Tomarata -Te Arai Predator Control Zone

The Tomarata -Te Arai Predator Control Zone (TPCZ) aims to protect and conserve the high ecological values of Tomarata and Te Arai by managing invasive mammalian predators to very low densities within an identified control zone. 

The plan is to create a trap network capable of reducing the likelihood of predators reaching ecologically sensitive areas around the Tomarata lakes, Te Arai Regional Park, Te Arai coast and Poutawa stream, whist allowing conservation benefits and biodiversity to expand out from these areas into the wider community.

The project is a partnership between private landowners, the Shorebirds Trust and Auckland Council, with support form the Rodney Local Board, and forms part of an overarching project the Conservation Coast. www.conservationcoast.org