Where we live there is a lot of vegetation with a large number of native trees and as result we get plenty of kereru, tūī, korimako/bellbirds, pīwakawaka and tauhou/silvereyes. We also get plenty of possums – they’d be on our deck, in the trees making the dog go nuts.

On walks around Jubilee Park at the back of Zingari Richmond Football Club I would see City Sanctuary traps. I knew of the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group on the peninsula and came across a link for City Sanctuary.

Kate’s been a great help in setting up the traps, giving good advice and encouragement.

What would you say to encourage others to get involved?

They’re not really that cute…