Ben Stubbs, with children Elijah and Edan are looking forward to hearing the call of the kiwi from their Awatiro farmhouse garden.
The Stubbs family of Awatiro Farm are preparing for the return of kiwi.
“There’s talk of creating a Kiwi sanctuary nearby,” said sheep and beef farmer Ben Stubbs.
He’s from the fourth generation of the family to farm Awatiro off Te Anga Road near Waitomo village, and the family has found kiwi bones in its cave system over the years.
“The sanctuary will bring their genetics back to our place.”
