For too long the biosecurity check-in process on the mainland has been a shambles.
It's election lolly scramble time but there's nothing in the air regarding funding of a Kapiti Island biosecurity and visitor centre on the mainland at Paraparaumu Beach.
The government, via the Conservation Department, has a strong vested interest in the predator-free island as well as encouraging people nationally and internationally to visit it.
For too long the biosecurity check-in process on the mainland has been a shambles.
People standing around in a carpark, sometimes in the rain, having a quick rummage through their bags for pests before hopping onto a boat, isn't good practice in my opinion.