Atawhai

Atawhai (age 17) was walking the length of New Zealand during the summer of 2016/2017 and met up with the Kea Team who were working at Arthur's Pass. The team were busy on a roof replacing lead nails and flashings and enlisted Atawhai's help. He quickly became a valuable team member and helped catch and band a few kea later that day. He is the youngest person to walk the Te Araroa trail across NZ and the team named the kea that Atawhai caught after him.