Weed management policy

Contents

• Executive summary
• Statement of policy
• Key recommendations

Part one - Introduction

• 1.0 Background
  • 1.1 Scope of the policy
  • 1.2 Project methodology
  • 1.3 Consultation
  • 1.4 Definitions

Part two - Policy outcome

• 2.0 Principles, goals and objectives of weed management in Auckland City
  • 2.1 Principles of weed management
  • 2.2 Weed management goals
  • 2.3 Objectives of weed management

Part three - Current approaches to weed management

• 3.0 Auckland City
  • 3.1 The weed 'problem' in Auckland City
  • 3.2 Auckland City's herbicide and chemical reduction policies
  • 3.3 Waiheke, Great Barrier and Ellerslie 'no herbicide use' policies
  • 3.4 Summary of events leading to current approach in Auckland City
  • 3.5 Current weed management practices in Auckland City
• 4.0 Other New Zealand approaches
  • 4.1 Councils in the Auckland Region
  • 4.2 Other New Zealand territorial authorities
  • 4.3 Proposed national risk reduction strategy for pesticides
• 5.0 Overseas urban weed management approaches
  • 5.1 Denmark
  • 5.2 UK
  • 5.3 Germany
  • 5.4 Canada
  • 5.5 USA

Part four - Essential considerations

• 6.0 Relevant plans and legislation
  • 6.1 Auckland City statutory and non-statutory plans
  • 6.2 Management requirements of legislation
• 7.0 Selection of weed species, sites, management options and approaches
  • 7.1 Weed and site selection
  • 7.2 Weed management targets
  • 7.3 Weed management options and approaches
• 8.0 Analysis of weed control methods
  • 8.1 Weed control methods
  • 8.2. Herbicides used in natural areas - premier and neighbourhood parks and sports parks surrounds
  • 8.3 Health effects of herbicides
  • 8.4 Benefit/cost evaluation of weed control methods
• 9.0 Information requirements
  • 9.1 Monitoring weed occurrence
  • 9.2 Research programmes
• 10.0 Administration of the weed policy
  • 10.1 Monitoring performance of the weed policy
  • 10.2 Co-ordination and advice on weed management
  • 10.3 Weed training programmes

Part five - Implementation

• 11.0 Implementation of the weed management policy for Auckland City
  • 11.1. Weed management administration, planning and review
  • 11.2 Weed management approaches
  • 11.3 Specific management areas

References

Appendices

• Appendix one - Glossary of terms (14kb PDF)
• Appendix two - The development of a weed management policy for Auckland City (646kb PDF)
• Appendix three - Methodology to rank plant species as weeds (15kb PDF)
• Appendix four - Methodology to rank Auckland City parks for weed management (9kb PDF)
• Appendix five - Weed species priorities in Auckland City (33kb PDF)
• Appendix six - Weed site priorities in Auckland City (12kb PDF)
• Appendix seven - Health and environmental effects of some herbicides (55kb PDF)
• Appendix eight - Effective methods for controlling weeds of natural areas in Auckland City (10kb PDF)

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Reviewed - October 2006