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    • Watch: Predator Free Wellington is on the move!
      • Eliminating rats, stoats and weasels from the Miramar Peninsula was an epic collective effort. The project relied on the support of 20,000 locals, and involved almost every business, school and kindergarten, every third household, hundreds of volunteers, Predator Free Miramar, technical experts, and our…

    • Miramar Peninsula celebration, a special day!
      • On the 4th November 2023 at the beautiful Te Tūhunga Rau community centre in Strathmore Park, we marked the completion of our Phase 1 project on Te Motu Kairangi! Elminating ship rats, Norway rats, stoats and weasels from the Miramar Peninsula has been a huge challenge over the last three years, so it’s a…

    • Miramar Peninsula's bird numbers flying high
      • The 2023 annual 5-minute bird count results have revealed a 71% increase in native birds on Te Motu Kairangi Miramar Peninsula, since the project began. This has been driven by a 500% increase in the number of pīwakawaka (NZ fantails), a 340% increase in riroriro (grey warbler), a 72% increase in the mean…

    • Predators all but wiped out on Miramar
      • This article was originally written by Andrew Williams and published by The Post on September 16th 2023. See original article here. Wild predators posing a risk to native birdlife have been almost eradicated from the Miramar Peninsula, as work continues to turn Wellington into the world’s first predator-free…

    • NZ seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds
      • This article was originally written by Henri Astier and published by BBC News on June 26 2023. See original article here. On a bright Sunday morning the wildlife-lovers gather in Miramar, a scenic peninsula. They are on an exterminating mission. Predator-Free Miramar aims to protect birds in this area of…

    • The coolest little capital has a big goal!
      • This article was originally written by Tui Lou Christie and published by Massive Magazine on April 12th 2023. See Issue 6, pg 24–26. Predator Free Wellington is an initiative taking on what some are calling an impossible task— turning Wellington into the world’s first predator-free capital city. That’s the…

    • Why does logging your trap results matter?
      • This article was originally written by Simon Wong and published by Predator Free NZ Trust (April 11th 2023). The key to keeping track of your contribution to predator free 2050 is likely already in your pocket. You might even be using it to read this story. Logging when a trap goes snap may seem like a tiny…

    • Mission "Impossible" with youtuber Tom Scott
      • Tom Scott is a science and technology youtuber whose channel features educational videos across a range of topics and locations around the world – and now our project can be added to that list! The common wisdom is that, once an invasive species is truly established it can't be eradicated, but we had the…

    • Our Rats vs Wellington pop-up art campaign is live!
      • We are calling for interest from local artists, residents, trappers and students to participate in our Rats v Wellington community art project. In these crazy times we are keen to bring some surprise and joy to the people of Wellington as we encourage residents to sign up for our phase 2 eradication project.

    • Equity in outcomes
      • Predator Free Wellington isn’t just on a mission to make Wellington the world’s first predator free capital city - we also want to make people’s lives better. Our eradication work on the Miramar Peninsula has enabled involvement from residents across the community that represent a diverse range of…

    • Bird numbers soar to new heights on Miramar Peninsula
      • The latest Miramar Peninsula bird count results reveal a 51% increase in native birds on the Miramar Peninsula. The increase in native birds has been driven by a 550% increase in pīwakawaka (NZ fantails), a 275% increase in riroriro (grey warblers) and a 49% increase in tūī. James Willcocks, Project Director…

    • Bird numbers soar to new heights on Miramar Peninsula
      • The latest Miramar Peninsula bird count results reveal a 51% increase in native birds on the Miramar Peninsula. The increase in native birds has been driven by a 550% increase in pīwakawaka (NZ fantails), a 275% increase in riroriro (grey warblers) and a 49% increase in tūī. James Willcocks, Project Director…

    • First quarterly impact report released
      • We've been busy behind the scenes, and have produced our first quarterly impact report. We wanted to capture all the great things happening in the predator free world and celebrate the difference all of us are making together. It is an interactive online report available here: Predator Free Wellington Quarterly…

    • We are almost predator free on the peninsula!
      • As we near the end of the year, we’re excited to let you know we are almost predator free on the Miramar Peninsula.Over the last six months we’ve gone from tens of thousands of rats on the peninsula to tens of rats. We are closing in on the last few individual rats in the residential areas, we’re working…

    • New Zealand's biggest urban eradication begins today
      • The country’s biggest urban predator eradication operation begins today as the Predator Free Wellington team begin installing 6,000 traps and bait stations in backyards across the Miramar Peninsula. Predator Free Wellington is a 10 year project aiming to make Wellington free of rats, possums and mustelids…

    • After thousands of conversations we’re almost there!
      • The first stage of our wider plan to make Wellington city predator free kicked off this year with Miramar Peninsula. Our three community liaison officers, Emma, Phil and Joakim have been out on the peninsula every day, walking the streets of Miramar, Seatoun and Strathmore, speaking with the community about how…

    • 92% of Wellingtonians support a predator free Wellington
      • Wellington residents are right behind making Wellington the world’s first predator free capital city, and more people are rolling up their sleeves to get involved. A massive 92% of Wellingtonians have said they support the project, this is significantly more than 84% when we last surveyed in 2017. Over one…

    • Momentum building for Predator Free Wellington
      • Wellington has seen a huge increase in wildlife in recent years while more and more Wellingtonians are getting involved in making our city predator free. Already, over 6,500 households are actively involved in trapping across the city, and Wellington City Council is supporting over 30 volunteer groups who are…

    • Final push to make Miramar Peninsula predator free in 2019
      • The final push to make Miramar Peninsula predator free is about to begin – this means no rats, stoats or weasels and more kākā, kākāriki, kereru and geckos.James Willcocks, Project Director, Predator Free Wellington said this is the first stage of the wider plan to make the whole of Wellington city predator…

    • Goodbye possums, hello tui
      • Did you know that in the 1990s tui were a fairly rare sight on the Miramar Peninsula? The success of the 2003 Miramar Peninsula Possum Eradication Programme led by Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council, had a positive, and long-lasting effect on other elements of the local ecosystem…

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