Welcome to Predator Free Tamahere
Who Are We?
We're enthusiastic local volunteers on a mission to create a predator-free paradise in Tamahere! Our vision is hearing the Korimako’s song throughout Tamahere. Partnering with Ngāti Hauā iwi trust, we aim to rally everyone to join our pest control efforts, protecting endangered long-tailed bats and bringing native wildlife like korimako/bellbirds back to our gullies and backyards.
What We Do
We focus on removing New Zealand’s most damaging predators: possums, rats, stoats, weasels, and ferrets. [Rabbits are an issue in Tamahere too, but they're not our main focus.]
We achieve this by:
Raising community awareness and encouraging action
Installing and maintaining traps on public land and local reserves
Supplying traps and supporting individuals with pest control, especially in Tamahere’s gully systems and along the Waikato river frontage
Monitoring and using data to guide our efforts
How You Can Help
Small actions lead to big impacts. By trapping pests, volunteering, donating traps, or planting native species, you can help protect Tamahere's native birds and endangered long-tailed bats.
Join Our Trap.NZ Project
Already trapping pests? Join our Trap.NZ project. Map your traps, log your catches, and see our community's impressive results.
Volunteer Opportunities
Whether you can check weekly traplines, assist with community events, help with fundraising, or simply encourage your neighbours to get involved, there’s a way for everyone to help. If you can spare just an hour or want to get more deeply involved, we’d love to hear from you!
Donate a Trap
Help us reach our predator-free goal by donating a trap today! Give A Trap makes it easy to contribute.
Together, we can make Tamahere a predator-free paradise and restore the health of our local ecosystem.