The Orokonui Ecosanctuary will be opening soon. There was a open day on Saturday for members and volunteers to show off the new Visitors Centre and Cafe. It is an excellent building with stunning views over Waitati Valley and the Silverpeaks. There is a well-gravelled loop walk through the bush showing off the kanuka and podocarps, and birdlife. It will be many years before the benefits of being pest-free allows the bush and birds to fully return to their natural state, but the Ecosanctuary is already a wonderful asset to the City.
Congratulations to all those who have contributed to this project: it has been a real community effort, and done with little burden on ratepayers.
I hope that the Ecosanctuary becomes part of Dunedin's tourist circuit. What is really needed is a vehicle ferry from Portobello to Port Chalmers so that visitors can visit the Albatross colony and then cross over to Port Chalmers and then visit the Ecosanctuary.
The ODT story is now here.
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