OIAD-3590 
 
DocCM-7508194 
 
 
18 December 2023  
 
 
Geoff Reid 
[FYI request #24826 email] 
 
 
Dear Geoff 
 
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation, received on 
22 November 2023, in which you asked for: 
 
 
“Impact of Project De-Vine on weed control - Golden Bay 
 
Please provide the following; 
 
1. What financial contributions has the Department made towards Project De-Vine 
each year since its inception? 
 
2. What organisations were each contribution provided to? 
 
3. How does DOC determine the impact Project Devine is having on the distribution 
of the target weeds? 
 
4. What was the distribution of Project Devine's primary target weeds (banana 
passionfruit and old man's beard) in the target area at the time the first contribution 
was made? Please provide the detailed maps showing this. 
 
5. What is the current distribution of those weeds in the target area? 
Please provide the detailed maps showing this.” 
 
 
We have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982. 
 
 
Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai 
Whakātu Nelson Office 
Private Bag 5, Nelson 7042,  
www.doc.govt.nz 

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Your questions and our responses are listed below: 
 
1.  What financial contributions has the Department made towards Project De-Vine each 
year since its inception?  
 
DATE 
CONTRACT 
Value 
Notes 
2023‐24 
Limestone Reserves 
$15,000.00    
2022‐23 
Limestone Reserves 
$19,000.00    
2021‐22 
Limestone Reserves 
$19,500.00    
  
Takaka Valley Remnants 
$19,500.00    
  
Waitui Consevartion Area 
$4,000.00 
One off activity 
2020‐21 
Takaka Valley Remnants 
$20,000.00    
  
Limestone Reserves 
$20,000.00    
2019‐20 
Limestone Reserves 
$19,000.00    
2018‐19 
Limestone Reserves 
$19,000.00    
 
 
2.  What organisations were each contribution provided to?  
 
Project De-vine has received funding to carry out contract weed control in Golden 
Bay. No other organisations have been contracted for weed control by DOC in 
Golden Bay. 
 
3.  How does DOC determine the impact Project Devine is having on the distribution of 
the target weeds? 
 
Project De-vine provide operational reporting at the end of each contract period 
confirming the contracted areas have been completed. 
 
4.  What was the distribution of Project Devine's primary target weeds (banana 
passionfruit and old man's beard) in the target area at the time the first contribution 
was made?  Please provide the detailed maps showing this. 
 
Please see maps listed below for the target area(s) at the time the first contribution 
was made. 
 
5.  What is the current distribution of those weeds in the target area? Please provide the 
detailed maps showing this. 
 
Please see maps attached for the current (most recent) target area(s) that we have 
this information for. 
 
 
 
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I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above, subject to 
information being withheld under the following section of the Official 
Information Act: 
 
  personal information and contact details, under section 9(2)(a) – to protect the 
privacy of natural persons, including deceased people. 
 
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of 
the Official Information Act and determined there are no public interests that outweigh the 
grounds for withholding. 
 
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and attached documents 
may be published on the Department’s website. 
 
If you would like to discuss this response with us, please contact Ross Trotter, Operations 
Manager, Takaka by email to [email address]. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Roy Grose 
Regional Operations Director, Northern South Island 
Department of Conservation 
Te Papa Atawhai 
 
 
Encl. 2 : Table 1 – Schedule of Maps; and Maps 
 
 
 
 
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Table 1 - Schedule of Maps 
 
Item Date 
Question 
Document description 
Decision 
related to 
1 
19/10/2018  4 
Grove Scenic Reserve 2018 
Released in 
part 
2 
18/10/2018  4 
Paines Ford Reserve 2018 
Released in 
part 
3 
04/06/2021  4 
Takaka Valley Remnants 2021 
Released in 
Pettersons QEII 
part 
4 
04/06/2021  4 
Takaka Valley Remnants 2021 Dos 
Released in 
Rios 
part 
5 
04/06/2021  4 
Takaka Valley Remnants 2021 
Released in 
Mansons 
part 
6 
15/06/2022  5 
Grove Devine Weed map 2022 
Released in 
part 
7 
12/12/2023  5 
Paines Ford Devine Weed Map 2023  Released in 
full. 
8 
28/06/2022  5 
Takaka Valley Remnants 2021 
Released in 
Pettersons – Remnants 1 & 2 
full. 
9 
28/06/2022  5 
Takaka Valley Remnants 2021 
Released in 
Pettersons – Remnants 3 
full. 
 
 
 
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