https://wellington.gen.nz/conservation/geotagged Geotagged Conservation newsitems https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/weathering-the-storm-working-bee-plans As planting season approaches, yet more extreme weather events have highlighted the importance of our plan to maximise plant species diversity. conservation islandbay places Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/weathering-the-storm-working-bee-plans Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2026-04-26T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/after-the-storm From the damp ferns of the forest floor to the soaring heights of the emergent giants, discover how we’re turning storm damage into a resilient, 5-layered forest—and how you can join our planting team this June to help us build it. conservation islandbay places Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/after-the-storm Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2026-02-18T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/making-biosecurity-smarter-not-just-bigger/ This case study was first published in our 2024/25 impact report … The challenge … How lean can we make biosecurity monitoring while still catching rats early? This past year, we faced competing pressures: we needed to protect the gains in Miramar while maximising our time and budget for advancing into Phase… miramar places conservation Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/making-biosecurity-smarter-not-just-bigger/ Predator Free Wellington 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/native-bird-numbers-double-in-miramar-peninsula/ This article was written by Noam Mānuka Lazarus (Ngāti Whātua), Massey University journalism student, for RNZ on 13 December 2025 … Predator Free Wellington said its efforts to eliminate predators have led to a doubling of native bird life in the Miramar Peninsula. In its annual report, the group said the… miramar places conservation Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/native-bird-numbers-double-in-miramar-peninsula/ Predator Free Wellington 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://manaisland.org.nz/5034-2/ conservation kapiti places Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://manaisland.org.nz/5034-2/ Friends of Mana Island 2025-11-19T00:00:00Z -41.08730815 174.78150221620353 Mana Island, Moki Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/helen-mechen-virescent-gardens Welcome to our Q&A with Helen Mechen, the founder of Virescent Gardens, a native plant nursery nestled in Stokes Valley of Wellington. stokes-valley places conservation islandbay Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/helen-mechen-virescent-gardens Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-09-12T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/can-new-zealand-really-go-predator-free-wellington-shows-both-the-promise-and-the-peril/ This article was written by Nikki Macdonald for The Post on 6 September 2025. Predator Free Wellington is showing birds can boom in cities, but the bigger national vision is at a crossroads as Nikki Macdonald reports. When Marcus Hull started monitoring an eight-trap line in Wellington’s Worser Bay, he’d… worserbay places conservation Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/can-new-zealand-really-go-predator-free-wellington-shows-both-the-promise-and-the-peril/ Predator Free Wellington 2025-09-06T00:00:00Z -41.3157961 174.8299901 Worser Bay, Marine Parade, Seatoun, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/stoat-detector-dog-gives-miramar-a-clean-bill-of-health/ This article was written by Justin Wong for The Post on 30 July 2025. Wero the dog and his best friend Brad Windust have just completed a sweep of the Miramar Peninsula and Mt Victoria looking for signs of unwanted stoats and weasels. They were pleased to have picked up none at this check, but Windust said… miramar dogs places animals conservation Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/stoat-detector-dog-gives-miramar-a-clean-bill-of-health/ Predator Free Wellington 2025-07-31T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/2025-bush-bird-survey We're excited to share the fascinating results of the 2025 Bush Bird Survey, conducted on June 29th and 30th, 2025, at Manawa Karioi! This year's survey provides valuable insights into the birdlife thriving within our cherished reserve. conservation islandbay places Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/2025-bush-bird-survey Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-07-21T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/manawa-karioi-bush-bird-survey Join us for a fun, family-friendly afternoon helping count manu as part of the NZ Garden Bird Survey, now in its 18th year! Together, we’ll build a picture of the birds living in and around Manawa Karioi. conservation islandbay places Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/manawa-karioi-bush-bird-survey Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-06-19T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/predator-free-wellington-and-wellington-city-council-win-supreme-award-at-local-government-excellence-awards/ Predator Free Wellington and Wellington City Council have won the Supreme Award at the LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards