In 2025, the NZ Garden Bird Survey team partnered with Te Papa Tongarewa to gauge public attitudes to predator trapping in gardens through Te Au - The Current, an interactive component of Te Taiao exhibit at the museum and also available online. This report summarises the responses of visitors to the exhibit or the website. Citation: Taura Y, Diprose G, Brandt A, Kannemeyer R. 2025. Protecting our birds: public attitudes toward predator control in Aotearoa New Zealand. Bioeconomy Science Institute Contract Report 2526-0065 prepared for Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Group.