to check them all and until recently she was doing it weekly. She’s just cut back to every two to three weeks, as the catch rate has dropped. Becky hopes that’s a sign the traps are starting to make an impact on predator numbers in the town. “Hopefully it’s helping.” Asked why she does it, the answer is simple: “They are not supposed to be here.” “I don’t like killing things but it’s just one of those things that we have to do,” she says. “If either natives or predators have to die I would rather
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Have you checked your traps and caught a pest? Record your catch now. Collecting catch data is important to us. It helps us see where pests are in the region, what kinds of pests they are, how we're going with our trapping efforts and where we need to do more. If you catch pests in your traps please record those catches with Trap.NZ by visiting their website or using the Trap.NZ app. #e2370{display:none;}@media screen and (min-width: 1080px){.pf-content p{width:850px;}.pf-content h1,
on this page for now for your information. Pick up a subsidised $10 rat trap and box from: Mitre 10 Mega, The Valley, New Plymouth
Mitre 10 New Plymouth, 305 St Aubyn St, New Plymouth
Hunting & Fishing Taranaki, 25 Ocean View Parade, New Plymouth
Experience Pūrangi, 53 Rata St, Inglewood - info@purangikiwi.co.nz
Or contact one of these schools, which are selling them to raise funds for conservation/environment projects. Contact the school to arrange a time to collect your trap and free goodie
Taranaki Regional Council and Dialog Fitzroy have joined forces to launch a bus service for workers travelling between some of the region’s biggest industrial sites. From Monday two new Your Connector coaches will transport Dialog Fitzroy and other industry staff from Bell Block to Kapuni or Fonterra’s Whareroa site each weekday morning, stopping in New Plymouth and other towns along the way. They will return again in the late afternoon. Dialog Fitzroy is financially supporting the service, so
