Predator Free
Focus on political economy & Te Ao Māori a winning combination
Maria Bargh's work on political economies and the environment is focused on Māori communities and has won her the 2020 Te Puāwaitanga Award. Audio
High tech predator control scheme a first
A high tech predator control entity says it has eradicated all pests from a remote valley in South Westland and what's more - is keeping them out. Zero Invasive Predators - or ZIP - did the trial in a… Video, Audio, Gallery
Making Wellington a predator-free city
By the end of this year Predator-Free Wellington hopes that the eastern suburbs on the Miramar Peninsula will be free from rat and stoats. Audio
Our Changing World for 14 November 2019
Predator-free Miramar Peninsula kicked off in the middle of the year and aims to get rid of rats and stoats. It is part of a wider to goal to make Wellington a predator-free capital city. Audio
Tracking inner city rats
Victoria University researchers are radio-tracking urban rats in Wellington city suburbs to find out how large their home ranges are, to help improve predator-free trapping efforts. Audio
Our Changing World for 7 November 2019
Radio-tracking urban rats in Wellington city suburbs to find out how large their home ranges are, and the chemical element tantalum. Audio
Restoring Fiordland's 'island lifeboats'
The Department of Conservation and volunteer groups, including the Coal Island Trust, are hard at work removing pests such as stoats and deer from Fiordland's many islands. Audio
Our Changing World for 25 July 2019
The Department of Conservation and groups such as the Coal Island Trust are taking pests off Fiordland islands and reintroducing rare species. Audio
Winner and losers - native birds in a pest-free sanctuary
Twenty-five years of bird counts have revealed an unexpected consequence to the creation of the predator-free Zealandia Sanctuary. Audio
Wellington wants to become predator free
Wellington has unveiled plans to become the world's first predator-free capital. Audio
Green Party wants to tax international visitors
The Green Party wants all international visitors to pay a tax to go towards the cost of infrastructure and to help with the government's predator-free dream. Audio
A possum-free Otago Peninsula
Science communication student Guy Frederick catches up with the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group to hear how their plan to get rid of possums on the peninsula is coming along Audio
Pets as predators on DoC's pest-free islands
The Department of Conservation is warning pet owners to keep their furry friends well away from predator-free islands after a cat jumped over the side of a boat and survived four and a half months on… Audio
Wellington's Little Penguins
Predator-free Matiu-Somes Island, in Wellington Harbour, is a hotspot for little penguins - and penguin research Audio