New Bait – Double Tap A few of us have been trying out the latest bait from Connovation. Double Tap. This is an excellent addition to pest control options and we have been finding that both rats & possums love it. It provides an excellent alternative to Pest Off which has the active ingredient brodifacaum. […]
Author Archives: Predator Free Franklin
Otaua Silver Enviro School
After a lot of hard work over the last few years Otaua School was last week awarded Silver status as an Enviro School. The significance of this was highlighted by the those in attendance, two Waikato Region Councillors and the Mayor himself. From composting, to large scale vegetable production, a Trees for Survival nursery and […]
Whiriwhiri Kaka
2020 Update: The second year running the Kaka have turned up. In 2019 it was two in Sept / Oct but this year they have turned up much earlier arriving in April with four still hanging about three months later. A juvenile Kaka made himself resident at Whiriwhiri last month. The local bird population were […]
Mayoral Conservation Award 2019
Our Collaborative predator Free Franklin Initiative picked up the Collaborative Auckland Mayoral Conservation Award which as well as the signed certificate comes with an extra $2,000.
School Holidays = Action
The school holidays are here and it is time to top up your bait stations and reset traps. It is also a great time for carrying out a bird count to celebrate the impact you are having in your local area. Come and join us on Wednesday 17th July for a community bird count. We […]
Southern Pestival
Waiuku hosted the Southern Pestival this month with guest speakers from across the Auckland region. Some inspiring stories came from the likes of the Waiheke the project where their aim is to be free of rats, possums and mustelids. They are very well funded and organised with a mixture of contractor and private land owner […]
From the mighty Waikato
Stu Muir has had two corporate days to help plant over 2000 native trees. Regenerating miro matai and rimu as a seed source for the district, as well as a dozen other native species. Confirmed tomtits are thriving on Pakau across the river and have done 3 refills of bait stations up there. This is […]
Franklin Pestival 2019
In 2018 a Pestival event was held at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. It was a chance for like minded folk and organisations to get together in a big room to share their stories and ideas. It grabbed a lot of attention and was generally very successful, a second event was called for. Now the […]
Auckland Council submissions needed – Long Term Plan
Whakaupoko Landcare have provided their submission for the Auckland Council 10 year budget, Long Term Plan: General Feedback Re the AC LTP and RPMP we in general fully support the larger spend on the environment and full implementation of the RPMP. Auckland with only 2% of the total land area of NZ and around 1/3rd […]
Predator Free Patumahoe – Trap Day
Time to get serious with rats. This Friday May 19th we have a free rat trap and cage pick up afternoon at Patumahoe School from 2.25 – 4.30pm. If you are able to help hand out traps and talk to people that would be great. You are welcome to come along and pick up 1 […]