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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

Bird numbers soar to new heights on Miramar Peninsula

The latest Miramar Peninsula bird count results reveal a 51% increase in native birds on the Miramar Peninsula. The increase in native birds has been driven by a 550% increase in pīwakawaka (NZ fantails), a 275% increase in riroriro (grey warblers) and a 49% increase in tūī. James Willcocks, Project Director… Read more

Posted: 28 July 2022

The light at the end of the trapping tunnel

This article was originally written by Lily Duval and published by Predator Free NZ Trust (July 26 2022) It turns out it’s not just the birds that benefit from backyard trapping. Research by Zealandia’s Centre for People and Nature shows being involved in community trapping is also good for your mental… Read more

Posted: 26 July 2022

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      • Our urban predator free blueprint (2024)
      • Most Significant Change (2025)
      • Return on investment (2025)
      • The value of volunteers (2024)
      • Habitat preferences of Ship rats (2023)
      • Social-ecological research (2022)
      • People, nature and wellbeing (2020)
      • Predator Free Miramar: How to kill rats and engage a community (2019)
      • Biosecurity: Rat or mouse?
      • Biosecurity: Rat or wētā droppings?
      • Biosecurity: Chew marks and chew cards
      • Biosecurity: Tracking tunnels and prints
      • How to get trapping (guide)
      • How to build a trapping tunnel
      • How to rat proof your compost
      • How to make a wētā hotel
      • How to build a corflute trapping tunnel
      • H2Zero trial – case study
      • Improving our biosecurity – case study
      • Using dog detectors early – case study
      • How to maintain your Victor rat trap
      • How to run a tunnel building workshop
      • 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)
      • Exploring the Social Dynamics of Landscape Scale Predator Eradication (2025) – external link
      • Understanding community commitments to urban predator control (2026) – external link
      • Multi-species Elimination Design for Towards Predator Free Taranaki – file download
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