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Chew Card Results Presentation Night 08/09/26 Ngā mihi nui to all our volunteers! Thank you to those who took part in the survey and those who came to the presentation night to see the results. Every year since 2017, monitoring cards have been placed out in 44 different reserves, along 92 different monitoring lines. 2026 was another successful year of data collection, with 36 reserves and 68 lines. Why do we monitor? Monitoring results help to identify current predator re

By now most of those in Kaipātiki will have heard about yellow-legged hornets. It has been five months since the first queens were found in Glenfield and the 'hornet hunt' commenced. As of the 26th of March, 75 queens and 127 nests have been found. While yellow-legged hornets (YLH) may no longer be in the news, time is still of essence, and work is ongoing behind the scenes. On the 18th of April, Pest Free Kaipātiki (PFK) will be hosting an EcoFest biosecurity workshop that w

As most of you may have seen, yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina), have been found in Kaipātiki. While this is a concern, as Kaipātiki locals and amazing PFK volunteers, we can work together to find and report any sightings to MPI. This blog post covers information on the yellow-legged hornets and frequently asked questions. If you want to help contribute to stopping the spread of the hornet, the best thing for our volunteers and Kaipātiki locals to do is keep being the am

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Pest Free Kaipātiki’s annual chew card campaign is the largest urban reserve monitoring survey of its kind in Auckland. Starting on 26...

Though seemingly harmless at a glance, hedgehogs pose a serious threat to the native New Zealand ecosystem. They were introduced in the...

The unique wetland ecology of Soldiers Bay has been under serious threat from a range of pest plants and animals. A long-term...

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The 2021 chew card results have highlighted that there are pest animals living in reserves, to help the native birds of the area we need...