30 Sep 2025
The North Canterbury 'Bush Janitor' with a unique mission
A man dubbed the Bush Janitor hopes his caretaking efforts will result in kiwi being reintroduced to a North Canterbury sheep and beef farm in the next decade. It might sound ambitious, even outlandish, but he's got the backing of the farm's fourth generation cockie. Our reporter, Timothy Brown, spent the day at Island Hills Station and filed this report.