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Government Announces $1M Community Fund To Fight Wilding Pines
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Government Announces $1M Community Fund To Fight Wilding PinesHon Andrew HoggardMinister for BiosecuritySpeaking at the national Wilding Pine Conference in Southland today, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard has announced a new $1 million community funding programme to back grassroots wilding pine control.
The fund, running over two years, will be available from the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme to support community-led control projects.
Wilding pines threaten productive farmland, water supplies in sensitive catchments, native biodiversity, and increase the risk of wildfires.
Expressions of interest in the new community funding programme are expected to open later this year.
Advertisement - scroll to continue readingBudget 2026 committed $109 million over three years for the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme.