Sam Haultain News Today

Rat numbers have tripled on New Plymouth's popular Coastal Walkway this year, posing a threat to kororā/little blue penguin, but experts say the long-term trend continues to be downwards.

Three years on, community buy-in to Taranaki's predator-free efforts is paying off.

Towards Predator-Free Taranaki is aiming to eradicate the pests from a 4500 hectare block stretching from the Kaitake Range to Oākura.