Join OK Pest Free, supported by Te Ara Hīkoi | Predator Free Franklin at Kawakawa Bay Market on Saturday 7 March, 9am–12pm for a community bait and trap day. Get advice, materials, and support to help protect our native birds — and find out how you can get involved in creating a predator-free Aotearoa.
Tag Archives: Bait
Otaua Bait and Trap Evening (hosted by Predator Free Whiriwhiri)
Upcoming Bait & Trap information evening at Otaua Bowling Club, hosted by Predator Free Whiriwhiri. Drop in anytime between 630pm and 730pm for bait and trap supplies, education and advice and updates on how the area is doing towards Predator Free 2050
WATCH: “What Schools Can Do Towards Predator-Free NZ 2050” – Otaua Rat Rangers
Pestival Webinar Replay: The Otaua Rat Rangers (at Otaua Primary School) are a great example of how we can get the next generation onboard with the vision and goal of a Predator-Free NZ by 2050. After all, it’s these kids who are going to have to keep the momentum going as they grow up over […]
WATCH: “Predator Control from Farmers’ Perspectives & Getting the Wider Community Involved” – Andy Saunders, Jenny Goodwright & Stu Muir
Pestival Webinar Replay: Getting farmers on board towards a Predator-Free 2050 is crucial. They own the big important chunks of land, so to succeed we have to work to evolve predator control methods that will work and be sustainable for them. In this video meet Whiriwhiri locals Andy Saunders and Jenny Goodwright, and Aka Aka […]
WATCH: “Mātauranga – Predator Control from a Te Ao Maori Perspective” – Tame Malcolm
Pestival Webinar Replay: Tame Malcolm learned a lot of bush law from his dad, my mum, my aunties, uncles, cousins, right from a young age and knew he wanted to be involved in protecting the ngahere in some way, shape or form. And that’s exactly what he does. In this video, he discusses how he […]
WATCH: “Predator Control in Urban Areas” – Emma Wilson, Beautification Trust
Pestival Webinar Replay: Predator control is not just a rural problem, pests have no boundaries and are also a big problem in our urban areas. It doesn’t matter how much effort our farmers and rural landowners put in, we won’t successfully get to Predator-Free New Zealand by 2050 if we don’t all play our part, […]
WATCH: “How Planting and Predator Control go Hand-in-Hand” – Āwhitu Peninsula Landcare
Pestival Webinar Replay: Āwhitu Landcare is one of the oldest Landcare groups in New Zealand. Started over 30 years ago by a group of local farmers concerned about the sheer number of possums on the peninsula that were killing off the Pōhutukawa trees, among others. Today we hear from Nicky Reynold about the Te Korowai […]
How to get birdies on a golf course.
Nine months ago, a man called Paul was on a golf course. “Hmm”, he thought, as he picked out a new club to replace the one he’d somehow bent on a particularly hard piece of air. “Looks like there are a fair number of trees around here. That probably means possums”. Most people would have […]
How to pulse your rat bait
You’ll get the best results from rat bait stations if you “pulse” your baiting. That is, only put out bait at specific times of the year. This is especially important when using modern baits such as Brodifacoum and Bromadialone, as they have a delayed action. This means that a rat that has eaten enough bait […]
Double Tap
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. […]