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Predator Free Franklin is a community-led initiative supported by Te Ara Hīkoi  |  Find your local project here

OK Pest Free is sorting it's pests out

Some awesome work has been going on across Orere Kawakawa Bay, but to get the job done, we need everyone in the game.

Why this project matters

Stretching along the eastern shores of the Hauraki Gulf, and bordered by beautiful beaches, estuaries and native bush, the Orere and Kawakawa Bay communities are working together to protect one of our region's most treasured coastal landscapes.

From restoring waterways and wetlands to caring for nesting shorebirds such as the New Zealand dotterel, local volunteers are helping create healthier habitats where native wildlife can flourish alongside thriving communities.

Get involved with OK Pest Free

Orere and Kawakawa Bay

1. Join the OK Pest-Free project

We have received your request to join the Aka Aka project! Ngā mihi nui!

2. Get in touch with the local project coordinator

Contact: Gerry Whitehouse
Email: gerry@tearahikoi.nz

3. Check out our events calendar

See what's coming up in your local area and across our rohe

Already have traps and bait stations?

We would love it if you could map them on Trap.NZ, and, even better, keep records of what you catch (Don’t worry, the exact locations are kept private, it just lets us know roughly where action is happening in the area).

How to map your traps and bait stations and keep records

1 – Register on Trap.nz

2 – Join the OK Pest Free project

Join the OK Pest Free project

3 – Install the Trap.nz app

Trap.nz app  |  Android   |   iPhone

4 – Use the app to map your traps and bait stations and to keep records

Map your traps and bait stations and to keep records of when they’re rebaited and when captures happen. Check out trap.nz's handy 'Getting Started' info to learn the basics of using this powerful conservation platform.

When nature thrives, we all thrive.