Trainer Profiles

Sarah Phenix

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau

Rochelle Prosser

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau

Laura Barton

Waikato

Laura is a director of Kaitiaki Conservation. She works predominantly in predator control with the assistance of dogs.

Sandy King

Stewart Island Rakiura

Perry (Griff) Griffin

Waikato

Toby Shanley

Taranaki

Toby has a background in kiwi management, predator control and terrestrial ecology. He works with the Taranaki Kiwi Trust to support the recovery of the kiwi population across Taranaki.

Toby Salmon

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

Guus Knopers

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

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.

 

Shaun Gifford

Waikato

Anya Kruszewski

West Coast Te Tai Poutini

Corey Kurei

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

Amy Knopers

Canterbury Waitaha

Chris Giblin

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau (specifically 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.

 

Joe Carson

Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui

Malcolm Macfarlane

Waikato, Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

 

Lesley Baigent

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

A passionate kiwi conservationist with a deep love of dogs. Been doing KAT for many years, a retired vet and a handler for certified kiwi conservation dogs.

Glen Coulston

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

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

 

Paul Prip

West Coast Te Tai Poutini

Paul has a background in animal pest control, and since 1983 has trained, worked, and hunted with dogs. Paul has worked with others who are protecting and restoring Taranaki kiwi, and is now based on the West Coast

 

Christine Friis

Waikato

Billy Barton

Otago Ōtākou, Southland Murihiku

I am happy to do one off sessions and happy to be contacted directly about training in my area, please just text me with your details – 02102277173

 

Brendan Carrucan

Waikato

Ko Brendan Carrucan tōku ingoa. Nō Aerana ahau.

E awhi ana ahau ki te tiaki i ngā Kiwi mai Te Tara o Te Ika a Māui

Ian Cox

Nelson Whakatū, Tasman Te Tai-o-Aorere

Ian has worked with dogs since 1989 delivering animal control.

He specialises in Kiwi Avoidance Training for working dogs/hunting dogs in the top of the South Island.

Richard Rope

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

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.

 

Heidi Pease

Taranaki

 

 

Sheila Westley

Waikato

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.

 

Jesse Emery

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

Steve Rigby

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau

Steve has a background in trapping and hunting, and is keen to support kiwi spreading throughout the motu.

Ethan Benney

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

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

 

Joe Metekingi

Manawatū-Whanganui

Nick Murphy

Waikato

A proud Kaitiaki o Aotearoa, an avid hunter and conservationist, heavily involved in the pig and deer scene.

I’m a happy, approachable kind of guy and always willing to muck in, also love learning something new