Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: The Whakapae Ururoa: Community Myrtle Rust Surveillance Project will track spread and infestation at critical sites across a 27,800-hectare stretch of the mighty East Coast coastline led by local conservationist Graeme Atkins, who has been monitoring myrtle rust on the East Coast since he observed its appearance a few years ago. The work utilises ground knowledge and biocultural monitoring approaches and will be linked into a localised and national reporting system. Seed collection, storage, and propagation protocols will be developed alongside the mana whenua and local capability developed to oversee the collection and propagation of native seeds across the mighty East Coast.