Orokonui Ecosanctuary

Sirocco is coming back to Orokonui to get you hooked on kakapo conservation, writes Karin Ludwig.

Two large flightless birds, ambassadors for an endangered species, are winning hearts and minds at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, as Neville Peat reports.

A sighting of a Haast tokoeka kiwi chick at Orokonui Ecosanctuary is an important milestone for the recovery of the rare native bird, the Department of Conservation says.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A female takahe has been released at Orokonui Ecosanctuary to keep its resident male company.

It appears a little freedom might have been all it took for the kaka known as Mr Roto and his partner ''Mrs Roto'' to reignite the fires and breed.

There are South Island robins in Orokonui Ecosanctuary - scores of them, writes Robert Schadewinkel.

The flora and fauna of Orokonui Ecosanctuary have inspired sculptors to create reflections of their work environment from wood and stone.

Dunedin musician Lisa Tui performs in the Sanctuary Sirens concert at Orokonui Ecosanctuary on Saturday afternoon.

Spiders have had a bad rap, writes Orokonui Ecosanctuary guide Sofie Welvaert.

The tuatara reintroduced a few months ago into a Dunedin forest are posing some interesting questions for researchers from the University of Otago, as Neville Peat reports.

There is no room for complacency over the future of the endangered New Zealand falcon, researcher and falcon advocate Dr Donna Falconer says.

Lucky visitors to Orokonui Ecosanctuary, near Dunedin, may spot two young tuatara relaxing in the centre's new tuatara viewing pen.

Larnach Castle and Orokonui Ecosanctuary have been presented with the inaugural Keep Dunedin Beautiful visitor attraction awards.

A sanctuary for wildlife, Orokonui Ecosanctuary is rapidly becoming a haven for our rare native plants too, writes Alyth Grant.