NZ AutoTraps

23/10/2026

The AT220 AutoTrap just got more auto. 🤖 Our traps can now integrate with Celium™ a remote monitoring system that can send trap updates across huge distances using low-power wireless technology 📡📶🔋
A Celium™ node reports info about a trap's catches, battery charge, lure levels and more, giving you a complete picture of trap performance from your home or work without setting a foot in the bush 👞🌳🪾
All of this works in areas with no mobile coverage. For conservation projects managing large trap networks in rugged terrain, it means fewer unnecessary trips and better-informed decision-making. Another example of New Zealand conservation tech companies working together to build more effective tools for predator control. 👏 With Encounter Solutions Ltd

22/10/2026

Our volunteers just delivered one of the strongest predator‑control results we’ve ever seen. Pelorus Bridge is looking incredible. Read the full Bat Chat update.

https://mailchi.mp/74e3e3c563a9/bat-chat-july-6236258

20/10/2026

Life did not give lemons to these 4 possums. 🍋 All 4 were intercepted in one night on their way to raiding a lemon tree belonging to Gavin in the Bay of Plenty.
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The possum lying further away would have been moved by a scavenging predator after being caught: we've seen pigs, hawks, and other predators all investigating the possum and rat piles under a well-placed AT220. The piles are a lure in themselves as interested meat eating predators are drawn from far away to investigate the smell 👃🐽👌

15/10/2026

Some great 'snaps' from Taranaki! 😜

08/10/2026

Kiwi have been digging around under our traps! Check out these holes made by a Kiwi looking for its dinner. 🍽️🪱🐛🪳🪰🍽️

This is why we make our traps, it's great to see these signs from the species we invented our traps to protect.
Thanks to Native Forest Restoration Trust at Patui reserve in Taranaki for the tour of their patch.

P.S. We developed our traps to be as safe as possible around wildlife - the ramp and lure are both designed to deter kiwi and other non-target species. ❌

05/10/2026

30 VS 3! In Waikauri Bay their AT220s are averaging about 30 kills per year, versus 3 kills per year from the manual traps! And don't forget all that labour saved too.
Awesome work from the Takatu LandCare team ✨

28/09/2026

A glimpse behind the scenes at our Whakatāne factory 👀

16/09/2026

Possums love to eat the flowers of cabbage trees, stopping them from reproducing. 🥀 Hopefully this old giant will get a chance to flower this year after an AT220 was installed at its base. 💐
This ancient and remarkably large cabbage tree is on the edge of a native bush section in Dunedin, which the owner is working to protect under a conservation covenant. The trap caught 6 possums in its first two weeks, and another 11 the month after. Awesome result! 💪🌱

📸 Thanks Lizzy Franklyn and Sanctuary for the photo!

Our mission: Innovative automatic traps for targeting destructive invasive species.

14/09/2026

Kia ora e te whanau! How are your māhanga (traps) going? This week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. If you want to learn kupu (words) for your Kaikonihi-Kore (predator free) mahi (efforts),
check out the Department of Conservation's 'Te reo Māori mō te kōkiri Kaikonihi-Kore Te reo' or, 'Māori for the Predator Free movement'. Link in the comments below.

Ake ake ake! Kia kaha te reo Māori!




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21/04/2026

We're proud to partner with KiwiKids Charity to auction two AT220s to raise funds to support the work they do for children, families, and communities in need across Aotearoa. 🎉
This is a great opportunity to pick up a trap at exceptional value, with the added bonus of knowing your bid will support the Kiwi kids who need it most. Get your bids on!

🔥 DOUBLE AUCTION. DOUBLE IMPACT. 🔥

We’ve been donated 2 x AT220 NZ AutoTraps to auction off and raise funds for Kiwi Kids Charity, supporting children, families and communities right across Aotearoa.

We were lucky enough to be hosted by NZAutotraps at their factory in Whakatāne during our recent Roadie, where we saw first-hand the incredible work they’re doing to help rid our environment of predators. Safe to say, these traps are a game-changer!

This is your chance to grab one of two premium AT220 traps at exceptional value, while knowing every dollar is going straight back to supporting Kiwi kids who need it most.

👉 Follow the links and get your bids in - two traps, two chances to do some good. Each trap is valued at $620.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/business-farming-industry/farming-forestry/fertilising-pest-control/other/listing/5893774727

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/business-farming-industry/farming-forestry/fertilising-pest-control/other/listing/5893779530

Massive thanks to NZ Autotraps for such a generous donation — you guys rock. 💥