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    • Experts making an impact
      • This story was taken from our 2023/24 impact report . Predator Free Wellington volunteers* dedicate more than 55,000 hours a year to achieve our predator free mission. This huge contribution is equivalent to having an entirely new Predator Free Wellington field team, valued at approximately $2 million a year…

    • Moving our project forward
      • This story was taken from our 2023/24 impact report . In Phase 2 of our project, we're focused on optimising our work. We have proven we can successfully eliminate rats and mustelids in an urban setting: our next challenge is to accelerate the process and reduce costs. This is needed to achieve the ambitious…

    • 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…

    • Biosecurity remains top of mind for residents
      • This story was taken from our 2023/24 impact report . The Miramar community are essential for spotting rat invaders; they are our constant eyes and ears on the ground. Reporting possible rat activity is quick and easy, and for residents of Miramar it’s a natural expression of kaitiakitanga (guardianship).

    • How we caught the Miramar stoat
      • This story was taken from our 2023/24 impact report . Following the successful elimination of rats and mustelids from Miramar Peninsula, the project has been entrusted to the local community for ongoing biosecurity management. Returning control to the community does not equate to abandonment; rather, it…

    • IMPACT STORIES: INCREASE IN NATIVE BIRDLIFE
      • Qualitative evaluation- Most Significant Change … To better understand the impact of the Te Motu Kairangi, Miramar Peninsula project at a deeper level, Predator Free Wellington is capturing stories from residents, volunteers, staff and key stakeholders about changes that may have resulted from involvement in…

    • IMPACT STORIES: COMMUNITY BUY-IN AND SOCIAL COHESION
      • Qualitative evaluation- Most Significant Change … To better understand the impact of the Te Motu Kairangi, Miramar Peninsula project at a deeper level, Predator Free Wellington is capturing stories from residents, volunteers, staff and key stakeholders about changes that may have resulted from involvement in…

    • IMPACT STORIES: COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
      • Qualitative evaluation – Most Significant Change … To better understand the impact of the Te Motu Kairangi, Miramar Peninsula project at a deeper level, Predator Free Wellington is capturing stories from residents, volunteers, staff and key stakeholders about changes that may have resulted from involvement…

    • IMPACT STORIES: INCREASE IN NATIVE BIRDLIFE
      • Qualitative evaluation- Most Significant Change … To better understand the impact of the Te Motu Kairangi, Miramar Peninsula project at a deeper level, Predator Free Wellington is capturing stories from residents, volunteers, staff and key stakeholders about changes that may have resulted from involvement in…

    • IMPACT STORIES: COMMUNITY BUY-IN AND SOCIAL COHESION
      • Qualitative evaluation- Most Significant Change … To better understand the impact of the Te Motu Kairangi, Miramar Peninsula project at a deeper level, Predator Free Wellington is capturing stories from residents, volunteers, staff and key stakeholders about changes that may have resulted from involvement in…

    • Let’s crow about soaring bird numbers in the capital
      • The eagerly anticipated annual bird monitoring survey results are in, and our native species are flying high in the capital thanks to years of collaboration, volunteer work and decreasing predator activity. Five-minute bird counts have been carried out at 100 permanent count-stations across Wellington city…

    • Mindfood Magazine: Angels of the Everyday
      • This article was written by Anna Crichton for the August 2024 issue of Mindfood Magazine. Emma Rowell is part of a groundbreaking conservation project that is turning the tide on native bird loss. Predator Free Wellington’s mission is to create the world’s first predator-free capital city, working to remove…

    • A day out with the Capture team
      • Who you gonna call? Our Capture team are on the frontline responding to sightings of rats in areas where they shouldn’t be. We spent the day with them to learn more. Ears to the ground. Cameras watching. A keen doggy nose. As we make more of the city predator free, our team is always ready to respond to rats…

    • On the trail: a day with the Capture team
      • Who you gonna call? Our Capture team are on the frontline responding to sightings of rats in areas where they shouldn’t be. We spent the day with them to learn more. Ears to the ground. Cameras watching. A keen doggy nose. As we make more of the city predator free, our team is always ready to respond to rats…

    • PFW on the BBC's 'What in the World' podcast
      • Our project continues to receive international attention. We featured on the 'What in the World' podcast from the BBC World Service. Emma Rowell, our Eradication Technical Officer, explained how we are removing rats, stoats, weasels and possums from Wellington. 'It turns out that New Zealand is basically the…

    • Putting a price on precious native species
      • This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 27 July 2024. See original article here. What price a tūī? A kākā? A kiwi? Ten bucks? A hundred? Or are they more likely priceless? In 2016, then-prime minister Sir John Key visited Zealandia to announce a…

    • Some top trapping tips
      • Our team is currently in Phase 2 of our plan to remove rats, possums, weasels and stoats from Wellington. We’ve learned a lot and wanted to share some special tips to help out your backyard or community trapping. Keep it fresh … Would you want to eat dry or mouldy peanut butter? Neither would a rat! Keeping…

    • New technology boosting predator free fight
      • This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 20 July 2024. See original article here. Every week a group of old geezers gather at a former bowling club greenkeeper’s shed in Hataitai. Here they saw and hammer and snip and laugh and yarn while they…

    • Governor-General turns rat-catcher
      • This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 13 July 2024. See original article here. Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro acts as King Charles III’s representative in the realm of New Zealand under a legal instrument termed the letters patent. That…

    • Return of wildlife draws international plaudits
      • This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 6 July 2024. See original article here. Wellington’s predator free movement is an economic driver for a city badly in need of a boost. Predator Free Wellington offers much more than eradicating introduced…

    • Predator Free army makes gains across city
      • This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 29 June 2024. See original article here. A resident tūī in a scruffy tree alongside the steep Church St steps from Boulcott St up to The Terrace gives pause to those puffing by. Its sweet song, chortles…

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