{"id":4831,"date":"2023-08-08T00:18:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T00:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbiosecurity.co.nz\/?p=4831"},"modified":"2023-08-08T21:48:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:48:16","slug":"phytophthora-agathidicida-pa-a-threat-to-kauri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbiosecurity.co.nz\/phytophthora-agathidicida-pa-a-threat-to-kauri\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracks closures in the Kaimai Ranges after detection of the kauri dieback pathogen."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Provisional positive test results have recently detected Phytophthora agathidicida<\/em> (PA) on a track near the Wharawhara entrance of Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, near Tauranga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some tracks have been closed immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department of Conservation (DOC) found PA as part of soil sampling on the track and said the results were unexpected and significant as PA had previously been undetected in the Kaimai Mamaku ranges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n DOC are working with iwi to support a r\u0101hui with formal track and forest closures to allow time to undertake further investigation at this site and assess if additional track mitigation is needed to reduce the risk of spreading PA to other parts of the park. Presently, human activity poses the highest risk of soil movement within and between forests, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy restricting access, we are trying to limit any further spread of the pathogen that causes the disease, which is carried on as little as a pinhead of soil.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jade Kinghazel, DOC operations director of Eastern North Island, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At this stage there are no other known positive sites within the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park. The closure is initially for 10 weeks and will be reviewed 29th September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n TMBC asks its members and community to help support DOC and iwi by respecting the r\u0101hui and sharing this information to others through their networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n