held at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre this evening. The LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards celebrate programmes, projects, and approaches… exhibitions tkina wcc art convention-center government conservation Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/predator-free-wellington-and-wellington-city-council-win-supreme-award-at-local-government-excellence-awards/ Predator Free Wellington 2025-06-12T00:00:00Z -41.291444549999994 174.7812006663861 Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/sealing-up-the-edges-of-the-forest Planting a forest is a fairly complicated process, but once you understand the stages, it's not too daunting. conservation islandbay places Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/sealing-up-the-edges-of-the-forest Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-05-29T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/a-special-working-bee-garden-bird-survey-at-manawa-karioi Sunday 29 June, 1pm–3pm June’s last Working Bee will be a little different – instead of our usual planting and track maintenance, we’ll be turning our eyes and ears to the sky! Manawa Karioi is taking part in the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey, a nationwide project that helps track bird populations across Aotearoa. conservation islandbay places Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/a-special-working-bee-garden-bird-survey-at-manawa-karioi Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-05-17T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/20yearsonandoff Written by Vanessa Patea When I first moved to Wellington at the start of the millennium, I discovered nestled in the hills of Island Bay, an improbable wooden building called Tapu Te Ranga Marae. islandbay places conservation Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/20yearsonandoff Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-05-14T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/after-the-storm-new-life-on-the-slopes-of-manawa-karioi The big storm that rolled into Wellington in early May caused minor damage at Manawa Karioi. conservation islandbay places Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/after-the-storm-new-life-on-the-slopes-of-manawa-karioi Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-05-11T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/predator-free-wellington-faces-1.75m-annual-shortfall/ This article was written by Kate Green for RNZ on 8 May 2025. Predator Free Wellington is facing a shortfall of $1.75 million annually, largely due to a decrease in government funding from next year. The group has successfully eradicated rats from the Miramar peninsula and turned its attention toward the… miramar places conservation Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/predator-free-wellington-faces-1.75m-annual-shortfall/ Predator Free Wellington 2025-05-09T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-2-week-2-2025/ Ascend to magnificent heights on a stunning trip to Nepal. As Winter sports get underway, cheer on our competitive teams. Make a positive environmental impact by participating in the school's recycling and composting endeavours. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up. recycling conservation secondary education Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-2-week-2-2025/ Wellington High School 2025-05-09T00:00:00Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-2-week-2-2025/ Ascend to magnificent heights on a stunning trip to Nepal. As Winter sports get underway, cheer on our competitive teams. Make a positive environmental impact by participating in the school's recycling and composting endeavours. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up. recycling conservation secondary education Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-2-week-2-2025/ Wellington High School 2025-05-09T00:00:00Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=2076 Ngaio community recycling this Saturday!, and first Saturday each month (except January). Come and have a chat with us and recycle! The post Ngaio Community Recycling appeared first on Ngaio Crofton Downs Residents Association. ngaio recycling places conservation communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=2076 Ngaio Progressive Association 2025-04-28T00:00:00Z -41.2482852 174.778291 Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.upperhutt.govt.nz/News/Upper-Hutts-First-Ever-E-Day-A-Community-Recycling-Event We’re thrilled to partner with Echo, New Zealand's largest e-waste recycling company, to bring you Upper Hutt's first E-Day event! This event offers a convenient and environmentally responsible way to recycle your unwanted electronics. Join us for a drive-through event that makes recycling easy and accessible for everyone! upper-hutt recycling huttvalley places conservation government Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.upperhutt.govt.nz/News/Upper-Hutts-First-Ever-E-Day-A-Community-Recycling-Event Upper Hutt City Council 2025-04-17T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://www.upperhutt.govt.nz/News/Upper-Hutt-gets-involved-with-the-Caps-and-Lids-Recycling-Scheme Did you know that one in 10 pieces of litter consists of caps and lids? To tackle this, the Caps and Lids