Weeds and Pests

So cute little bunnies are considered pests here in New Zealand:
1 "Rabbits were brought to New Zealand and released for both food and sport at various sites as early as the 1830s.
The first rabbit plague began in the early 1870s and petered out about 1895. Another increase occurred in the early 1920s. There was a major irruption in the 1940s, and the most recent began in the late 1980s.
Rabbits have cost New Zealand many millions of dollars, through the direct cost of controlling them, and the loss of production from farms. Their impact on the drier areas of the South Island has been little short of an ecological disaster, as the vegetation grazed off by rabbits has never recovered .... The loss of soil has left areas where only the hardiest colonising plants will now grow. Burrowing by rabbits in some soil types and on steep slopes has also led to soil erosion." You can follow this link if you would like to learn was has been done and what is being done now in relation to the rabbits:

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/rabbits/1

And if you want to check out the Rabbit Council of New Zealand:

http://www.rabbits-nz.co.nz/about_us/index.asp