Over a long period, Dr Kit Hustler was a head of department at Northcote College. He led a very innovative programme training young students the principle of scientific research using the study of the stream life in Le Roys Bush and Kauri Glen as the object of study. This post is a placeholder for a longer article at some stage.
But in honour of Dr Hustler's work, the Le Roys Bush committee has decided to name the pool at the bottom of the steps from 251 Hinemoa Street as the "Kit Hustler Pool".
It was at this pool in particular where Kit and his students videoed banded kokopu leaping from the pool to take live bait from their hands during daylight.
At one time this pool had dozens of fish of all ages. A tributary stream a few hundred metres further down used to have about 500 kokopu. Then suddenly they disappeared - leaving only a few.
For more information about this, see our old website: sites.google.com/view/le-roys-bush-auckland/our-projects/native-fish-in-le-roys-lsb If you were one of Dr Hustler's students, we'd love to hear your story. Please email us at LeRoysBush@gmail.com