November 12, 2018 12:00 pm
One of New Zealand’s most ambitious community conservation projects kicked off this morning.
The Capital Kiwi mission is to return kiwi to the wild in Wellington’s backyard. The key goal to enable this is the elimination of stoats from the landscape. …more
November 4, 2018 12:30 pm
A memorandum of understanding to remove pest animals from Banks Peninsula was signed on 4 November 2018, by more than a dozen participating groups and agencies. …more
November 2, 2018 12:30 pm
A huge biodiversity project to preserve one of New Zealand’s most stunning landscapes and its threatened species has today been announced in Twizel (Friday 2 November, 2018). …more
October 3, 2018 12:00 pm
In Dunedin this morning (Wednesday 3 October), 130 guests from 20 organisations joined Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage to celebrate the launch of Predator Free Dunedin. …more
September 16, 2018 5:00 pm
Waiheke is on track to become the world’s first predator-free urban island, following an exciting initiative launched on the island today (September 16, 2018). …more
August 29, 2018 3:02 pm
Radio New Zealand: National – Zero Invasive Predators Chief Executive Al Bramley talks with Radio NZ’s Jessie Mulligan about the latest plans to make South Westland’s Perth River Valley predator free. …more
August 28, 2018 4:30 pm
Moves to make the Māhia Peninsula predator-free are under way.
The Gisborne Herald reports on Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage’s visit to Tuahuru Marae to discuss the project with iwi, project partners and the community. …more
August 8, 2018 12:00 pm
Major funding announced today (August 8, 2018) from Predator Free 2050 Limited brings Wellington a step closer to becoming the world’s first predator free capital city. …more
July 3, 2018 3:34 pm
Māori Television – by Aroha Treacher – Getting rid of predators and restoring biodiversity has come another step closer in Hawke’s Bay beginning with Mahia Peninsula. …more
July 2, 2018 9:26 pm
Media Release – A project aimed at creating a Predator Free Hawke’s Bay has been launched in Napier tonight (5pm Monday 2 July 2018) with the announcement of a $1.6 million kick-start in funding from the Government. …more
May 30, 2018 3:00 pm
Media Release – A large-scale predator project, the biggest of its kind in New Zealand, was launched in Taranaki today (Wednesday 30 May) supported by more than $11 million from the Government. …more
May 7, 2018 5:14 pm
Radio New Zealand – Sir Rob Fenwick talks to Jesse Mulligan about how the predator free movement fits together and how it might go faster. Listen to the interview here. …more
February 17, 2018 5:00 pm
Stuff.co.nz Article – As part of its science strategy Predator Free 2050 Limited is collaborating with the Department of Conservation and Zero Invasive Predators Ltd (ZIP) on a project to completely remove possums from a 12,000 hectare block within the Perth Valley (South Westland )and then prevent them from re-establishing. …more
November 22, 2017 5:00 pm
Out of a record-breaking 47 entries, the three winning ideas of WWF-New Zealand’s 2017 Conservation Innovation Awards were announced tonight (22 November 2017). …more
