This competition is closed – huge thanks to everyone who entered! Check out some of our winning entries here. What does a rat free neighbourhood mean to you? We'd love to see! Maybe it's more birds, you and friends out enjoying nature, having a good night's sleep or your fruit trees uneaten by rats. Show us… Read more
Posted: 1 September 2025
This article was written by Justin Wong for The Post on 30 July 2025. Visit the article for video of Brad and Wero in action. Wero the dog and his best friend Brad Windust have just completed a sweep of the Miramar Peninsula and Mt Victoria looking for signs of unwanted stoats and weasels. They were pleased… Read more
Posted: 31 July 2025
What if our national namesake disappeared? Wild as that sounds, 68,000 native birds, including the kiwi, are killed by predators every night. With over 4,000 species at risk, New Zealand now tops the global endangered species list. That puts our name to shame. As part of the Predator Free movement, we’re… Read more
Posted: 18 June 2025
Predator Free Wellington and Wellington City Council have won the Supreme Award at the LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards held at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre this evening. The LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards celebrate programmes, projects, and approaches… Read more
Posted: 12 June 2025
Consultation on this strategy has now closed. Learn how you can support our work or get in touch with us. Our project has made remarkable progress in the last five years. We've shown how to remove rats, stoats, weasels and possums from a city and hold the line. We have 1,500 hectares (and growing) of… Read more
Posted: 26 May 2025