新西兰政府投入超过1亿纽币升级治理野生松树，以保护农地、水资源和生态系统，同时减少火灾风险并提升农村生产力。
政府加码投入治理野生松树（wilding pines）
生物安全部长 Andrew Hoggard 表示，政府正在加大对农村生产力的投资，通过强化对野生松树扩散的治理力度，以保护农业与生态环境。
🌲 问题背景
野生松树被认为对新西兰造成多方面威胁，包括：
- 占用高产农地
- 影响敏感流域的水资源供应
- 威胁本土生物多样性
- 加剧野火风险
目前全国受影响面积已超过200万公顷，未治理区域每年约增长5%。
💰 预算投入
在2026预算中，政府新增：
- 7900万纽币（未来3年）新增资金
- 总承诺资金提升至 1.09亿纽币
过去十年该国家计划已累计投入超过：
- 1.75亿纽币政府资金
- 3800万纽币来自合作伙伴与社区资金
🌿 资金用途
新增资金将用于：
- 加强清除与控制野生松树扩散
- 支持地方政府、毛利部族（iwi）、农户及志愿者
- 覆盖九个重点地区，包括坎特伯雷、奥塔哥、马尔堡等
其中约3000万纽币将来自国际游客税（International Visitor Levy）。
🧭 政策升级
初级产业部（MPI）还将制定：
- 全国性害虫管理计划（National Pest Management Plan）
目标包括：
- 提升全国协调能力
- 建立统一治理规则
- 防止野生松树进一步扩散
- 提高治理效率
📢 政府立场
Andrew Hoggard 表示，该投资不仅保护环境，也有助于提升农村经济生产力，是对地方社区长期韧性的支持。
The Government is investing in rural productivity by supercharging efforts to tackle the spread of wilding pines, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says.
“Wilding pines threaten productive farmland, water supplies in sensitive catchments, and native biodiversity – and they significantly increase the impact of wildfires.”
“Budget 2026 invests an additional $79 million over the next three years, taking the total commitment to $109 million, so we can ramp up control work and get ahead of the spread. This is a smart investment in rural productivity and will back those working hard on-the-ground to contain wildings.”
More than two million hectares of New Zealand are affected by wilding infestations, with untreated areas expanding by an estimated five per cent a year.
The National Wilding Conifer Control Programme has received more than $175m in government funding over the past decade, alongside more than $38m contributed by partners and communities.
“This Budget 2026 increase in funding is about boosting that momentum and backing the long-term resilience of rural communities.”
“We’re supporting regional councils, iwi, farmers, researchers, and volunteers who are making a real difference across nine priority regions, including Canterbury, Otago, and Marlborough.”
About $30m of the funding over three years will be provided through the International Visitor Levy.
“Tourism is a key part of our plan to grow the economy and create jobs, lift wages, and help kiwis get ahead. This funding will help protect our unique natural environment from the spread of wilding pines.”
The programme is led by Biosecurity New Zealand and delivered in partnership with councils, landowners, iwi, industry, community groups, and other government agencies.
In addition to the significant funding boost, MPI will begin developing a National Pest Management Plan for on-going control of wilding conifers.
“This will further strengthen national coordination of wildings management, ensuring efficient and effective control work and establishing nationally consistent rules to prevent their further spread,” Mr Hoggard says.