Recycling Programme was launched in September 2024, with the goal of recovering these small items and helping protect the environment. upper-hutt recycling huttvalley places conservation government Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.upperhutt.govt.nz/News/Upper-Hutt-gets-involved-with-the-Caps-and-Lids-Recycling-Scheme Upper Hutt City Council 2025-04-16T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/suncorp-backs-climate-resilience-at-manawa-karioi In recent years a group of over 20 old pine trees at Manawa Karioi were beginning to show signs of collapse and both the Tapu-Te-Ranga Trust and the Manawa Karioi Society had become concerned about the risk that these trees posed to people visiting Manawa Karioi. conservation islandbay places Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.manawakarioi.nz/newsblog/suncorp-backs-climate-resilience-at-manawa-karioi Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project 2025-04-09T00:00:00Z -41.3308843 174.7681452 Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/04/zealandia-tuatara-research More than 700 people from the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumni community attended a friends and family event on Saturday 22 March. sanctuary tuatara conservation animals kelburn places vuw education Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/04/zealandia-tuatara-research Victoria University of Wellington 2025-04-07T00:00:00Z -41.2917079 174.7521904 Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=1914 Before the March recycling day, I sent out messages saying that at the Ngaio Recycling Days, we are moving to only accepting tetrapaks which have been cut, opened flat and washed clean. Thank you to everyone who received the message … Continue reading → ngaio recycling places conservation communitygroups wcnhosted Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=1914 Ngaio Progressive Association 2025-03-08T00:00:00Z -41.2482852 174.778291 Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.thorndon.org.nz/new-world-thorndon-introduces-new-recycling-programme/ New World Thorndon has started a recycling programme for plastic and metal lids that can’t go into normal recycling bins, and there are specialist bins to take these at the entrance to the supermarket. thorndon recycling places conservation communitygroups Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thorndon.org.nz/new-world-thorndon-introduces-new-recycling-programme/ Thorndon Residents Assocation 2025-02-20T00:00:00Z -41.2745396 174.7756309 Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=1882 This month we avoided sending to landfill: – 29kg of tetrapaks – 32kg of plastic lids – 21kg of metal lid – 12.5kg of batteries – 1.8kg Colgate packaging – 1.9kg of medecine blister packs – 3.7 kg of Nespresso … Continue reading → ngaio recycling places conservation communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=1882 Ngaio Progressive Association 2025-02-17T00:00:00Z -41.2482852 174.778291 Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-1-week-1-2025/ Welcome back to the first Wrap Up of 2025. We've had an eventful week celebrating new students and staff and sharing kai at Pōwhiri. Check out the variety of itinerant music opportunities for students to engage in and get involved in Shakespeare 2025. Warm up your pedals for the Bike Challenge and support our recycling initiative. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up. recycling conservation secondary education Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-1-week-1-2025/ Wellington High School 2025-01-31T00:00:00Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-1-week-1-2025/ Welcome back to the first Wrap Up of 2025. We've had an eventful week celebrating new students and staff and sharing kai at Pōwhiri. Check out the variety of itinerant music opportunities for students to engage in and get involved in Shakespeare 2025. Warm up your pedals for the Bike Challenge and support our recycling initiative. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up. recycling conservation secondary education Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-1-week-1-2025/ Wellington High School 2025-01-31T00:00:00Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=1866 From this month (Saturday 1 February), we are going to run a trial to see what demand there is for recycling the blister packs used for packaging tablets. If you have blister packs at home waiting for a solution – … Continue reading → ngaio recycling places conservation communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://ngaio.org.nz/wp2018/?p=1866 Ngaio Progressive Association 2025-01-26T00:00:00Z -41.2482852 174.778291 Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/dna-unravelling-rat-populations/ This story was taken from our 2023/24 impact report . Genetic sequencing data of the last remaining rats on the Miramar Peninsula helps us understand the local rat population, and gives us a snapshot into the effectiveness of our biosecurity efforts. This genomic study, the first of its kind in a New Zealand… miramar places conservation Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.pfw.org.nz/our-project/news/dna-unravelling-rat-populations/ Predator Free Wellington 2025-01-21T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand