Lyndon is a third generation Dunedinite, born and raised in Broad Bay on the Otago Peninsula. From 1990 to 2017, Lyndon worked for the Department of Conservation as a ranger at Taiaroa Head on the Otago Peninsula managing the albatross breeding programme and also monitoring other significant seabird species.

As the longest serving ranger, on the peninsula, Lyndon can be viewed as one of the utmost experts on the Taiaroa Head wildlife and environment. Lyndon has also travelled off-shore to work on other seabird projects, such as albatross translocation projects in Japan and the Chatham islands, as well as marine mammal work on the coast of New Zealand, and the sub-Antarctic islands.

Lyndon

Perriman

i te taha o tōku matua

Ko Pukepoto te maunga

Ko Waengaehe te awa

Ko Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe te moana

Ko Te Arawa te Waka

Ko Ngāti Whakaue te iwi

​

i te taha o tōku whaea

Ko Hikurangi te maunga

Ko Waiapu te awa

Ko Ngati Porou te iwi

James was raised in Wellington, by his grandparents and parents in a Māori urban community. Māoritanga (Māori culture and way of life) was a central part of his upbringing and is something that still resonates strongly today. James left a 30 year career in IT to begin Horizon Tours to further his passion for sharing Māori culture and history.

James

Karawana

Ko Te Taraiorahiri te maunga

Ko Mangakahia te awa

Ko Parahaki te marae

Ko Nga Puhi te iwi

​

Kylie was raised in the South Island of New Zealand, and grew up wanting to see the world.  She managed that in 1998 when she left these shores for Japan, and taught English for three years.  It was while she was there that she developed her passion for New Zealand, and telling people about the icon that is our Māori culture.

​

On returning to New Zealand she took a role with Tourism New Zealand where she took that passion to the world, training travel agents and tourism operators how to sell New Zealand as a holiday destination.

​

Kylie has always loved the night-sky and would love the opportunity to bring our Southern Skies to life for you.

Kylie Ruwhiu-Karawana