Predator trapping

Protecting Whio, the fight for survival – Apias trapline, Ruahine Ranges

Date: 24 - 27 October 2025.
Trip type: Trapping.
Location: Northern Ruahine Range.
Author: Sarah.
Trampers: Sarah, Andy, Lisa & Geoff.

“If you want to save a species or habitat, it’s a fight forevermore. You can never turn your back.” Trapping has taken me to so many different places since 2021, when I first began volunteering on a trapline in my local bush reserve, Waimapihi Reserve. Over the last few years I have added another two … Read more

Volunteering on Kapiti Island

Date: 30 June 2023 to 2 July 2023.
Trip type: Predator control.
Location: Kapiti Island.
Author: Sarah Fisher.
Trampers: Jamie Hawkins Elder, Anne de Ferron, Sarah Fisher.

Volunteering on Kapiti Island On Friday at 8am I was waiting with Anne, Jamie and nine other volunteers to jump in the boat and head across to Kapiti Island to volunteer for three days doing trapline work on the island. On arrival we headed straight to the biosecurity room to go through all our gear and … Read more