jude Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Doesn't bother me in the slightest. I think it would be sensible of them to pop in here sometimes and get an overview. I've never seen anything in here other than encouragement to stick to the rules and a genuine concern for protecting our waterways etc. I agree with Caryl and the others. I'm glad they are doing their job. Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1 Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I was very interested to read this thread. We have had a couple of visits a few years back and they went around the whole property. At that stage they were very interested in vals which we were using in our tanks. They came from the Wanganui region but it was never confirmed whether they were americana or gigantea. It resulted in us changing to a plastic alternative. As far as I am aware the only legal variety is the twisted val but as biosecurity is part of the regional councils it may vary from area to area. They took samples of our ludwigia but never heard back so it must be ok. After that they found koi in some local ponds so they have since visited all ponds and destroyed the koi. Unfortunately they have now been seen in a local river - not sure how they will get rid of them once they are established. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Considering the way plastic is becoming a worldwide nuisance I wonder how long it will be before it is classed as invasive and plastic plants banned from our tanks :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1 Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Well it made biosecurity happy and don't worry it is cleaned and reused - infact I have never had to throw any away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooloo Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 End of the day if they want in they get in, matters not to them how they do it. We shouldn't in theory have any illegal plants anyway. So personally i reckon its a good idea, why let some greedy fools ruin it for everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 K, who can point me to a site where I can check to see what's ALLOWED and known in NZ? I've been collecting plants for about 6 months now and I want to make sure MAF don't come busting down my door telling me that I have some funky crypt or sword that's not registered or whatever. The FNZAS plant survey may be a start but that's just a drop in the bucket of plants available to aquaria in the rest of the world. Is that it? I've chatted with a few people that have been checked and I wouldn't have seen a problem with any of the plants they had even if I had them (which I don't) and alans ludwigia that they took looks a lot like a plant I saw in pictures of a NZ tank from about 7 years ago (tank and plant no longer exist). I've even checked online and most of these plants can't even exist in NZ water temps... then again, neither can many of the fish that aren't allowed as they aren't registered. I'm not questioning anyones judgment, just want to know what's allowed and not. So if I have fish that are a one-of-a-kind (and obviously something not registered) in NZ can MAF come and take that too? Even if it was purchased at a LFS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 These people were from the biosecurity section of MAF. They are interested in new organisms. What used to be called noxious weeds are generally the domain of the Regional Council (who have also been in touch through my selling plants on Trademe.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Hey Blue, Just send MAF an invitation cardto look at your collections. I'm sure they'll point you in the right directions. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 You know what I fined funny here. They seem to let in cold water fish that are not natives but yet can survive in the wild here. Yet some of the warm water fish that people would like that can't survive in the wild they don't allow??? Really messed up. As far as plants go hey I don't have any problems with them checking any of the 3 plants I have (ok maybe 4 including duckweed lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesarz Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Hey Blue, Check out this URL from MAF which shows you which plants are allowed in NZ. http://www1.maf.govt.nz/cgi-bin/bioindex/bioindex.pl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1 Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 They gave me a pest plant book, see http://www.rnzih.org.nz/pages/nppa_pest_plant_list.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenceo Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I also had a visit from MAF. (on 6/6/06 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I also had a visit from MAF. (on 6/6/06 ) that proves it they are the devil just had my last visit two days ago so i am all clear woohoo [me running out for fish shopping.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I have contacted some local agencies to see if we can't add a link to existing information so hobbyists can easily find out what and more importantly what not they can keep. The information does exist, it's just almost impossible to find it (even with Google). I found it once but can't remember where and did not bookmark it... As soon as I get permission and links I'll make a new page under the main site address www.fnzas.org.nz/.... Once done, I'll add a link in this thread to kick start people in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 good on ya warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 That would be really useful, thanks Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantman Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 that will be useful information. i need to keep an eye on what is illegal. thanks warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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