

From overwhelm to hope: a volunteer's inspiring journey
Neighbours getting involved in removing pest plants from each other's properties. This article shares the inspiring story of our volunteer, Sonya English, and her volunteering experience with us as part of our Buffer project in Le Roys Bush. We are incredibly fortunate to live on a property surrounded by native bush and backing onto a beautiful council reserve. Our children have spent years exploring it, and it has always been one of the things we love most about where we l
Sep 22


Community Open Day: you are invited!
Pest Free Kaipātiki welcomes you to a community open day on Saturday 13 April! Come for a free coffee* and stay to learn how you can...
Mar 21, 2024


Restoring Soldiers Bay: Celebrating a community's commitment to a significant ecosystem
The unique wetland ecology of Soldiers Bay has been under serious threat from a range of pest plants and animals. A long-term...
Mar 19, 2024


History of the Kauri Glen Bush Society
Kauri Glen and Cecil Eady Reserves have a long history of volunteer input. Local volunteers have played a large part in the continued...
Mar 1, 2024


Volunteer Experience – Erica Hannam
We are excited to highlight the exceptional efforts of Erica, our dedicated volunteer whose impactful contributions to the community...
Aug 1, 2023


Rose, an amazing street champion
Rose connects with her neighbours and helps them set up traps and bait stations in their backyards to create a pest-free neighbourhood....
Jul 6, 2023


Puāwai - the home of Pest Free Kaipātiki - The story behind the name
The home base for Pest Free Kaipātiki, at 3 Ross Avenue in Glenfield, finally has a name - Puāwai. “The journey of deciding on a name for...
Jul 6, 2023


Ecofest 2023 Events
We are excited to welcome back Ecofest for another year! This is a month-long celebration of our unique environment and sustainable...
Mar 15, 2023


Whack those weeds! - Come along to our Weed Control Workshop 18 Feb 2023
We are collaborating with Pupuke Birdsong Project to run a weed control workshop this Saturday 18th February . Come along to learn how to...
Feb 16, 2023


Update from PFK following the floods
A message to our local community This blog post was created from an update we originally sent to our community on Thursday 1st February...
Feb 8, 2023


Planting Day with Chelsea Sugar
Late last year, we had the pleasure of attending a planting day with the awesome staff from Chelsea Sugar. Chelsea Sugar have sponsored a...
Jan 26, 2023


A New Pest Free Kaipātiki HQ
The disused Glenfield Bowling Club, Ross Avenue, Glenfield In an exciting recent development, on the 25th of November, the Tira Kawana /...
Nov 30, 2021
