'No Spray' Register for Road Frontages

Introduction	How do I register?
Why have weed control?	How do I cancel/ alter my 'No Spray' details?
Who does it?	Anything else?
What happens to 'No Spray' properties?	Public Notices - Agrichemical Applications

Introduction

Waitakere City operates a 'No Spray' Register. It lists properties where the owners or occupiers do not wish to have herbicide spraying on their urban kerbs and footpath edges, or rural road edges and roadside drains. They have also chosen not to have invasive environmental weed species on the berm treated with herbicide.

Why have weed control?

Weed control for road berms, drains and footpaths is carried out for one or more of the following reasons:

to control invasive weeds that damage New Zealand's natural environment - and often spread along roadsides
to reduce fire risk
to protect paved or sealed surfaces from damage
to ensure roadside ditches remain clear and reduce flooding
weed control is currently carried out twice annually in rural and urban areas and four times annually in the commercial centres.

Who does it?

Contractors engaged by the Council undertake herbicide control. These contractors are aware of the 'No Spray' properties and, where requested, will endeavour to contact 'No Spray' residents one week prior to spraying in that area. However, notification may not always be possible if residents cannot be contacted.

What happens instead - for 'No Spray' properties?

Residents undertake to maintain the vegetation on the berm themselves, including eradicating invasive/environmental weeds.

This is a positive and good faith undertaking and we are happy to work with you. Please note, however, there are serious reasons why this work needs to be done. Should appropriate and timely maintenance not be carried out, the Council will be obliged to address the issue with you.

How do I register?

Complete the 'No Spray' Register Residents Reply form and send it to the Council.

Note: You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view and print these documents. For help opening PDF files or tips on copying information see Helpful Tips.

'No Spray' Register Residents Reply form (Size 45K)

or print the following document which contains the form and Invasive or Environmental Weeds of Waitakere list.

Invasive or Environmental Weeds of Waitakere list (Size 170K)

How do I cancel or alter my 'No Spray' address details?

Use the 'No Spray' Register form, or contact us for a copy, and then return it to the Council.

Anything else?

Contact us for a list of the plants that are 'noxious' or act in an invasive way or print a copy from this site.
We may ask those registered to confirm their details from time to time, to keep the Register up to date and to help prevent mistakes.
The Council is active in trying to reduce the quantity and toxicity of the chemicals used in Waitakere. If you or your community have suggestions as to how we could do this in your neighbourhood, please let us know those ideas.