Accommodation

View of the house with B&B entrance
We are conveniently located in Waimauku – the gateway to Muriwai & the Kaipara Harbour – 30min northwest of Auckland.

Animals

Grey cat sitting on balustrade gazing into the distance
Guests at the farmstay can enjoy lots of cute and friendly farm animals around – Alpacas, cows, chickens, horses, goats, ducks and the cats.

Activities

Whether you would like to explore nature, watch stunning sunsets, relax or be thrillseeking – the area offers something for everyone.
Possum hanging in a yellow trap on a tree

Carrots for possums

Pukeatua farmstay has a number of traps spread around the buildings and the paddocks.

This is the 2nd possum on the 2nd day that we caught with carrot.

After some hints from the trapping community that possums seem to like carrots, we prepped a trap with a piece of carrot as well.

The results seem to be quite good. The great things about carrots are that they are a) cheap and b) durable and do not get eaten by ants, unlike apples which we used to use.

Possum hanging in a yellow trap on a tree
Trapped possum

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