Predator Free 2050

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 February 202307 December 2023

Controlling stoats, rats, and possums is a cornerstone of NZ conservation, but are we overlooking deer, goats, and more? In a new […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 September 2022

An overseas scientist’s report labels the use of 1080 in New Zealand as “unethical”, and says the Predator Free 2050 goal […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 August 202217 August 2022

NZ is responsible for nearly a quarter of the world’s island pest eradications. However, the pace of eradications has slowed, newly […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 11 August 202017 August 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 March 2020

The Department of Conservation has released a strategy to reach Predator Free 2050, along with an action plan through to […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 September 201811 February 2019

The use and safety of 1080 for pest control has re-entered public discussion in recent weeks. The toxin, used in […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 26 April 201813 February 2019

There are a number of weaknesses in the Environmental Reporting Act, passed in 2015, writes Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr […]

In the News | Published: 05 December 201711 April 2018

News broke last night that the US military’s science research agency has funded research into gene drives, including to a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 November 201711 April 2018

To reach New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 goal, researchers have been considering gene-editing techniques to rid the country of invasive […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 24 August 201723 July 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]