After a thirteen-year wait, Marlborough District Council has had approval to introduce a rust fungus to help control a weed that has been harming farmers for decades.
Chilean needle grass has spread to two and a half thousand hectares in the region since it was first spotted in the 1940s.
Council biosecurity manager Liam Falconer speaks to Jesse.
Marlborough District Council biosecurity manager Liam Falconer with an example of Chilean needle grass at the Wither Hills Farm Park near Blenheim. Photo: Supplied / Marlborough District Council
