Shaun Monk, ‘the bush janitor’ from Island Hills Station

April 2025

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Shaun Monk operates the multi-day Island Hills Station private walking track in North Canterbury. He guides groups and individuals and teaches people how to hunt. In 2019 he turned his weekend adventures into a full-time gig. He also organises volunteer fundraiser events, such as the Skedaddle Trail Running Race. Hunting mates dubbed Shaun ‘the bush janitor’ […]

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