NEW Zealand is under siege and its defences are inadequate, according to a
recent report. This time, the threat is not French commandos or any other
nation’s army or navy, but biological invaders. Potential plant and animal pest
species are battering NZ’s defence systems in increasing numbers, the report
says.
New Zealand under SIEGE is the latest report from NZ’s Parliamentary
Commissioner for the Environment (PCE). It argues biosecurity “is every bit as
important as national security”. The country’s biodiversity is already in
decline because of introduced plants and animals that have become pests, the
report says. But introduced…
