In this strategy, unless the context otherwise requires,—
1998 register means the register kept by the NBA in accordance with clause 23 of the 1998 Order
authorised person means a person appointed under section 103(1)(b) of the Act for the purposes of this strategy
bee means the honey bee (Apis mellifera), including its eggs, larvae, pupae, and semen
bee colony means a group of bees living in a beehive
bee product—
(a) means beeswax, honey, honeydew honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, or venom; and
beekeeper means a person who is the owner of 1 or more beehives that are situated in the South Island
equipment means any beehive, comb, extractor, or other object that is being or has been used in connection with beekeeping
honey means the fluid, viscous, or crystallised substance produced by bees from the nectar of blossoms or from secretions of, or on, living parts of plants (other than blossoms), that bees collect, transform, or combine with substances of their own and store in combs
honey production site means a place where bees are situated for the purpose of producing honey or bee products
identification code means the identification code recognised or allocated by VAI under clause 18
introduction cage means a cage used for introducing a queen bee to a beehive
mailing cage means a cage used for transporting a queen bee and her attendant worker bees
management agency has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Act
NBA means the National Beekeepers Association of New Zealand Incorporated
nucleus colony means a beehive—
owner, in relation to a beehive, means any 1 or more of the following:
package bees means worker bees that are—
pollination site means a place where bees are situated for the purpose of pollinating plants
VAI means the incorporated society known on the commencement of this strategy as the Varroa Agency Incorporated
varroa means the organism Varroa destructor.