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Possums are an invasive species from Australia that cost New Zealand millions of dollars in damages every year. By removing the trees and shrubs they eat, they decimate the local vegetation, frequently resulting in the death of those plants.

In New Zealand, possums can also harbour bovine tuberculosis (TB), which can infect cattle and, rarely, people. Contact with sick possums is the main source of herd infection. Possums can also transmit TB to wild deer and pigs, but these animals are 'dead-end' hosts, meaning they are unable to spread the illness.

Possums should also be removed from your property as they have extremely long, sharp teeth that can cause great harm to both people and animals.

Rabbits & Hares can be a serious hazard for both urban properties, large farms, and lifestyle blocks. They compete with livestock for food, destroy grassland by uprooting plants, and construct troublesome burrows that can injure livestock.

In urban settings, they damage vegetable gardens and dig holes under outhouses, decks, and fences, becoming a nuisance to both people and animals.

Wallabies compete with livestock, with three wallabies equalling one stock unit. They contaminate pasture, damage fences, crops, and kill plantation forest seedlings. Wallabies also halt the regrowth of native bush.

Controlling wallabies in the South Island could save more than $23.5 million annually.