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Hi folks,
Total pests removed 16,152
https://kppc.kiwi
Here's our latest stats:
- 252 properties/areas being trapped - 138 active trappers
- 1,780 traps and bait stations
- 16,152 pests removed
 4,954 mice- 4,707 rats
- 4,292 mynas
- 952 possums
- 771 rabbits
- 210 hedgehogs
- 118 stoats
- 72 weasels
- 67 feral cats
- 9 magpies
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Our catches by the numbers
 Some interesting figures - our groups average weekly catch numbers over the years.
Now these numbers don't include mynas or rabbits because they can vary hugely from year to year and skew the averages.
2021 (to date) - 66 per week
2020 - 65 per week
2019 - 58 per week
2018 - 38 per week
2017 - 11 per week
They also don't include the pests removed by those folks using toxins.
Scroll down on this page to see all our catch graphs
A huge thank you to all our awesome trappers out there doing the work :)
Keep those catch reports rolling in!
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Kiwi's for Kiwi funding
 We've been successful in the latest Kiwi's for Kiwi funding round :)
The funding over three years, will enable our professional trapper Zane Wright to do 15 checks per year on 200+ stoat traps across the Peninsula. Great news for the kiwi.
A huge thank you to Kiwi's for Kiwi for the funding, we're doing cartwheels :)
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Forming a Trust for KPPC
We are in the process of setting up a Charitable Trust to enable us apply for ongoing funding.
By the next newsletter issue we'll have full details and a slightly new name ;)
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Kiwi listening results
A huge thank you to those folks that donned their warm gear and sat outside listening for calls this year!
Numbers were up on last year:
Rangitane National Site: 16.5 calls per hour vs 13.7 the previous year
Aroha Island: 8.1 vs 4.5 the previous year
Rangitane River Park 14.3 vs 12.1 the previous year
In addition to human listening we had the electronic recorders out at five different locations, they all showed increases, with one property picking up calls for the first time - yay!
You can read the numbers in detail here
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61 more trees into Rangitane Reserve
 Thanks to the all the folks that came and planted nikau, puriri, rewarewa, cabbage trees, even some kauri.
That 61 brings our total to 154 over the past 3 years. More future tucker for the birds.
We're going crazy and ordering 200 for next year. Got a spade? Have we got a job for you :)
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Kiwi Coast Annual Report 2021
 This is a great read. 187 Kiwi Coast linked pest control groups in Northland taking out on average 1,800 pests a week. Kiwi call counts increasing.
Download the report here
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Kiwi avoidance training for dogs postponed until we are back to level 1
 Our June session was postponed due to rain.
As soon as we are back in level 1 we'll set another date and put an email out to take bookings.
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It's planting time, feed the birds - plant food natives
 It's planting season! NRC put a fantastic downloadable booklet on native trees and plants.
- What native trees are the best food for kereru / tui / silvereye
- Which trees possum most like to eat!
- Growth rates / final heights / what conditions each species prefers
The cheat sheet is:
Best food for kereru: taraire, karaka, nikau and puriri.
Best food for tui/silvereye: flax, kowhai, kahikatea, kohekohe, puriri, pohutukakwa and rewarewa
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Guidelines for dog owners living in a kiwi zone
 We've added a guidelines page on our website!
It's a huge responsibility to own a dog in a kiwi zone,
so here's some suggestions for ensuring our dogs never meet a kiwi... have a read here
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Apart from trapping, what else can we do?
 We've made a list! You'll need a cup of tea and a lie down after reading through this lot :)
Food trees to plant, weeds to bust, ideas for making your property invertebrate friendly. Get involved in annual kiwi call counts, five minute bird counts, job share a trap line, collect native tree seed for restoring the reserves...
Full details here: https://kppc.kiwi/what-you-can-do.html
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Cats living in a kiwi zone
 We've put a cats living in a kiwi zone page on our website, it highlights some Australian research and what they are doing over the ditch have a read here
Australia understands the effect cats can have on native wildlife , 29% of Australia's domestic cats are kept contained, that's over one million moggies.
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We're on Crackbook!
Our numbers are starting to crank up just a bit - 318 followers! Please help us out, if you use Facebook, jump on and like our page. It'll help spread the word about the project and hopefully more folks will end up with traps in their backyards. That'll be good for the birds, bugs and plants - yay.
Just click on the trap below...
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Please keep the catch reports coming in...
It's important to be able to report on our progress to our funders, so please visit the site and hit the report a catch button to keep the system updating :)
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