Partners & Supporters
Predator Free South Westland is made possible through the support of and collaboration with a range of partners.
Partners
Supporters
Predator Free South Westland is made possible through the support and collaboration of many.
Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is the government agency charged with conserving New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage. Since 2016, DOC has led the Predator Free 2050 mission as a way out of the cycle of suppression currently used to keep a lid on Aotearoa’s most harmful introduced predators.
DOC is a founding entity of Predator Free South Westland, and supports the project both with funding and with collaboration.
NEXT Foundation
NEXT Foundation is a strategic philanthropy fund which invested in initiatives across Aotearoa that are transformational and inspirational. The vision is to leave a legacy of environmental and educational excellence for the benefit of future generations of New Zealanders – supporting our land and our people.
NEXT is a founding entity of Predator Free South Westland, and supports the project both with funding and with innovation mentorship.
Zero Invasive Predators
Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) leads the predator elimination for the project.
ZIP is a non-profit organisation that has spent the past decade pioneering new tools and techniques to completely remove invasive predators from New Zealand’s mainland. ZIP combines R&D with on-the-ground implementation at scale to rapidly innovate pathways to protect Aotearoa’s native taonga.
Today, ZIP leads some of the most ambitious predator elimination projects in Aotearoa, unlocking significant benefits for nature, the economy and communities.
Te Rūnunga o Makaawhio
Predator Free South Westland sits within the takiwā of Ngāti (Kāti) Māhaki ki Makaawhio, hapū of Ngāi (Kāi) Tahu.
Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Inc, based at Mahitahi in South Westland, has sole responsibility for the social, cultural, political and economic interests of Ngāti (Kāti) Māhaki ki Makaawhio, hapū of Ngāi (Kāi) Tahu.
Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, as the representative of South Westland mana whenua, are a partner of the Predator Free South Westland project. A Makaawhio observer sits on the board for project, and a mana whenua liaison is a key part of the project team.
Predator Free 2050
Predator Free 2050 Limited is a Crown-owned charitable company established to help deliver the New Zealand government’s ambitious goal of eradicating possums, stoats and rats by 2050. They provide co-funding to enable predator control and eradication projects at large landscape scale and the breakthrough science needed to underpin them.
Predator Free 2050 Limited supports Predator Free South Westland with funding.
OSPRI
OSPRI is a partnership between primary industries and government. They’re experts in pest control, and work with the farming industry to manage animal disease.
OSPRI supports Predator Free South Westland with funding.