The Whakatipu Wildlife Trust work with community environmental groups to support, connect and foster predator control efforts. We represent a unified voice for wildlife in the Whakatipu Basin; working towards a predator free Whakatipu.

Why we trap

Find out about the different predator species we target and why they are such an issue to the Whakatipu’s native wildlife.

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Our groups

There are now over 70 community trapping groups within the Whakatipu basin! Find out about your local group…

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Online store

We have some brand new merchandise so you can show your support for native wildlife. All proceeds go to support our ongoing work.

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Latest News

New trustees elected at the WWT AGM

We are excited to announce that WWT has four new trustees and a youth representative! Please join us in welcoming Emma Brockie, Julie Scott, Kathryn Wallace, and Roger…

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2025 – A Year in Numbers and our Impact Report

The numbers tell a powerful story of community commitment and conservation impact across the Whakatipu in 2025. This financial year (2024-2025), we created our first comprehensive Impact Report…

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Connecting with Our Community

It has been a busy year of connecting with our community! From school partnerships to markets, photography competitions to public talks, we’ve been working hard to make conservation…

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We simply could not do what we do without the kind support of our sponsors. We are eternally gratefull to all our supporters...

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