According to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), rabbits cost an average of $50m New Zealand dollars (U$36m; £18.7m) in lost production and more than NZ$25m in pest control each year.
Rabbits cost Australia’s agricultural sector almost A$200mn (US$125mn) a year, according to government figures, but other biosecurity threats — such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease and the ...