Ranger (Predator Control) – Department of Conservation – Warkworth

• Be part of a team protecting New Zealand’s rarest native bird
• Work outdoors in beautiful locations across Auckland and Northland
• Salary range: $61,189 to $67,446 depending on skills and experience
• Full time, permanent role based in the Mahurangi Warkworth office

Our vision: Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Tūroa

He angitūtanga | About the role

The Tara iti team are a dedicated group of Rangers who work to save the Tara iti/ New Zealand Fairy Tern from extinction. Controlling the populations of predators such as rats and mustelids is an important contribution to the survival of this taonga species, which has fewer than 45 individuals left. Your work will be crucial to the long-term recovery of the Tara iti, and this role offers a rare chance to join this team and make a difference.

As our next predator control Ranger, you will be responsible for predator control including trapping, shootin...