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Kererū: More Than Just a Pretty Face

Kererū: More Than Just a Pretty Face

There is something hard to miss about a kererū. Maybe it's the flash of white as one flies overhead, the unmistakable whoosh-whoosh of those big wings, or the rather spectacular thump they make when Read more

How to Tui

How to Tui

When you start hearing ruru at night and tūī at dawn, you know something good is happening. Your neighbourhood is becoming a little more alive. If you’re wondering how to bring more tūī — and Read more

Safe Use of Rat & Possum Bait

Safe Use of Rat & Possum Bait

Rat and possum control plays an important role in protecting Aotearoa's native wildlife, plants and ecosystems. Toxic bait can be an effective part of pest control, alongside trapping and other Read more

Save your apples, and your time - effective possum control using traditional traps

Save your apples, and your time - effective possum control using traditional traps

The pest eradication game is changing quickly. Increasingly we are recommending high interaction multi-species traps like the Tāwhiti Smart Cage. Getting the older designs to compete takes a little Read more

Empowering the next generation

Empowering the next generation

Waiuku Trap Library Read more

Coastline conservation with big vision

Coastline conservation with big vision

The C.R.E.S.T Read more

Working smarter: Tech-driven success going strong

Working smarter: Tech-driven success going strong

With an exceptionally high uptake of smart cages and traps with automated monitoring tools, this small but mighty group has achieved astounding coverage of both traps and bait stations across their Read more

Restoring the mauri of a river unites a community

Restoring the mauri of a river unites a community

This year their collective effort was recognised as recipients of the Auckland Catchment Group Showcase Award at the 2025 Ballance Farm Environment Awards, a reflection of the hard mahi and Read more

Bridging gaps, building halos, sustaining the vision

Bridging gaps, building halos, sustaining the vision

Jobs For Nature Kaimahi Read more

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