No more possums in Akaroa township, trappers declare

The Press. 6 June 2025 Akaroa township has been declared free of possums. No possum had been detected in the…

Read More >>

Akaroa township is possum free! You can help us keep it that way!

Pest Free Banks Peninsula is urging the community to report any possum sightings, following its months-long ‘mop up’ operation, which…

Read More >>

Dawn chorus returns after millions pumped into possum problem

Brush-tailed pests are being killed by the thousand near Christchurch, with spectacular results. Newsroom article on 9.5.2025. With his fruit…

Read More >>

Active Fence now on Kaitorete to stop predator Reinvasion

If you’re out for a wee bike ride along the Little River Rail Trail, you’ll notice our cool new signs…we…

Read More >>

Pest Free Banks Peninsula having a positive impact on biodiversity 

A recent study has found that toxin-based predator control on Banks Peninsula is having a positive impact on the presence…

Read More >>

Akaroa residents & bach owners urged to join the Possum Knockdown

Pest Free Banks Peninsula has set its target on removing possums from Akaroa – and they’re calling on residents and…

Read More >>

PFBP’s work featured in New York’s Wall Street Journal

‘New Zealand vs Predators’ was the print-edition headline, with the article featuring not just our efforts to create a pest-free…

Read More >>

I spy with my little eye something beginning with G…

In what MPI described as ‘New Zealand’s largest feral goat eradication programme’, PFBP has achieved total eradication of feral goats…

Read More >>

Possum Knockdown in Akaroa Township

Possums living in Akaroa Township have been given notice by Pest Free Banks Peninsula – we’re coming for you this…

Read More >>