Outdoor activities

Ngā ngohe o waho

Enjoy New Zealand's outdoor activities – tramping, fishing, hunting, gardening, and outdoor events. Learn what you can do to protect NZ's biosecurity and prevent the spread of pests and diseases.

In this section

I tēnei wāhanga

Boating and water activities: preventing the spread of pests, weeds, and diseases

Steps to clean your boat, manage hull fouling, regional marine biosecurity rules

Recreational fishing

Rules by area, size limits, phone app, food safety, toxic shellfish alerts

Gardening: finding and reporting pests

Controlling weeds, keeping an eye out for pests, restrictions for some plants, how to dispose greenwaste

Holding an outdoor event: tips to prevent spread of pests

Events near waterways, forest and sporting events, selling food at outdoor events

Hunting and gathering: biosecurity and food safety

Rules for wild food, gathering shellfish, hunting in restricted areas

Tramping tips to prevent spreading pests and diseases

Clean your boots and gear, information on kauri dieback and myrtle rust

Visiting Waiuku Forest

Use of the forest, how to make a booking, and events calendar

Learn more about biosecurity

Further information about pests and diseases – how MPI controls them or stops them at the border