We're building on the great progress we made last year and are over halfway through our Phase 2 area. We're also dealing with some chilly weather. Rats and mice will be keen to come into your warm home, so make sure you set your traps!

Our project update

In the last quarter, we made 80 more hectares rat-free. These areas join Miramar Peninsula, Rongotai, Lyall Bay, Kilbirnie, and Hataitai in our rat-free biosecurity phase which totals 1,492 ha.

This map shows part of our Phase 2 project area. Green areas are rat-free, orange is being cleared of the last rats, yellow is where we are starting work, and blue is the next area we’ll enter. Along the western edge of Phase 2 our trained volunteers also work to prevent reinvasion.