🦇 Bats. Brews. Banter.

Kick off National Pekapeka Hui 2026 next Tuesday at The Kentish Hotel with our icebreaker and bat-themed cocktails🍸. Sip, mingle, & let the hui take flight!

🎟️ Tickets: pekapeka.org — don’t let this one fly away!

#BatHui #BatVibesOnly #nzbats #pekapeka #cocktails #Icebreaker

https://www.shawroadceramics.com/shop/p/pekapeka-tou-roa-nz-long-tailed-bat

🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #DecorativeArt #MelissaHastings #NewZealand #Pekapeka #Contemporary
Melissa Hastings (Shadow Road Ceramics Studio)
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA / NZ LONG-TAILED BAT
Sculptures, black stoneware and oxide

Join Finding Franklin Bats for the pekapeka party of the year! Early-bat tickets close soon! 🦇

www.pekapeka.org

#bathui #NZbats #pekapeka #party #Community #conservation

Secure your spot by 7 March to get these great early-bat prices 🦇

#bathui #pekapeka #conservation #community

Don’t pass up the opportunity to nab some excellent merch at next month's National Pekapeka Hui!

Registrations are open: lnkd.in/eU8DQvzC and tee shirts are up for sale!

Limited run. No restocks.

Artwork by the incredible Troy McDonald: lnkd.in/e-crxr-g

#pekapeka #nzbats #bathui

So amazing to work alongside some amazingly talented artists who love to show pekapeka in different ways. Can’t wait until everyone gets to see this at the hui! 🦇

www.pekapeka.org

#nzbats #pekapeka #bathui

Franklin to host bat hui - Franklin Times Bats are set to take centre stage in Waiuku next month as Finding Franklin Bats prepares to host the National Pekapeka Hui. The native long-tailed bat, or Chalinolobus tuberculatus, is one of New Zeal...

Bats are set to take centre stage in Waiuku next month as Finding Franklin Bats prepares to host the National Pekapeka Hui.

franklintimes.co.nz/franklin-to-...

#nzbats #pekapeka #bathui #franklin

Out on a bat hunt with Auckland Council elected members and the awesome team at Finding Franklin Bats 🦇✨
#community #conservation #nzbats #batspotting #pekapeka

We welcome you to submit a video up to 2 mins long to showcase your work at this year’s hui! 🎥

If you have a video showcasing your project, research, or a topic relevant to pekapeka conservation, we’d love for you to submit it as part of our Abstracts Expression of Interest.

#pekapeka #bathui 🦇

Ngā mihi to all who walked, taught, and learned with me this year. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini. This mahi isn’t mine, it’s ours

#NZBats #Pekapeka #Community #Conservation #2025Wrapped

The bats of summer: party animals with wings Tiny party animals: how bats holiday like humans.

“The more we control pests and provide better habitat, the safer bats feel to hang out where they belong.” 🦇

ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2025/12...

#community #conservation #pekapeka #nzbats #auckland

Couldn’t be prouder of the authenticity and passion they brought to the tent today. It was a powerful reminder of why this work matters. Thanks Natasha for shaping and mentoring this mahi!

🐟 🦇

#nzbats #nzfish #pekapeka #ika #community #conservation #kaitiaki #leadership

Supporting Finding Franklin Bats last night with the Wild Heroes film crew helping make these pekapeka TV stars 🌟 🦇

#nzbats #community #conservation #aklbiodiversity #pekapeka #biodiversity #pestfreeakl #wildheroes

I’m so excited!! 🦇 #nzbats #pekapeka @forestandbird.bsky.social

When pekapeka turn political 🦇 #nzbats #pekapeka
franklintimes.co.nz/finding-fran...

Awesomeness!!! 👏👏👏🦇🦇🦇🦇 #pekapeka

‘More than we thought’: Pekapeka discovered near Marton Pekapeka are still classified as threatened and are declining at a rate of 5-9% a year.

‘Particularly large’ population of pekapeka discovered near Marton

www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch... #nzbats #pekapeka 🦇

Of course I got the t-shirt! Thanks Art of Joy for this amazing artwork promoting pekapeka 🦇

#pestfreewaitakereranges #nzbats #pekapeka #aklbiodiversity #promotion #advocacy #endangeredspecies