NZ AutoTraps

08/10/2026

Kiwi have been digging around under our traps! Check out these holes made by a Kiwi looking for its dinner. 🍽️🪱🐛🪳🪰🍽️

This is why we make our traps, it's great to see these signs from the species we invented our traps to protect.
Thanks to Native Forest Restoration Trust at Patui reserve in Taranaki for the tour of their patch.

P.S. We developed our traps to be as safe as possible around wildlife - the ramp and lure are both designed to deter kiwi and other non-target species. ❌

05/10/2026

30 VS 3! In Waikauri Bay their AT220s are averaging about 30 kills per year, versus 3 kills per year from the manual traps! And don't forget all that labour saved too.
Awesome work from the Takatu LandCare team ✨

28/09/2026

A glimpse behind the scenes at our Whakatāne factory 👀

16/09/2026

Possums love to eat the flowers of cabbage trees, stopping them from reproducing. 🥀 Hopefully this old giant will get a chance to flower this year after an AT220 was installed at its base. 💐
This ancient and remarkably large cabbage tree is on the edge of a native bush section in Dunedin, which the owner is working to protect under a conservation covenant. The trap caught 6 possums in its first two weeks, and another 11 the month after. Awesome result! 💪🌱

📸 Thanks Lizzy Franklyn and Sanctuary for the photo!

Our mission: Innovative automatic traps for targeting destructive invasive species.

14/09/2026

Kia ora e te whanau! How are your māhanga (traps) going? This week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. If you want to learn kupu (words) for your Kaikonihi-Kore (predator free) mahi (efforts),
check out the Department of Conservation's 'Te reo Māori mō te kōkiri Kaikonihi-Kore Te reo' or, 'Māori for the Predator Free movement'. Link in the comments below.

Ake ake ake! Kia kaha te reo Māori!




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09/09/2026

78 possums in 3 weeks, with 15 of those caught in just one trap!✨

03/09/2026

🦇In the forests of Te Hoiere Marlborough, pekapeka-tou-roa / long-tailed bat mothers raise just a single pup each year.

Thanks to funding from the Top of the South Community Foundation, four AT220s have been installed directly around known maternity roosts to protect these precious bat mums and pups.

"The AT220 traps have been working exceptionally well for us, maintaining rat tracking indices below 5%. Without this technology, it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for us to achieve the same level of results." Lucie Daniskova, Forest and Bird Predator Control Officer.

And for the volunteers on the ground, the difference is clear:

"We've noticed a real shift since the AT220s went in, with the resetting traps being much more efficient than single set traps. They're working away all the time, even when we're not there, and it feels like we're finally putting consistent pressure on the problem areas."
— Budyong Hill, long-time volunteer in the Bat Recovery Program

This is exactly the mahi we invented our traps for, protecting precious species with innovative, self-resetting technology.

Photo credit to Top of the South Community Foundation

27/08/2026

Since installing our self-resetting AT220 traps, Thames Coast Kiwi Care have caught over 1,000 possums and nearly 1,000 rats, with the first 27 AT220's installed catching 103 possums and 60 rats in a single month!🙀

Now the forest is regenerating without rats eating the seeds or possums eating the trees. Along with kiwi, the area is home to Hochstetter’s and Archey’s frogs and also nationally critical Pekapeka / long-tailed bats. 🦇

Photo credit to Thames Coast Kiwi Care.

21/04/2026

We're proud to partner with KiwiKids Charity to auction two AT220s to raise funds to support the work they do for children, families, and communities in need across Aotearoa. 🎉
This is a great opportunity to pick up a trap at exceptional value, with the added bonus of knowing your bid will support the Kiwi kids who need it most. Get your bids on!

🔥 DOUBLE AUCTION. DOUBLE IMPACT. 🔥

We’ve been donated 2 x AT220 NZ AutoTraps to auction off and raise funds for Kiwi Kids Charity, supporting children, families and communities right across Aotearoa.

We were lucky enough to be hosted by NZAutotraps at their factory in Whakatāne during our recent Roadie, where we saw first-hand the incredible work they’re doing to help rid our environment of predators. Safe to say, these traps are a game-changer!

This is your chance to grab one of two premium AT220 traps at exceptional value, while knowing every dollar is going straight back to supporting Kiwi kids who need it most.

👉 Follow the links and get your bids in - two traps, two chances to do some good. Each trap is valued at $620.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/business-farming-industry/farming-forestry/fertilising-pest-control/other/listing/5893774727

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/business-farming-industry/farming-forestry/fertilising-pest-control/other/listing/5893779530

Massive thanks to NZ Autotraps for such a generous donation — you guys rock. 💥