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
Easy access to data is essential to our work at Predator Free Wellington. In the field, data informs where and how we work to remove rats and stoats from Wellington. A new app gives data superpowers to our already elite team. We worked with information specialists from our partners Greater Wellington to… Read more
Posted: 27 January 2026