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Experts making an impact
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- 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…
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Moving our project forward
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- 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…
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DNA unravelling rat populations
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- 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…
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Biosecurity remains top of mind for residents
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- 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).
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Predator Free Wellington aim for pest-free Newtown, Ōwhiro Bay in 2025
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- This article was written by Nick James for RNZ on 28 December 2024. Predator Free Wellington (PFW) is aiming for a pest-free Newtown and Ōwhiro Bay by the end of 2025. The push is part of the group's wider project that aims to eliminate pests across the entire Wellington region. The project is split into…
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Predator Free Wellington aim for pest-free Newtown, Ōwhiro Bay in 2025
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- This article was written by Nick James for RNZ on 28 December 2024. Predator Free Wellington (PFW) is aiming for a pest-free Newtown and Ōwhiro Bay by the end of 2025. The push is part of the group's wider project that aims to eliminate pests across the entire Wellington region. The project is split into…
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How we caught the Miramar stoat
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- 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…
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Wellington’s hill-dwelling rats lined up for ‘best last meal’
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- This article was written by Kevin Norquay for The Post on 18 November 2024 . About 30,000 rats dwelling on hills from Mt Victoria south to Houghton Bay are headed for their last supper. Having eliminated Miramar of rats, stoats and weasels, James Willcocks and his Predator Free Wellington team have decked…
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Wellington’s hill-dwelling rats lined up for ‘best last meal’
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- This article was written by Kevin Norquay for The Post on 18 November 2024 . About 30,000 rats dwelling on hills from Mt Victoria south to Houghton Bay are headed for their last supper. Having eliminated Miramar of rats, stoats and weasels, James Willcocks and his Predator Free Wellington team have decked…
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Super-sized ‘mega rat’ find shocks Wellington conservationists
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- This article was written by Sam Smith for Stuff on 15 November 2024 . Conservationists at Predator Free Wellington have been taken somewhat by surprise with what they are calling the largest rat they have ever caught. Weighing 523g and measuring 400mm from nose to tail, this appropriately called “mega rat”…
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Impact stories: community buy-in and social cohesion
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- 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…
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Impact stories: increase in native birdlife
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- 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…
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Impact stories: increase in native birdlife
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- 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…
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Impact stories: community connections
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- 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…
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Impact stories: community buy-in and social cohesion
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- 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…
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Super-sized ‘mega rat’ find shocks Wellington conservationists
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- This article was written by Sam Smith for Stuff on 15 November 2024 . Conservationists at Predator Free Wellington have been taken somewhat by surprise with what they are calling the largest rat they have ever caught. Weighing 523g and measuring 400mm from nose to tail, this appropriately called “mega rat”…
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Let’s crow about soaring bird numbers in the capital
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- 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…
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Wellington Airport sponsorship to turbo-charge Predator Free Wellington
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- Wellington Airport is ramping up its partnership with Predator Free Wellington (PFW) and the fight against rats, stoats and weasels by coming onboard as PFW’s first ‘Wellington Family of Five’ sponsor. Wellington Airport’s chief executive Matt Clarke says the airport is proud to support the goal of creating…
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Mindfood Magazine: Angels of the Everyday
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- 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…
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A day out with the Capture team
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- 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…
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On the trail: a day with the Capture team
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- 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…
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PFW on the BBC's 'What in the World' podcast
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- 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…
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Putting a price on precious native species
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- 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…
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Some top trapping tips
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- 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…
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A new technology trial and a new communications programme lead
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- New Communications Programme Lead David Klein got out into the field to help install some new technology to make Predator Free Wellington’s work faster and cheaper. It’s a drizzly winter morning in Wellington and I’m kitted out with a fleece, raincoat and overtrousers. While there’s plenty to learn in the…
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New technology boosting predator free fight
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- 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…
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Governor-General turns rat-catcher
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- 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…
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Return of wildlife draws international plaudits
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- 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…
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Wall St Journal: Inside New Zealand’s Mission to Wipe Out Predators
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- This article was written by Mike Cherney for the Wall Street Journal and was published on 5 July 2024. Read the full article here. Armed with a .22-caliber rifle, a GPS tracker and a dog named Scmack, Jason Millichamp set off into the hills here with a license to kill. His mission: find and eliminate…
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Predator Free army makes gains across city
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- 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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