Fun lockdown competition to ‘Name that Bird’!
If you're looking for fun ways to keep your little people entertained during lockdown, we've got a fun competition to 'Name that Bird'! We will post a new bird every few days, so keep an eye on our More
Community and Conservation Stories
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Teaming up with Sport Northland to walk and talk about conservation in the city!
We're really excited to have teamed up with Sport Northland to encourage people to walk and talk - about helping Whangārei become predator free! The first event we're taking part in is the annual More
12 months of dedicated trapping continues in lockdown
Even in lockdown, Phill Boswell is continuing to do his bit for our local birdlife, checking and setting rat traps on his daily walk from his Whangārei property. Phill approached us at Tiakina last More
Learning from our friends in Predator Free Wellington
Recently the Tiakina Whangārei team visited urban trapping groups in Wellington to hear about the amazing community-led mahi that is underway to rid their city of rats, possums, and stoats. This trip More
Whau Valley Parklands Resident Trapper
With a few spare hours on his hands post-retirement, John Cook decided it was time to give back to his local community. A logical place to start was tackling the growing rat population in the nearby More
Where are the pests in Whangarei?
In September and October last year, Whangarei residents were asked to take part in a pest mammal survey across Whangarei. 'Chew cards’ were given away to people at the Whangarei Growers’ Market and More
Visit us at NRC this Saturday 27 July
Ever wanted to get hands on with encouraging native birds back to the city and helping to manage those pesky rats in your backyard? Come and see us after your fruit and veggie shop at Whangarei More
Mairtown Kindy Rat Trappers – Kaitiaki of Parihaka
The article below is about the rat trapping and general kaitiakitanga done by Mairtown tamariki. "Over the past two terms we have become the kaitiaki (guardians) of two very important rat traps. More
