors will contact you before work begins. They will:

• talk you through the specifics of each operation
• explain what you need to do before the operations start
• get your consent for the work to be done.

Map of 2024/2025 pest control operations

The proposed area for wildlife surveillance is marked on the map in blue.

Interactive map showing Mount Hyde TB management area boundaries, Vector Control Zone, and proposed control areas.

Contacts

Contract Wild Animal Control NZ Ltd manages eradication activities in the Mount Hyde TMA. Contact them directly if you have feedback or questions about upcoming operations.

Contract Wild Animal Control NZ Ltd

Phone: 0800 292 269

Email: office@cwacnzl.com

OSPRI office

PO Box 3412

Wellington 6140

Phone: 0800 482 463

Email: vector_ssi@ospri.co.nz