Orokonui Ecosanctuary

Orokonui Ecosanctuary's conservation manager, Elton Smith, recently oversaw the transfer of 50 South Island saddlebacks, a threatened species, from an island in deepest, darkest Fiordland.

Orokonui Ecosanctuary is hoping to build up a foundation fund of up to $2 million from bequests and donations to help tide it over the tough times.

More than 170 people will attend a conference in Dunedin this month aimed at helping ''citizen-initiated'' conservation meet the challenges it is facing as the responsibility for looking after New Zealand's biodiversity increasingly falls on the community.

The discovery of a takahe nest at Orokonui Ecosanctuary may lead to a fertile pair of the birds being translocated to the enclosure.

A once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a kakapo has two Dunedin residents wondering if they can top the experience.

Fifty saddlebacks arrived safely at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary yesterday after a journey by boat and helicopter that began on Tuesday.

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

The Orokonui Ecosanctuary has just had its third birthday, but there are concerns as membership and funding have both dropped.

With only seven weeks until the arrival of celebrity kakapo Sirocco, preparations have begun at Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

A kaka bred at the Dunedin Botanic Garden has made her way home, and appears to be taking up residence.