Gunnera tinctoria (Chilean rhubarb) listed in the NPPA. Photographer: Graeme Lacock.The National Pest Plant Accord (NPPA) is a cooperative agreement between the New Zealand Plant Producers Inc. (NZPPI), regional councils and government departments with biosecurity responsibilities. All plants on the NPPA are unwanted organisms under the Biosecurity Act 1993. These plants cannot be sold, propagated or distributed in New Zealand.
For more information about the National Pest plant Accord see*:
- NPPA (MAF Biosecurity New Zealand website)
- Interactive key to the NPPA - Landcare Research website