Chris Hare, Hataitai trapper & Menzshed
Chris traps all across Hataitai and Roseneath, and he also runs tunnel building at the local Menzshed … At 69 years young, Chris Hare jokes that he was 'released from paid employment' by his lovely wife Anne and keen to get stuck into supporting more of the great work happening around the local Hataitai… Read more
Jenny Kilpatrick, Phase 2 buffer
Jenny leads the Tawatawa/Manawa Karioi/Paekawakawa trapping group in our Phase 2 buffer project. As a keen tramper, Jenny loves getting out into the bush but says she feels sad about ‘so much silence’ out there, and this is one of the reasons she traps. 'This is something I can do to help bring back native… Read more
Paul Touhey, Predator Free Mt Vic & Phase 2 buffer
After 14 years of spending weekends coaching and refereeing his kids' football teams, Paul decided it was time to do something different. And that something different was trapping! This month (March 2023) Paul celebrates his five year trapping anniversary. He says he got into trapping as he had been… Read more
Moana Case, Predator Free Johnsonville
Moana is a Broadmeadows resident and co-lead for Predator Free Broadmeadows as well as the lead for neighbouring suburb Predator Free Johnsonville. Alongside her daughter, Arianna, she’s put many hours into expanding the network and targeting local rat populations. It all began when Arianna started trapping… Read more
Dan Henry, Predator Free Miramar
This article was originally written and published by Ruby Fenwick of Predator Free NZ Trust (6th September 2021). In 2017, Dan Henry, together with some friends, set up Predator Free Miramar and encouraged the community to start backyard trapping in an effort to rid the suburb of rats and other introduced… Read more
Jim Tait, PF Ōtari, PF Wadestown and RAMBO
This article was originally written by Kathy Ombler and published in the 'Wilderness' magazine on (19th October 2020) Jim leads predator free backyard trapping groups in Ōtari and Wadestown, as well as leading reserve trapping group 'RAMBO' (Rats and Mustelids Blitz Ōtari). A pest-trapping volunteer goes to… Read more