Captain Sanderson’s House for Sale: A heritage opportunity for Paekākāriki?

The former Paekākāriki home of Captain Val Sanderson, founder of Forest & Bird, is shortly to go on the market, according to real estate company Harcourts. Nestled in the bush at the top of Pingau Street, both the house and the surrounding trees have significant historic and scientific value. In … [Read more...] about Captain Sanderson’s House for Sale: A heritage opportunity for Paekākāriki?

Predator Free Paekākāriki April catch report

A busy April, including 2 weasels in the village. Record your catches by joining the Predator Free Paekākāriki project on Trap NZ here. https://trap.nz/project/32823/info A huge thanks to Lydia Harfield for designing this template and Diatom Press for the original Predator Free Paekākāriki … [Read more...] about Predator Free Paekākāriki April catch report

Rewilding Paekākāriki: bringing back the forests

From bare hills to regenerating bush, the spaces around Paekākāriki are gradually becoming rewilded, restoring the native fauna and flora. Paul Callister tells us more. A decade or so ago, people living in or visiting Paekākāriki would have had to walk a long way before spotting a … [Read more...] about Rewilding Paekākāriki: bringing back the forests

Predator Free Paekākāriki Drop-in session

9.30am-11.30am Sunday 24 March at St Peter's Hall Kia ora Paekākāriki residents Come on down for our Autumn trapping drop-in session, to talk about all things trapping. We will have traps for sale, on hand trapping advice, and tech support and guidance on how to record trap data. We are … [Read more...] about Predator Free Paekākāriki Drop-in session

Predator Free Paekākāriki – a trapping success

Kia ora local trappers! It was fantastic to see so many village trappers down at the hall on Sunday 12 November. We swapped over 20 traps, including a few of the original vintage rat pack traps, with fresh shiny new ones ready to go!  If you were unable to make the event to bring in your … [Read more...] about Predator Free Paekākāriki – a trapping success