As planting season kicks off, let’s tackle invasive pampas grass, which unlike native toetoe, spreads quickly, shelters pests, and poses a fire risk—check Waikato Regional Council’s resources for tips on managing it!

Even with global stars like John Oliver and Leonardo DiCaprio shining a light on our native wildlife, we still face significant biodiversity challenges in NZ—every small action, from making our gardens bird-friendly to controlling pests, helps ensure our taonga species thrive for future generations.

Predator Free Tamahere is celebrating our second anniversary with the removal of 4500 pests, thanks to the dedication of our volunteers, supporters, and sponsors—here's to more years of working together for a thriving, predator-free Tamahere!

Dr. McGaughran’s inspiring talk on eDNA at our meeting showed how this cutting-edge technology can offer deeper insights into ecosystem health and guide our ongoing efforts to restore and protect local habitats.

Enjoying Sharon's delicious peach jam is a sweet reminder that our efforts to protect local wildlife and care for our gardens are truly making a difference.

We’re thrilled to launch our local Trap Library in Tamahere, offering residents the chance to test out various traps like NZautotrap AT220s and DOC200s before buying, helping everyone enhance their pest control efforts and protect our native wildlife!

Great news: we’ve received Flipping Timmy and BT200 traps thanks to generous anonymous donors and Give A Trap—these will be a huge boost to our Tamahere pest control efforts, and we’re thrilled with the support!

Exciting news: Predator Free Tamahere has received support from Radio New Zealand's "Critter of the Week" fundraiser, thanks to Amanda Banks’ pitch!

As 2023 wraps up, we celebrated hitting our goal of trapping 3000 pests with a party and cake, honoured our standout volunteers, and are excited to continue our mission to make Tamahere predator-free in the new year!

Recent kākā sightings in Tamahere might indicate young birds exploring before nesting next summer—please report any sightings to the Waikato kākā project or contact us to share the details!

Great news! Our monitoring cards from Tamahere Eventide’s Mangaone gully show zero rat prints, highlighting the success of our pest control efforts in this area—thanks to Jeff and the neighbours for making a difference!

Huge thanks to Nathan and the Sanderson Group for their support in our pest-free mission for Tamahere—your help with effective traps and raising awareness is truly appreciated!

To enhance our pest control efforts, please sign up on Trap.NZ and log your catches. This helps us track our progress and identify areas where additional trapping is needed, ensuring a more effective approach to managing pests in Tamahere.

Fulton Hogan’s Waikato team is teaming up with us on a six-month trapping trial along the Waikato Expressway to tackle pests in critical wildlife areas, with potential for national expansion if successful.

Get the most out of your OSKA Pied Piper bait stations with our easy-to-follow tips for effective rat control. Learn how to place, load, and monitor your bait stations to keep rats at bay and reduce wastage, and don’t forget to add traps for even better results!

We hit a major milestone with 2000 pests caught since June 2022, thanks to Barrie’s dedication and the 2000th catch—yet another possum!

Regal Haulage’s 35th anniversary was a blast, and their support helped us raise funds for more traps—thanks a ton to Scott, Tash, and the team!

Live catch traps are very effective for managing pests like possums, ferrets and feral cats, especially with pets around. Just make sure to place your traps in high pest activity areas, use the appropriate bait, and check them daily to keep everything running smoothly and humanely.

I never thought I’d be collecting rat tails, but with local help, we’ve gathered 30 for a fascinating Otago uni study on rat genetics.

Environschools Initiative: We loved visiting Tamahere Model Country School, where the kids were excited about pest control and Predator Free Tamahere—big thanks to teacher Kat and students Stella, Grace, Poppy, and Yadon!