Zero Possum project enters new phase
The Zero Possum project has entered an exciting new phase, featuring a high-tech farm… More

The Zero Possum project has entered an exciting new phase, featuring a high-tech farm… More
Tue 18 Dec 2018
New trapping technology is helping the large-scale removal of stoats, ferrets and weasels in rural New Plymouth – the first step in a large scale rural operation that will be a New Zealand first.
Read moreThu 13 Dec 2018
A Taranaki grandmother who bought 12 rat-traps for her mokopuna says she wants them to give the koha back to taio (the environment) this Christmas.
Read moreMon 10 Dec 2018
Give the gift of biodiversity this Christmas – get a $10 rat-trap and box from a New Plymouth pop-up shop.
Read moreFri 19 Oct 2018
Protecting her roses from possums sparked Nancy Gordon’s passion for backyard trapping at her New Plymouth home over forty years ago.
Read moreFri 12 Oct 2018
When putting out your trap – think like a rat!
That's the trapping advice from Josh La Franchie, one of New Plymouth district's most committed and youngest urban trappers.
Thu 20 Sept 2018
Urban trappers are luring New Plymouth rats with a range of tempting flavours, from peanut butter to avocado, macadamia butter and pineapple lumps.
Tue 18 Sept 2018
Pete Morgan is one of the lucky ones. Lucky enough to live in a spot, in Taranaki, where there’s native birds in his backyard every day.
Read moreMon 03 Sept 2018
Hundreds of urban trappers lining up to help restore New Plymouth's biodiversity have attracted a talented Taranaki ecologist to help lead Towards Predator-Free Taranaki.
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