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We’d like to invite the Taiharuru community to a drop-in info session.  The Predator Free Whangārei team is about to start working …

We’d like to invite the Pātaua South community to a drop-in info session.  Our Predator Free Whangārei team together with Aki Tai …

We are hosting a free community event with Predator Free New Zealand Trust and we’d love to see you there! Join us …

Recently we attended the Predator Free Pēwhairangi Whānui (PFPW) Hui and Celebration at The Landing in the Purerua Mataroa peninsula, Bay of …

In March, half of our team attended the annual Predator Free 2050 Landscape Projects hui in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. It was a …

It’s always a thrill to start working on a new area, and it was particularly exciting being able to do some preliminary …

Earlier in July, Sam Johnson – our Manager – and Matua Winiwini Kingi – our Kairāranga – attended a hui for the …

It’s Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu – National Volunteer Week and we we’d like to acknowledge and celebrate the hundreds of volunteers dedicated …

What a Spring it’s been for conservation around Whangārei! From Bream Head, to Tutukaka, to Pukenui forest, various community groups have come …

This is where it gets exciting for mainland eradication projects! The Possum Free Whangārei Heads field team, backyard trappers, community groups, have …

Meet Cam and Nesha – a conservation dog handler and his certified possum indicator dog. Nesha is highly trained and specialised to …

On this road towards Predator Free 2050 we have the dedicated help of volunteers, rangers, community groups… and Artificial Intelligence! Alongside the …

The Possum Free Whangārei Heads team has expanded with three new Biosecurity Field Officers joining to help achieve the Possum Free goal …

From chirps, to mimicries, to booming noises – there are so many unique tunes that get sung by the birds of Whangārei! …

Could you help the Possum Free Whangārei Heads project with collecting possum DNA samples? The Possum Free Whangārei Heads project is in …

Join us for a fun and family-friendly community event for landowners, residents and all the amazing pest control volunteers in the Whangārei …

We’re glad to have another Biosecurity Field Officer join the Possum Free Whangārei Heads team! Holly is a multigenerational Whangārei Heads local and loves being able to work in the place she calls home.

The 9,100+ ha possum elimination project in the Whangārei Heads has now been operationally active for almost 18 months – how is this progressing?

From endemic bats, to geckos, to invertebrates, to kiwi! Join us on a journey through Whangārei’s wondrous landscapes to meet the unique native species that call this place home. Kia mōhio koe ki ēnei taonga o te taiao. Get to know these treasures of nature.

We would like to welcome a familiar face into the Manager role! We’re pleased to introduce Oliver Hopwood as the new Predator …

The Possum Free Whangārei Heads project is asking for help from the community to report possum sightings from the area.

We recently said ka kite to Su Sinclair, who was the Operations Lead for Predator Free Whangārei. We welcomed a familiar face into the new role with a Q&A – let’s get to know Zac more!

Got a pesky possum in your backyard? Or maybe a rat rummaging through your rubbish? Hosted by the Predator Free Te Tai Tokerau Collective – Join our experts to learn some basic trapping methods.

The Ocean Beach Landcare Group has not only helped protect the native species, but also created a strong conservation-minded community. Ocean Beach …

The Possum Free Whangārei Heads team were pleasantly surprised with what they discovered upon return from the summer break.