Pursuant to section 49B(2)(a) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, I hereby give notice
that on 29 July 2012, The Hon David Carter, Minister
for Primary Industries, declared an adverse event, the infestation of alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) found in Ruahorehore Stream in the Waikato region, to be
a special emergency until 5.00pm on 29 January 2013.
Dated this 8th day of August 2012.
JULIE COLLINS, Director Biosecurity, Food, and Animal Welfare Policy, Ministry for Primary Industries.