“People are the absolute silver bullet to this whole predator-free thing.”

Dan Henry didn’t set out to lead a movement. But when he and a friend began handing out rat traps around their suburb of Miramar, something clicked. No committees. No red tape. Just a simple idea people could say yes to.

Predator Free Miramar was born.

Over the following 6 years, that idea helped turn an entire urban peninsula in Wellington into a predator free zone - strengthening not just local biodiversity, but the social fabric of the community itself.

What started with backyard trapping is now a network of volunteers working alongside Predator Free Wellington to hold the line and push the vision further.

Motivations varied. Some wanted more birds, others just needed a good night’s sleep. But the outcomes stacked up: healthier hom ...