Rat Season

May 13, 2025 3:38pm

May 13, 2025 3:38pm

A number of people have been wondering what these signs are all about, with one reader suggesting that they might have something to do with the upcoming local government elections. Nothing quite so cynical … the signs are part of an awareness raising initiative by Pest Free Warkworth. Even though there are rats all year round, the cold weather tends to drive them inside so it’s time to get busy with pest control measures.

Neighbours help form pest free halo

15/07/2019

Neighbours of Shakespear Regional Park are being offered an opportunity to contribute to “a halo” of pest control around the edges of the park. Shakespear…

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Conservation group gears-up for new initiatives

23/03/2023

A Tāwharanui Peninsula-based conservation collective recently marked 10 years as an incorporated society and voted in a new chair. Takatu LandCare (TLC) was established to…

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Successful rat catch at Stillwater

14/05/2018

The Stillwater community held its first Great Knockdown rat catching competition recently, bringing in a grand total of 13 rats. The competition was held on…

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