Tuatara

The vision of the Orokonui Ecosanctuary is to recreate Otago coastal forest to the way it was before humans arrived in New Zealand Audio

Scientists say the discovery of three hatched tuatara eggs north of Dunedin could be a step towards re-establishing a tuatara population in the South Island. Audio

Most of us probably think of the tuatara as an endangered native species and one which needs careful protecting. So it is may well be surprising to hear that at the Southland Museum & Art Gallery… Audio

Mapping the genome of New Zealand's tuatara and Australia's platypus is key to understanding the evolution of all vertebrates Audio

Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin is now home to the southern-most tuatara population in New Zealand Audio

Hauturu-Little Barrier Island became New Zealand's first nature reserve in 1897 and the wildlife is thriving. Audio

Sixty tuatara, have become the new inhabitants of a small island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Motuihe Island was cleared of all rats and pests in preparation for the arrival. Audio