Orokonui Ecosanctuary

A pair of takahe will become the latest inhabitants of Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

Reducing winter opening days from seven to five days is just one of the tough decisions the Otago Natural History Trust may have to make about Orokonui Ecosanctuary in the coming year.

No new species were introduced to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary in the past year, and its focus has been ensuring those species already there are settling in.

Kiwi chicks could be scuttling around the Orokonui Ecosanctuary by the end of this year, as 16 Haast tokoeka kiwi have already begun preparations for breeding.

New Zealand's elusive fernbird can be found flitting about the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, writes Paul Sorrell.

The Orokonui Ecosanctuary has called for Dunedin City Council help to add to the 9000 visitors it received in the last year.

For such a momentous occasion, there was little fuss.

The relationship between humans and birds is about to get a whole lot closer at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Karin Ludwig reports.

They say he doesn't know he's a bird. Sirocco the kakapo thinks he's human.

The Orokonui Ecosanctuary needs to be recognised as a place for Pakeha conservation ethics, Otago anthropologist Jill Hamel says.