Trainer Profiles

  • Jason Hanham

    Northland

    Monthly trainings

  • Lesley Baigent

    Far North, Bay of Islands

    Monthly trainings

  • Billy Barton

    Wānaka, Otago, Southland

    Monthly trainings

  • Christine Friis

    Coromandel

    Monthly trainings

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    Chris Giblin

    Aotea / Great Barrier Island

    Chris is passionate about conservation and protecting wildlife. He is the Operations Manager on Aotea for an iwi led project eradicating feral cats and rodents. He works a feral cat detection dog.

    Monthly trainings

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    Richard Rope

    Dargaville

    Richard has been around dogs most of his life and runs pig dogs. He is passionate about people getting out in nature but not at a cost to kiwi.

    Monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Oct 12, 2024, Rotu

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    Joe Metekingi

    Tongariro , Whanganui

    Monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Oct 26, 2024, Wanganui - Gordon Park

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    Guus Knopers

    Bay of Plenty, Whakatane

    Guus started working with dogs over 40 years ago in Holland with his family's dog training business. He now trains dogs for a number of agencies and for multiple purposes.

    Monthly trainings

  • Corey Kurei

    Bay of Plenty

    Regular trainings

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    Paul Prip

    Taranaki

    Paul has a background in animal pest control, and since 1983 has trained, worked, and hunted with dogs. Paul works with others who are protecting and restoring Taranaki kiwi

    Regular trainings

  • Ian Cox

    Nelson Marlborough

    Monthly trainings

  • Jesse Emery

    Bay of Plenty, Whakatane, East Coast

    Bi-monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Oct 13, 2024, Mokoroa Gorge, Bird walk entrance, Whakatane

  • Steve Rigby

    Rodney

    Monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Oct 13, 2024, hawking road Kaipara hills

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    Ethan Benney

    Whangarei

    Works for Good Wood Aotearoa. Ethan trains dogs of owners who live in the Whangarei area. If you live elsewhere, please select another trainer

    Bi-monthly trainings

  • Glen Coulston

    Whangarei

    Good Wood Aotearoa Director. Glen trains dogs of owners who live in the Whangarei area. If you live elsewhere, please select another trainer

    1 - 2 trainings per year

  • Anya Kruszewski

    West Coast

    Monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Oct 19, 2024, Franz Josef

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    Myles Gembitsky

    Whanganui

    Myles has trained and owned dogs for hunting in conservation areas along Whanganui River for many years. He has been training dogs for the Kiwi Avoidance Training programme since the early 90s.

    1 - 2 trainings per year

  • Amy Knopers

    Canterbury

    Bi-monthly trainings

  • Wallis Cocks

    Regular trainings

  • Brent Hartshorne

    Nelson Marlborough

    1 - 2 trainings per year

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    Willy Marsh

    Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu

    Willy has owned, trained and worked dogs all his life. He is passionate about kiwi and doing what he can to keep them safe from dogs.

    Monthly trainings

  • Toby Salmon

    Whakatane

    1 - 2 trainings per year

    Next session:
    Oct 13, 2024, Tahuna Road, Te Teko

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    Sheila Westley

    Coromandel

    Sheila volunteers for the Project Kiwi Trust on the Coromandel. Kiwi live all around people on the Peninsula making it important to be responsible owners and bring dogs to kiwi avoidance training.

    Monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Oct 12, 2024, Cooks Beach

  • Joe Carson

    Taranaki, Whanganui

    Bi-monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Nov 14, 2024, Ratapihipihi Scenic Reserve

  • Shaun Gifford

    Waikato

    Bi-monthly trainings

  • Nick Murphy

    Waikato

    1 - 2 trainings per year

  • Malcolm Macfarlane

    Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Whakatane

    Monthly trainings

    Next session:
    Oct 26, 2024, Hot Water Beach.