Predator Free 2050

In 2020 the Pest Free Banks Peninsula partnership was successful in securing funds from national and regional donors, including ECAN and Predator Free 2050 Ltd to undertake the elimination programme on the Extended Wildside and Kaitōrete.

Making Banks Peninsula pest free is an ambitious and aspirational goal…and a very important one.

A pest-free Banks Peninsula will allow indigenous plants and animals to flourish, free from browsing and predation.
Remnant ecological communities will grow and flourish, supported by related restoration efforts, such as the reintroduction of locally extinct plants and animals.

The jewelled gecko: a threatened species.

The value of Banks Peninsula/Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū

Banks Peninsula / Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū (including the Port Hills and Kaitōrete) is a unique place, rich with native flora and fauna which do not exist anywhere else in the world, including six known plant species and more than 60 invertebrate species.

The many habitats of Banks Peninsula differ dramatically to the habits found within the surrounding Canterbury Plains. Biological diversity, or biodiversity, contributes to the economy, health and quality of life for the people of Ōtautahi / Christchurch.

The Pest Free Banks Peninsula initiative aims to leave a legacy for future generations and to contribute to the local and national identity.