To protect native species, DOC is carrying out the predator control operations for 2020/21 listed below. Operations use aerial 1080 unless listed as ground control, which is mostly trapping.
All operations are by DOC, unless otherwise indicated in the site column.
Recommended operations 2020/21| Site | DOC district | Estimated hectares | Status |
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| Aerial operations | | | |
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| Waitutu | Te Anau | 64,815 | Completed 4 March 2020 |
| Eglinton | Te Anau | 7,500 | Completed 26 May 2020 |
| Waikaia | Murihuku | 7,014 | Completed 23 June 2020 |
| Wet Jacket Peninsula | Te Anau | 39,707 | Completed 26 June 2020 |
| Punakaiki (OSPRI and DOC collaboration) | Buller | 43,330 | Recommended |
| New Creek (OSPRI and DOC collaboration) | Buller | 64,230 | Completed 12 November 2020 |
| Mokihinui (OSPRI and DOC collaboration) | Buller | 45111 | Completed 12 November 2020 |
| Roaring Meg | Greymouth | 11,680 | Completed 11 September 2020 |
| Nelson Lakes | St Arnaud | 31,305 | Completed 7 September 2020 |
| Aorere | Golden Bay | 47,995 | Completed 17 August 2020 |
| Haast TL | South Westland | 9,603 | 8 June 2021 |
| Parininihi | New Plymouth | 1703 | Completed 16 October 2020 |
| Waitaanga Plateau | New Plymouth | 19259 | Completed 2 December 2020 |
| Pouiatoa - Taramoukou/Pouiatoa block | New Plymouth | 3800 | Completed 20 September 2020 |
| Pouiatoa - Taramoukou/Taramoukou block | New Plymouth | 1850 | Completed 20 September 2020 |
| Pirongia/Te Kauri | Waikato | 16,028 | Completed 21 September 2020 |
| Rotoehu | Tauranga | 2,600 | Completed 16 October 2020 |
| Te Kopia | Tauranga | 4,039 | Completed 26 February 2021 |
| Hauraki Southern Forests | Hauraki | 24,104 | Completed 13 November 2020 |
| Motueka (by Project Janszoon) | Abel Tasman | 8,311 | Completed 12 September 2020 |
| Erua Wetlands | Central North Island | 10,794 | Completed 11 July 2021 |
| Ground control | | | |
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| Stewart Island Dotterel | Rakiura | 5,382 | Underway |
| Haast Kiwi | South Westland | 7,570 | Completed 8 June 2021 |
| Landsborough | South Westland | 2,775 | Underway |
| Murchison Mountains | Te Anau | 52,985 | Underway |
| Arthur’s Pass/Lake Sumner valleys | Rangiora | 5,671 | Underway |
| Te Maruia | Greymouth | 3,751 | Underway |
| Otawa | Tauranga | 351 | Underway |
| Whareorino | King Country | 635 | Underway |
Postponed operations 2020/21| Site | DOC district | Estimated hectares | Status |
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| Whataroa (by ZIP) | South Westland | 12,892 | Postponed until after June 2021 |
| Arthur’s Pass/Lake Sumner valleys | Rangiora | 28,688 | Postponed until after June 2021 |
| Heaphy Lowlands | Buller | 19,259 | Postponed until after June 2021 |
| Motueka (by DOC and OSPRI) | Abel Tasman | 8,311 | Postponed until after June 2021 |
| Depth Peak | Fiordland | 62,711 | Postponed until after June 2021 |
Cancelled operations 2020/21| Site | DOC district | Estimated hectares | Status |
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| Hokonui Falls | Murihuku | 6,277 | Aerial control cancelled |
