Predator Free news / Taranaki Regional Council

From pruning to possums: Mitch's big move

Wed 24 Aug 2022

Mitch Graham reckons he may not be able to stop the glaciers melting, but he can help give Taranaki’s native species a fighting chance against predators.

New Plymouth rat numbers trend down

Tue 05 Jul 2022

Rat numbers in New Plymouth continue to trend downwards, with a slight year-on-year increase coming as no surprise to experts.

Keeping track of our city's rats

Wed 06 Apr 2022

We’ve been waging war on rats for a while – but how do we know if it’s working?

Church pastor inspires members to get trapping

Tue 30 Nov 2021

A New Plymouth pastor with a love of birdlife is inspiring his congregation to get involved in trapping.

Kaitake farmland a possum-free zone

Mon 27 Sep 2021

It’s been five months since a possum was detected across almost 1000 hectares of Kaitake farmland.

Chalmers Home contributes to predator-free Taranaki

Wed 15 Sep 2021

New Plymouth's Chalmers Home residents have been helping Taranaki Regional Council to pursue its Towards Predator-Free Taranaki initiative.

A biodiversity paradise in central New Plymouth

Fri 06 Aug 2021

The cacophony of noise emanating from Simon Howard’s lush backyard is unbelievable. If you closed your eyes, you’d think you were in the middle of a pest-free sanctuary, not a five minute drive from New Plymouth’s CBD.