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Bringing back the birds, Predator Free MiramarE whakahoki mai ana I ngā manu, Predator Free Miramar

Predator Free Miramar is a volunteer, not-for-profit, community effort to rid the Peninsula of rats and mice, and bring back the birds and the bush to Wellington’s eastern suburbs.

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He kaupapa tūao, he kaupapa hua-moni-kore a Predator Free Miramar. He mahi ā-hapori ki te patu i ngā kiore me ngā mauhi ki te Kūrae – ki te whakahoki mai anō i ngā manu me te ngahere ki ngā tāone o te rāwhiti o Pōneke.

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See people getting hands-on to fight pests and help endangered species.

Grab your phone and volunteer for a nature project near you: tepapa.nz/collaborate

This project is part of Te Taiao | Nature at Te Papa.

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