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A new technology trial and a new communications programme lead

New Communications Programme Lead David Klein got out into the field to help install some new technology to make Predator Free Wellington’s work faster and cheaper. It’s a drizzly winter morning in Wellington and I’m kitted out with a fleece, raincoat and over-trousers. While there’s plenty to learn in the… Read more

Posted: 22 July 2024

New technology boosting predator free fight

This article was part of an eight-week guest column in The Post by our Board Chair and former Post editor Tim Pankhurst, published on 20 July 2024. See original article here. Every week a group of old geezers gather at a former bowling club greenkeeper’s shed in Hataitai. Here they saw and hammer and snip… Read more

Posted: 20 July 2024

Governor-General turns rat-catcher

This article was part of an eight-week guest column in The Post by our Board Chair and former Post editor Tim Pankhurst, published on 13 July 2024. See original article here. Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro acts as King Charles III’s representative in the realm of New Zealand under a legal instrument termed… Read more

Posted: 13 July 2024

Return of wildlife draws international plaudits

This article was part of an eight-week guest column in The Post by our Board Chair and former Post editor Tim Pankhurst, published on 6 July 2024. See original article here. Wellington’s predator free movement is an economic driver for a city badly in need of a boost. Predator Free Wellington offers much… Read more

Posted: 6 July 2024

Wall St Journal: Inside New Zealand’s Mission to Wipe Out Predators

This article was written by Mike Cherney for the Wall Street Journal and was published on 5 July 2024. Read the full article here. Armed with a .22-caliber rifle, a GPS tracker and a dog named Scmack, Jason Millichamp set off into the hills here with a license to kill. His mission: find and eliminate… Read more

Posted: 5 July 2024

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      • Our urban predator free blueprint (2024)
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      • Predator Free Miramar: How to kill rats and engage a community (2019)
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      • Conceiving an unfenced urban ecosanctuary at Mātai Moana (2024) – external link
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      • 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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