Pest Free Purerua-Mataroa

Pest Free Purerua-Mataroa A conservation project led by Kiwi Coast, Pest Free Purerua's goal is to protect and enhance native flora and fauna on the peninsula.

The pest control effort within the area is supported by iwi, private landowners, corporates, Kiwi Coast, DOC and NRC. A conservation project led by Kiwi Coast, Pest Free Purerua's goal is to protect and enhance native flora and fauna on the peninsula.

>Trapping possums, stoats, rats and feral cats
>Creating and maintaining refuge areas to protect native species including those classified as threa

tened or at risk
>Establishing wildlife corridors along marginal strips
>Increasing food sources for native birds, especially kiwi
>Establishing a 8,000ha pest controlled buffer zone outside the peninsula from Kapiro to Rangitane to suppress reinvasion
>Developing employment opportunities within the project for local trappers

The project has received five-year funding through Kiwis for Kiwi from DoC's Jobs for Nature Fund. The pest control effort within the area is supported by iwi, private landowners, corporates, Kiwi Coast, Department of Conservation and Northland Regional Council.

14/03/2026

Has anyone heard a long tailed cuckoo? This is cool!

Pest Free Purerua know how hard feral cats are to catch. We love our native birds and care for our natural environment. ...
17/02/2026

Pest Free Purerua know how hard feral cats are to catch. We love our native birds and care for our natural environment. Here is our experience with a very smart feral cat named "nine lives."

Feral cats are killing New Zealand’s native birdlife. Now, the government wants them eradicated by 2050. CNN’s Antoinette Radford traveled to New Zealand to find out more.

Pest Free Purerua Project is on a mission to protect native species on the peninsula.
14/02/2026

Pest Free Purerua Project is on a mission to protect native species on the peninsula.

The Pest Free Purerua-Mataroa, led by Kiwi Coast and working with Ngāti Torehina, has already witnessed the success of the hard work put in by their trapper...

This article will bring everyone up to date with the latest Purerua kiwi news.Death of Bay of Islands kiwis investigatio...
16/01/2026

This article will bring everyone up to date with the latest Purerua kiwi news.

Death of Bay of Islands kiwis investigation continues with two dogs seized | RNZ News

DOC said two dogs had been seized by Far North District Council animal management officers from a property in Wharengaere Bay.

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Purerua, Bay Of Islands, Northland
Kerikeri
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