Two penguins were killed in a slip at Taiaroa Head but the rest of Otago Peninsula's wildlife got through the recent severe storm relatively unscathed.
Blue Penguins Pukekura manager Hoani Langsbury said while things were "pretty good'' for the royal albatross at Taiaroa Head, about 20-30 blue penguin nest boxes had been affected by slips and washouts at the far end of the Otago Peninsula, and two penguins had been killed.
The road to Taiaroa Head was still closed to the public because of the potential of more slips, but Mr Langsbury and Department of Conservation staff had gained access to the area on Tuesday.
The Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust's nursery at Company Bay had escaped damage after staff had worked hard to clear the stream that ran past it, trust general manager Sue Murray said.
While the stream had burst its banks downstream of the nursery, it had left the trust's work unaffected - a bonus for the organisation that had seen its work badly damaged after the June 2015 flood, she said.
However, a big slip at Tavora Reserve had taken out a lot of new planting.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary general manager Chris Baillie said staff and volunteers had stabilised the fence around the outside of the ecosanctuary, which had been damaged by the deluge of rain.
While there had been fears for tuatara and other wildlife that may have been affected by floodwaters, staff had not seen any dead wildlife so far.
She gave special thanks to the volunteers that had joined staff in "appalling conditions'' to help out.
There was now just some earthwork that needed to be done around the area, but the ecosanctuary was open, she said.
"I hope we have some dry days soon to dry things out.''
GRETA.YEOMAN @thestar.co.nz
