Month: April 2023

We are very lucky in Kamo (and the wider Whangarei area) to live so closely with the native wildlife and enjoy the natural environments they inhabit as part of our lifestyle. As a community organisation it is important to us to protect what we have. In the case of eradicating the pest population that endangers it, it has to be a collective effort from the community. Our role is to coordinate the effort in our local area, and energize and inspire the people who live here, to play a part. Even in populated areas of Kamo, we enjoy regularly seeing Tui, Kukupa (New Zealand pigeon), and even Ruru (Morepork) visiting backyards. It requires a small amount of effort from residents and can have a big impact, we think education and participation is the key to this. Conveying information to Kamo residents and organising pest control workshops for the community, will hopefully be a big step in the direction to becoming a pest free Kamo.

Together with (and presented by) Dai from Tiakina Whangarei (Northland regional council), KCi held the first workshop at Griffin hall for the community on the 18^th of March to learn about pest control in the region and how to participate in the efforts with backyard trapping.

It was attended by 22 people, and traps were provided by Dai for attendees to take home. We are encouraging those who attended to stay in touch and report their progress and also to register their traps on Trap.nz

If you are interested in joining the efforts to help Kamo become pest free, please get in touch!

More information & articles of interest

This is a Pest Free Wellington video.

This facebook post by Pest Free Wellington talks about how birds are increasing in Miramar – due to trapping and predator control.

This is a story about a Kamo local doing her part

Story about Pest free Onerahi

Here is a video with former mayor, Sheryl Mai, on tips for trapping rats in your backyard.

We think that engaging and hearing as many ideas and opinions as we can from a diverse cross section of residents in the Kamo area is so important. This will help us greatly to understand what projects and improvements to Kamo may be of the most benefit to the community, and hopefully give people more of a say in how our community develops and thrives.

We are well aware that a large number of our residents may not be tech savvy or have much interaction with social media or websites. To fill this gap we have created Suggestion Boxes. Ten locations to date have agreed to host these in Kamo – the Kamo Library, Kamo Police, Kamo Club, Kamo Bowling Club, Rest homes and Retirement Villages, High Schools, an Intermediate School, and a Book shop. We have created a roster for KCI members to clear these before each monthly meeting where entries can be discussed and issues can be addressed and feasible projects pursued.