Partners & Supporters
Predator Free South Westland is made possible through the support and collaboration of many.
Partners
Supporters
South
Westland
community
Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is the government agency charged with conserving New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage. Since 2016, DOC has led the Predator Free 2050 mission, as a pathway beyond Aotearoa’s ongoing cycle of predator suppression.
DOC is a founding entity of Predator Free South Westland, and supports the project both with funding and with collaboration.
NEXT Foundation
NEXT Foundation was a strategic philanthropy fund which invested in transformational and inspirational initiatives across Aotearoa between 2014 and 2024. The vision of NEXT was to leave a legacy of environmental and educational excellence for the benefit of future generations of New Zealanders – supporting our land and our people.
NEXT was a founding entity of Predator Free South Westland, and supported the project both with funding and with innovation mentorship.
Zero Invasive Predators
Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) leads the predator elimination for the project.
ZIP is a non-profit organisation that has spent the past decade pioneering new tools and techniques to completely remove invasive predators from New Zealand’s mainland. ZIP combines R&D with on-the-ground implementation at scale to rapidly innovate pathways to protect Aotearoa’s native taonga.
Today, ZIP leads some of the most ambitious predator elimination projects in Aotearoa, unlocking significant benefits for nature, the economy and communities.
Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio
Predator Free South Westland sits within the takiwā of Ngāti (Kāti) Māhaki ki Makaawhio, hapū of Ngāi (Kāi) Tahu.
Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Inc, based at Mahitahi in South Westland, has sole responsibility for the social, cultural, political and economic interests of Ngāti (Kāti) Māhaki ki Makaawhio, hapū of Ngāi (Kāi) Tahu.
Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, as the representative of South Westland mana whenua, are a supporter of the Predator Free South Westland project. A Makaawhio observer sits on the board for project, and a mana whenua liaison is a key part of the project team.
Predator Free 2050
Predator Free 2050 Limited is a Crown-owned charitable company established to help deliver the New Zealand government’s ambitious goal of eradicating possums, stoats and rats by 2050. They provide co-funding to enable predator control and eradication projects at large landscape scale and the breakthrough science needed to underpin them.
Predator Free 2050 Limited supports Predator Free South Westland with funding.
OSPRI
OSPRI is a partnership between primary industries and government. They’re experts in pest control, and work with the farming industry to manage animal disease.
OSPRI supports Predator Free South Westland with funding.