Category Archives: Friends of Te Wairoa

Kia ora to all Friends of the Wairoa River Catchment! In this newsletter we have two stories – concerning ferrets (quite concerning), and concerning willows (contrastingly positive!). Concerning Ferrets Wairoa River catchment records for January… 8 ferrets trapped in one week on Lockwood Road. 9 ferrets from this property in total this month, and one […]

Kia ora to all Friends of the Wairoa River Catchment! Friends of Te Wairoa are closing off on a highly successful year. We have continued to work with you, the landowners, to collectively improve the health of the Wairoa River. Bit by bit we make a difference, as we provide education opportunities and physical resources […]

Kia ora to all Friends of the Wairoa River Catchment! There are many new recipients of this newsletter – welcome! We have recently merged two separate mailing lists. One was minimally used, so has been brought over to this platform. Hopefully, you’ll find the 5 newsletters per year from us of interest! We cover a […]

Kia ora trappers! Term one is already over and we’re back in school holiday mode. It’s a great time to be checking and setting traps, and rebaiting stations. Use the opportunity to get the next generation involved and teach them about safe handling of pest control equipment, and have that conversation about why we do […]

Kia ora trappers! I’m hoping you’ve had a great start to the year, despite the wet weather situation, and are rested and ready to tackle 2023. I know I am! We’ve reached the end of the school holidays, and it’s time to pulse some baiting again. If you don’t bait year-round, pop some bait in […]

Kia ora trappers! Wow, it feels like the world has woken up with the arrival of spring from a long 2.5-year covid-induced slumber. We’ve had some neat events in the past few months, including a Natural Area Restoration Workshop, a follow-up in-field session to see the theory put into practise at Jodie and Steve’s place, […]

Kia ora trappers, Well, the rains finally came as the community planting season got underway, and I know a number of you have been looking at your own properties and planting natives which is wonderful to see. To protect these plantings, pest control is a crucial step. As we start to see the back of […]