52403 (2025). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity

Written Question

Published date: 19 Nov 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	52403 (2025)
Question asked:	04 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jo Luxton
Portfolio:	Minister for Biosecurity
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	13 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_52403_2025
Document guid:	2bf4ab9c-643d-4c7a-96a1-8ed016152e86

52403 (2025). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity: How do measures to contain the spread of the yellow-legged hornets compare to response efforts for the German wasp invasion on the Chatham Islands in 2020?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: I am advised that the two cases are not comparable. In 2020, Chatham Island locals traced a single wasp back to its nest and destroyed it.