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Zane Wright

Zane Wright

Kiwi Coast trapper with the Pest Free Purerua project in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, featured on RNZ's Our Changing World for his pest-control work protecting Northland brown kiwi.

Jun 1, 2026

17:22
So far
17:23
... tireless monitoring and night thermal work trying to see where the cat is.
17:32
But he's just one step ahead of us at all times.
17:36
But this bridge here is one of the main bridges the cat will use to get up to the top, which we call Wharenui, which is a settlement.
17:46
And we think he's camping up over there most nights.
17:50
And he'll cruise down either this fence line or through this bush, hit the bridge here, and then he's just on his mission throughout the landing.
20:05
And when you are out at night, is it kind of nice? Like, does it feel rewarding to be able to hear all the kiwi in the bush around you?
20:13
Totally, yeah.

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