Adventures with ruru!
Schedule
Wed Oct 22 2025 at 08:30 am to 10:00 am
UTC+13:00Location
UNITEC Institute of Technology | Auckland, AU
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NB: This talk will be held at Unitec, Carrington Road, Mt Albert. Gate 4, Building 115, Ground Floor Room 1023. Doors open 6:15pm. Join us for a social drink beforehand between 5-6pm at Nomad (5 Pt Chevalier Rd).A koha of $5 is welcomed to support the Society's work fostering understanding, respect, responsibility and love for the natural world.
We are delighted to invite you to our next Zoological Society talk and a social drink at Nomad beforehand. Wednesday, October 22nd – see timings above.
Adventures with ruru! Presented by Kevin Barker and Olga Brochner.
Kevin Barker and Olga Brochner are a nature loving Auckland couple who were inspired to research and help Auckland's urban Ruru after they observed Ruru in their small urban garden in Royal Oak. The talk will be a summary of three years of observations over 2.5 breeding seasons and a community "Citizen Science" project that developed from an association with the Maungakiekie Songbird Trust.
Kevin Barker and Olga Brochner are active members of Birds NZ , Pūkorokoro Naturalists Trust, Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi and Maungakiekie Songbird. With more than 20 years experience in conservation volunteering they also volunteer at Māngere as trappers, guides and NZ Dotterel observers.
Kevin is a Physics teacher and Olga is a Clinical Nurse Specialist. In 2008 Kevin won a Teacher Fellowship where he investigated Kauri Snails in the Waitākere Ranges and was based at UNITEC. Olga is currently a trustee for the Miranda Naturalists Trust.
After Kevin and Olga's presentation, we invite you to connect and network with fellow attendees over tea/coffee.
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UNITEC Institute of Technology, International Education, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025, New Zealand, AucklandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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