The future of conservation is in great hands. Predator Free Wellington had the pleasure of working with TJ and Zeke, two hard-working Gateway students from Taita College. In their final years of high school, they got stuck in and impressed the PFW team. ‘Every day we're in the field, we're learning a ton of… Read more
Posted: 27 May 2026
The Government’s commitment to Predator Free Wellington is good news for the Capital. The promise of $5.5m over five years, delivered today by Conservation Minister Tama Potaka, provides the backing needed to make Wellington the world’s first predator-free capital city by 2030 and create a replicable… Read more
Posted: 25 March 2026
This case study was first published in our 2024/25 impact report … The challenge … We need a range of effective tools in our kit. Standard bait stations work well for most situations, but need fortnightly visits to refresh bait and check activity. As we scale this work across Wellington, we need extra tools… Read more
Posted: 9 March 2026
Specially trained detector dogs are essential in our work to find and remove predators. We caught up with Brad and Wero as they checked for stoats on a recent visit to Wellington. Brad and Wero live near Waitangi but they’re seldom home. Instead they often find themselves on sub-Antarctic islands, running… Read more
Posted: 13 February 2026
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… Read more
Posted: 10 February 2026