For thriving flora & fauna
Whangārei boasts a stunning natural environment with picturesque beaches, ancient volcanic domes and regenerative native forests, which are home to hundreds of native taonga species.
Our treasured species are under threat due to introduced predators such as possums and mustelids, with an estimated 68,000 native birds killed by them every night across Aotearoa.
Predator Free Whangārei is a collaborative project which aims to eliminate these introduced predators in the area and builds on decades of dedicated and successful community predator control. We’re excited to be among one of New Zealand’s first mainland programmes of its kind.
We’re working towards a Whangārei that is overflowing with beautiful bird song, has healthy and resilient forests full of native flora and fauna, with empowered communities and individuals.
In our 5-year plan (until 2025), we aim to:
- Eradicate possums from the Whangārei Heads Peninsula (Red)
- Intensively control possums between Whangārei and Parua Bay to prevent their dispersal into Whangārei Heads (Orange)
- Intensively control mustelids in the wider Whangārei area (Yellow)
- Develop an urban predator control programme in Whangārei City and intensively control rats in high priority sites (Blue)
Learn more about the areas here