ITO pest training supports conservation efforts on Banks Peninsula

BPCT has partnered with Primary ITO since 2021 to provide formal pest training for their staff. Twenty-two employees have completed…

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Building Biodiversity: New Pest Free Banks Peninsula Strategy 

A new pest free strategy will build on past experience to deliver future biodiversity gains and help nature thrive across Banks Peninsula and beyond.   “Since we set…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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