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The coolest little capital has a big goal!

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

Why does logging your trap results matter?

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

Mission "Impossible" with Youtuber Tom Scott

Tom Scott is a science and technology Youtuber whose channel features educational videos across a range of topics and locations around the world – and now our project is on that list! The common wisdom is that, once an invasive species is truly established it can't be eradicated... but we had the opportunity… Read more

Posted: 10 March 2023

Our Rats vs Wellington pop-up art campaign is live!

We are calling for interest from local artists, residents, trappers and students to participate in our Rats v Wellington community art project. In these crazy times we are keen to bring some surprise and joy to the people of Wellington as we encourage residents to sign up for our phase 2 eradication project. Read more

Posted: 7 November 2022

Equity in outcomes

Predator Free Wellington isn’t just on a mission to make Wellington the world’s first predator free capital city – we also want to make people’s lives better. Our eradication work on Miramar Peninsula has involved residents across the community from a diverse range of backgrounds. Unfortunately, this isn’t… Read more

Posted: 30 August 2022

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      • Our urban predator free blueprint (2024)
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      • Habitat preferences of Ship rats (2023)
      • Social-ecological research (2022)
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      • Predator Free Miramar: How to kill rats and engage a community (2019)
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      • How to get trapping (guide)
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      • H2Zero trial – case study
      • Improving our biosecurity – case study
      • Using dog detectors early – case study
      • How to maintain your Victor rat trap
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      • Conceiving an unfenced urban ecosanctuary at Mātai Moana (2024) – external link
      • Estimating the impact of Predator Free Wellington on tree wētā (2025) – external link
      • Assessing the effects of predator control and habitat on lizards in an urban landscape (2025) – external link
      • Webinar - Analysis of Predator Free Wellington data from Miramar (2024)
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