The Aotea Trap Library was first established by the Aotea Great Barrier Island Environmental Trust to enable backyard trappers of Aotea to have free and easy access to rat traps.

With funding from Predator Free 2050 in 2017, in collaboration with Auckland Council, 573 households and 10 community projects are now supported, helping to protect our native wildlife.

The project is currently kindly supported by Auckland Council and Aotea Great Barrier Local Board. Without this support the traps and tunnels would not be free to use.

You can contact Lotte, the Aotea Trap Library coordinator, on 029 770 5111 or send an email to aoteatraplibrary@gmail.com for any queries you might have or to get involved with trapping on your property. 

The traps are free to use, but in return we ask that our recipients keep count of their catches and pass that information on. 

Catches can be logged directly on the Trap.NZ website or with an app on your phone. Or you can simply pass your tally on to Lotte. This is an important part of the process, because it shows us and our funders that we have a significant rat problem on this island and that this is a very worthwhile project for them to invest in. It is also a way to demonstrate that the traps given out are actually being used. 

Trap NZ login details for Aotea Trap Library users is as follows:

If you need a little help to get you started click here or contact Lotte.

We currently have 4 Libraries across the island:

Mulberry Grove School - Ally Gibbs - principal@mulberrygrove.school.nz - 09 429 0475

Motairehe  -  Cara Fraider  -  cfraider@doc.govt.nz - 09 429 0778

Glenfern Sanctuary - Christine Clemow - info@glenfern.org.nz

501 Medland Road -  Lotte McIntyre  -  aoteatraplibary@gmail.com - 029 770 5111

Visit the Ecology Vision Aotea / Great Barrier Island website, and the Toolbox with tips and advice for controlling rats.

The Predator Free NZ site is loaded with conservation stories from across the country as well as advice on best trapping practice.

DOC also has their own trapping guide for community and expert trappers alike.

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