Diana Frater Memorial

by | Aug 28, 2026 | News

You may have heard that Diana Frater passed away last month. The Russell Landcare Trust would like to express our sincere condolences to the whole Frater whānau and Kororāreka community.  Trustee and Founder of Russell Landcare Trust, Helen, has written a short eulogy...

June Monthly Update

by | Jun 25, 2026 | News, PFR Updates

Tēnā koutou Kororāreka 👋 The Russell Landcare Trust team is back with an update for June and the first half of 2026! 🐭 RAT UPDATE We did see a light but not unexpected increase in rats caught throughout our elimination zones (Old Russell/ Te Wahapu, Tapeka and Orongo...

May Monthly Update

by | Jun 4, 2026 | News, PFR Updates

Kia ora Russell, we’re back with our monthly update! May is now done and dusted, and the RLT team has been heads down, thumbs up, doing the mahi. With 3,399 traps checked across last month, we’re seeing mixed results. As of January 2024, there have still been no...

April Monthly Update

by | May 15, 2026 | News, PFR Updates

Tena Koutou Kororāreka, here’s our April 2026 update! April 2026 was packed to the brim for the Trust, with another successful AGM under our belt, more Habitat Restoration Strategy consultations, the welcoming of two new team members on board (Olivia and Nam), and,...

March Monthly Update

by | Apr 2, 2026 | News, PFR Updates

Kia ora, here’s our update for March!  The new season means adapting our trapping efforts to the change in season and predators on the move! Many landowners alerted us to sightings and a volunteer monitoring a trapline in the elimination zone found a rat! Because of...