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… Read more
Posted: 29 September 2023
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… Read more
Posted: 20 September 2023
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… Read more
Posted: 12 July 2023
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… Read more
Posted: 12 April 2023
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… Read more
Posted: 11 April 2023