Predator Free
Our Changing World - Looking for stag beetles
Our Changing World takes a trip to Rakiura Stewart Island with PhD student Luna Thomas to search for the endemic Helm’s Stag Beetle. Audio
The conversation we're not ready for - killing cats
Feral cats are killing our native birds, but the conversation about getting rid of them just isn't happening. Audio
The conversation we're not ready for - killing cats
Feral cats are killing our native birds, but the conversation about getting rid of them just isn't happening.
AudioOur Changing World - Predator lure research
Katy Gosset speaks to a PhD student who is designing new tech to catch predato,rs with the hope of returning bird song to the bush. Audio
Forty feathered needles in a forest haystack
How do you find a tiny robin in a whole lot of forest? Researchers have been tracking the movements of forty North Island robins, or toutouwai, that have been reintroduced to a large reserve area near… Audio
Forty feathered needles in a forest haystack
How do you find a tiny robin in a whole lot of forest? Researchers have been tracking the movements of forty North Island robins, or toutouwai, that have been reintroduced to a large reserve area near…
AudioPredator Free NZ - dream or reality?
A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality. Audio
Predator Free NZ - dream or reality?
A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality.
AudioOur Changing World for 20 June 2019
A panel discussion on 'Predator Free New Zealand - dream or reality' with five experts in pest biology and large scale eradication porjects. Audio
Expert feature: trapping pests
What's the best way to lure a rat? Trapping and using lures are a big part of the plan to make Aotearoa predator free by 2050, but not all lures are created equal. Audio, Gallery
Predator-free project receives $4m
More than $4 million has been earmarked for a Dunedin project aimed to rid the region of predators.
Kākā nesting, tui 'dripping off trees'
Kākā have nested metres from backyards and tui are “dripping off the trees” in a Wellington suburb where residents have been trapping predators. Audio
ZEALANDIA goes beyond the fence
Wellington's ZEALANDIA wildlife centre is going beyond its predator proof fence and expanding its conservation aims with a new research centre and ambitious new long term goals. In just 22 years the… Audio, Gallery
Predator-free plea: 'We need more than just a rallying cry'
One year on, support for Predator Free 2050 – the bold government-backed project to rid NZ of possums, rats and stoats by 2050 – is gathering pace, but scientists are warning it's an impossible goal.
…Haven - the story of a tropical seabird island
A visit to tropical Cousin Island in the Seychelles reveals that predator-free islands the world over are a haven for wildlife. Audio, Gallery
Haven - the story of a tropical seabird island
A visit to tropical Cousin Island in the Seychelles reveals that predator-free islands the world over are a haven for wildlife.
AudioCommunity conservation on the Kapiti Coast
Residents on the Kapiti coast north of Wellington are working together to improve biodiversity and create thriving ecosystems in their local neighbourhoods. Audio, Gallery
Community conservation on the Kapiti Coast
Residents on the Kapiti coast north of Wellington are working together to improve biodiversity and create thriving ecosystems in their local neighbourhoods.
AudioFunding for predator traps
Predator Free New Zealand has teamed up with Kiwibank to create funding for communities who want to take part in the campaign to eradicate pests by 2050. Audio
A conservation summit on Predator Free NZ 2050
Three leading eradication experts talk about Predator Free New Zealand 2050, including the social aspects of engaging communities and the need to develop new tools to better control rats, stoats and… Audio