Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“Act”), the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that Aesculus chinensis, Agapetes smithiana, Cinnamomum loureiroi, Dimorphanthera alpina, Dimorphanthera amoena, Dimorphanthera collinsii, Dimorphanthera denticulifera, Dimorphanthera kempteriana, Dimorphanthera keysseri, Engelhardia spicata, Gaultheria fragrantissima, Gaultheria pyroloides, Heptapleurum setulosum, Kalmia buxifolia, Monstera standleyana, Piper betle, Podocarpus elongatus, Quercus alnifolia, Quercus hartwissiana, Rhododendron baileyi, Rhododendron scabrum, Rhododendron viscosum, Rhodoleia championii, Vaccinium acrobracteatum, and Vaccinium coriaceum are not new organisms for the purpose of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of February 2025.

GAEL OGILVIE, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.