Anna Regtien is the co-ordinator of Manawatū Forest & Bird’s Kiwi Conservation Club.
Anna Regtien has been enthusiastic about nature from a really early age. Her position as Manawatū Forest & Bird’s Kiwi Conservation Club co-ordinator is a logical extension of this.
It is a nationwide initiative that works to attach Kiwi children to New Zealand’s wildlife and wild locations. The membership has greater than 5000 members all through Aotearoa and affords a quarterly journal and locally-based alternatives for teenagers and households to get outdoors and have interaction with nature.
Regtien’s father was a Kiwi Conservation Club co-ordinator when she was young, and as an adolescent she helped the Kāpiti Coast membership.
“My main motivator for taking on the Manawatū-based role is wanting my kids to go on the adventures I did. I love showing kids about nature and seeing the excitement that they show, and I learn a huge amount as well.”
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Regtien has been within the position for a few yr after six years of the position being vacant and says it’s “so great to have it back”. Over the previous 12 months she has run a stream research, an evening walk to search for glow worms, a undertaking building rat traps and an tour to Foxton to search for godwits on the Manwatū Estuary.
There have additionally been visits to Wildbase, Ngā Manu and Bushy Park.
Events she has deliberate embrace a walk by means of Te Āpiti, tenting at Totara Reserve and a seashore clean-up.
Regtien encourages households to hitch the membership, which entitles them to go on these journeys.
“For families who want to get their kids outdoors and into nature and learning stuff, please join. Excursions can be for any age – they are geared for ages 5 to 10, but we take preschoolers or older children too. There is something for everyone.”
To be a part of the membership go to kcc.org.nz or e mail [email protected].
Kiwi Conservation Club is a member group of Environment Network Manawatū.
