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 sites to get you started.

  • Matuku Bittern Conservation Workshop & Field Visit

    Summary and actions from the Matuku Conservation Workshop and Field Visit.

  • Region-wide Kiwi Call Survey

    In 2022 Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust (PFHCCT) began the first of a three-year kiwi monitoring programme through Jobs for Nature Funding under the Kiwi i te Kāinga project.

  • Trap Audit Manual

    Effectively identifying problems, make any necessary adjustments, and ensure that each DOC200 and DOC250 mustelid trap operates at its maximum potential.

  • Trap Build Manual

    The PFHCCT Trap Building Manual is a detailed, step-by-step instruction manual on how to build mustelid traps.

  • Ferret Catching Protocol

    If you trap a ferret, please follow these steps to help us keep track of ferrets’ movements across the peninsula.

  • Field Support Team

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

  • Mustelid Summit

    Hosted by Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel, the day-long Mustelid Summit was a chance for some of those on the frontlines in the war on stoats to share their wealth of knowledge with local community conservation groups.

  • Predator Free NZ Trust Toolkits

    Predator Free NZ have developed a range of helpful toolkits for knowing your predators, trapping and baiting, schools, conversation groups, and monitoring.

  • Vertebrate Pest Control: Manaaki Whenua

    This decision support system aims to help New Zealanders, from novices to experts, select the most appropriate options for controlling vertebrate pests in a particular locality.

  • Learn about Maramataka

    Have you heard of Maramataka? Meaning ‘the turning of the moon’, Maramataka is the Māori lunar calendar, traditionally used to guide planting and harvesting, fishing and hunting. Maramataka can be used to determine the best days for trapping and planting, thereby tapping into knowledge first brought over from Hawaiki and further developed over hundreds of years in Aotearoa.

  • DOC: Practical Guide to Trapping

    The 'Predator Free 2050 Practical Guide to Trapping' was developed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to support your valuable work in protecting Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique and highly vulnerable native taonga species.

  • Science Learning Hub

    Science Learning Hub makes it easy for teachers to educate their students on the Predator Free 2050 movement. There is fantastic background information and lesson plans to follow.