Bay Pest Services' Chris Brunel near the nest. Photo: NZMEThe monstrous wasp nest in Hamurana is here to stay after a "mutual agreement" was reached that its removal was no longer necessary. At the time, Bay Pest Services owner-operator Chris Brunel said it was the biggest nest he had seen in 30 years. Creagh said the regional council would continue to monitor the nest to make sure it didn't post a threat to the local stream. In the regional council's statement, it said the contractors would do the final insecticide treatment today to ensure the wasp nest was dead.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 12, 2019 03:11 UTC