Wild Ways

Orokonui Stream boasts a treasure trove of mysterious and elusive native freshwater species that have previously evaded the public eye, as Lan Pham reports. Tragically, most of them are disappearing from waterways throughout the country.

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

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.

For the first time in a couple of hundred years, New Zealand's unique tuatara are free-roaming in a South Island forest, thanks to a recent translocation of Cook Strait and captive-reared animals to Orokonui Ecosanctuary. Sue Hensley reports.

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

Although kaka, takahe and kiwi are among the headline species living at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, the forested valley also harbours some bush birds that are dainty and intriguing, writes Neville Peat.

Elton Smith previews a new phase for Orokonui Ecosanctuary's rare kiwi.

Fernbirds, without the need for translocation, appear to be increasing in number at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, writes Neville Peat.

Dr Allison Knight and Alyth Grant give us a guided tour of Orokonui Ecosanctuary's lichens.