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Pests & threats
Diseases
Diseases
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Find out more about diseases that are affecting our native species, DOC's response, and how you can help.
Kauri dieback
Kauri dieback disease can kill kauri of all ages.
Myrtle rust
Myrtle rust is a fungal disease that severely attacks plants in the myrtle family including pōhutukawa, mānuka and rātā. It is now in New Zealand.
Chronic wasting disease in none-NZ deer
Hunters and trampers entering New Zealand from overseas can help keep New Zealand’s deer herds free of this disease.
Toxoplasmosis and Hector’s and Māui dolphin
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease which reproduces in cats and is a significant threat to dolphins.
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