Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust

Together we can make the Hauraki Coromandel Predator Free

Our goal

By 2030, the Hauraki Coromandel is well advanced to becoming predator free.

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Field Support Team

The Field Support Team is a PFHCCT service designed to provide practical grassroots help to community conservation groups across the Hauraki Coromandel.

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Projects

We work across a range of projects to better connect, amplify, and support those engaged in the predator free movement in the Hauraki Coromandel area.

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Volunteer

Are you looking to connect to your community, help improve your local biodiversity, or just want to use your spare time for good?

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Resources

We know it can be hard to know where to start, how to take the next step, or where to look for best practice and resources. That’s why we’ve pulled together some helpful resources to get you started.

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Donate

Give back to our endemic flora and fauna so they can thrive alongside generations to come.

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Our Values

Mahi Whaipainga | Make A Difference

We care about making a difference for the Hauraki Coromandel & Aotearoa

Mahi Tahi | Be Collective

We will work as one, in respectful partnership, embracing diversity

Māia | Be Bold

We will find the courage, optimism & skill to pursue an audacious vision despite the many unknowns and hurdles ahead

Tohungatanga | Strive For Excellence

We will apply excellence & integrity to all we do. We recognise expertise & will pursue new knowledge & creative ideas

Blog

Read the inspiring stories of Community Conservation Groups in the Hauraki Coromandel working toward a Predator Free peninsula!
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Trap

Backyard trapping is a great way to play your part in keeping our endemic species safe from harmful predators while inspiring your family, friends, and community.
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Donate

Give back to our endemic flora and fauna so they can thrive alongside generations to come.
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Latest Blog Posts

Blog

Innovation Summit, March 2025

The recent Innovation Summit hosted by Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel brought together keynote speakers operating at the forefront of the technology revolution with local practitioners exploring the implementation of innovative solutions.

Pest plant species the focus for new phase of Mautohe Cathedral Cove work

We’re sharing an update from the Department of Conservation on the ongoing efforts to restore Mautohe Cathedral Cove.

Funding Opportunities

If you’re looking to source funding for your conservation initiative, check out these funders to see if your project is eligible to apply.

Cadet Training Opportunity

We are extremely fortunate that our colleagues at Bay Conservation Alliance in Tauranga have offered us a placement in the next intake of their Cadet Programme, Tauira Mahi.

Protecting the Matuku-Hūrepo: A Community-Led Initiative in the Hauraki Coromandel Region

A focal point of Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust (PFHCCT) efforts is the conservation of the matuku-hūrepo, or Australasian bittern, a nationally critical species native to New Zealand.

Mustelid Summit: Bruce Harrison and Emma Whitton

Park rangers Bruce Harrison and Emma Whitton from Shakespear Open Sanctuary attended the Mustelid Summit to share their success in dealing with a stoat incursion in their pest-free sanctuary north of Auckland.

Mustelid Summit: Frank Lepera

Waiheke Island’s stoat eradication programme has achieved amazing results in the short time since its inception in 2020. Frank Lepera, Stoat Operations Manager at Te Korowai O Hauraki, recently shared how these results were achieved at the Mustelid Summit, hosted by Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel.

Mustelid Summit: Olivia Rothwell

Olivia Rothwell spoke recently at the Mustelid Summit about the work Predator Free 2050 are doing in technology and science to support predator eradication

Mustelid Summit: Dr Andrew Veale

Discover how the intricacies of genome testing help with predator control through the work done by Dr Andrew Veale.

The transformational commitment of Thames Coast Kiwi Care

The work of the Thames Coast Kiwi Care (TCKC) group has been truly transformational to the area they operate in. Due to the work of its volunteers trapping mustelids (stoats, weasels, ferrets) along the Thames Coast, the kiwi population was saved from the brink of collapse.

Planting for the future with the Otama Reserves Group

A hardy bunch of volunteers from the Otama Reserves Group swapped their ugg boots for their gumboots on Sunday, braving the rain and cold in the first of two planting bees. With 2000 native plants provided by Coastcare it was a case of all hands on spades, with no heed paid to the wind and rain.