This website was developed from a partnership between Biosecurity New Zealand (a business unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries) and the Department of Conservation to host a one stop shop of information about myrtle rust in New Zealand.
Myrtle rust is a serious fungal disease that affects plants in the myrtle family. A number of organisations are involved in safeguarding the Mauri of myrtle species and dependent ecosystems including the Department of Conservation, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand Plant Producers Incorporated and Project Crimson.