Trapping

This page was last updated 4th October 2024 

The Lake Kaniere Community is currently in the early stages of planning and establishing a sustainable trapping programme. The long term aims and principles of the programme are explained in the Overview page above and the more detailed document linked from that page.

The actions from October '24 to December '25 are grouped into two ambitious phases:

• Phase 1 (10/24 - 3/25): Get started in the urban Hans Bay, Landing & Sunny Bight zones
• Phase 2 (4/25 - 12/25): Extend into neighbouring DOC land including Canoe Cove & Kahikatea tracks

During Phase 1 we are engaging with the Community, enlisting volunteers and sponsors, establishing baseline bird counts and critter tracking, building and placing traps, and recording results in the Trap.nz app.

Initiation of Phase 2 will depend on the progress with Phase 1. A Community Partnership agreement has been entered into between DOC and LKCA to enable us to operate within the Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve.