Wild Stories (and they’re all true!)
Let us tell you a story…
Stories from Wild Dunedin and Beyond share the people, places, and passions that make Ōtepoti and the surrounding region, the wildlife capital of Aotearoa. From festival highlights to meeting our contributors, to inspiring conservation mahi across the motu, our stories shine a light on our connection to nature and the incredible efforts being made to protect it for future generations.
Sniper Protecting World’s Rarest Penguins
Now every penguin counts… and Sniper is on an adventure to protect the critically endangered birds.
Rewilding Mahu Whenua Between Arrowtown and Lake Wānaka
Associate Profesor Janice Lord of the University of Otago Botany Dept is a passionate advocate for our native plants. Now as part of Ngā Kākano Whakahau: The Seeds Project, she’s leading a team developing ways to plant native seeds in vast areas of unproductive high country land.
Rewilding with Ribbonwood
“People are realising that we’ve been cutting down native forest and draining wetlands for the last 150 years and it’s time to put something back. It’s captured the popular imagination.” Phil Dunn of Ribbonwood Nurseries