'Big six' pest plants take hit in the Mackenzie Basin
A plan to clear invasive pest plant infestations in an area three times the size of Auckland has seen 140,000 removed from the Mackenzie Basin in the past financial year.
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A plan to clear invasive pest plant infestations in an area three times the size of Auckland has seen 140,000 removed from the Mackenzie Basin in the past financial year.
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