Waiheke Rat Eradication Social Research Report
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August 2023
Beca Ltd conducted research between April and November 2022 to understand the potential positive and negative social impacts arising from the eradication of rats from Waiheke Island and has identified potential impacts on the social licence to do so.
Research methodology included interviews, surveys, and focus groups with the Waiheke community, conversations with technical specialists involved in rat eradication and/or biosecurity, and a review of literature and case studies on rat eradication.