Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“Act”), the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that Rhododendron atrovirens, R. citriniflorum, R. coxianum, R. denudatum, R. erosum, R. glanduliferum, R. hongkongense, R. kanehirae, R. kesangiae, R. martinianum, R. moulmainense, R. noriakianum, R. ochraceum, R. parryae, R. pleistanthum, R. pocophorum, R. pronum, R. przewalskii, R. semibarbatum, R. sikayotaizanense, R. subansiriense, R. suoilenhense, R. tsariense, R. venator and R. vialii are not new organisms for the purpose of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of June 2024.

PHILIP LESTER, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.