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
This article was written by Noam Mānuka Lazarus (Ngāti Whātua), Massey University journalism student, for RNZ on 13 December 2025 … Predator Free Wellington said its efforts to eliminate predators have led to a doubling of native bird life in the Miramar Peninsula. In its annual report, the group said the… Read more
Posted: 15 January 2026
This case study was first published in our 2024/25 impact report … The challenge … Every operational improvement we make compounds across thousands of properties. If we can reduce the number of services needed to clear each project zone, that scales into weeks saved across suburbs. Our approach … We… Read more
Posted: 5 January 2026