Orokonui Ecosanctuary

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Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley between Waitati and Pūrākaunui, New Zealand, 20 km to the north of central Dunedin. ()

Coordinates: 45°46'35"S, 170°36'18"E

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Orokonui Ecosanctuary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Cargill, Holy Trinity Church, Baldwin Street, Otago Peninsula.

3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Cargill
89 min walk • Mount Cargill, a dormant volcano that rises above the city of Dunedin, is a prominent landmark in New Zealand's Otago region. With its summit reaching an elevation of 676 meters, the mountain offers panoramic views of the surrounding area, including the Otago...
2.8 miS
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers
72 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place.
6.1 miSW
Street
Baldwin Street, Dunedin
156 min walk • Baldwin Street, located in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, holds the unique distinction of being the steepest residential street in the world according to the Guinness World Records. This remarkable street stretches over a relatively short distance, but what it lacks...
5.5 miSE
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Otago Peninsula, Dunedin
141 min walk • The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour.
4.6 miSW
Park
Bethune's Gully, Dunedin
119 min walk • Bethune's Gully is notable geological feature of northern Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the suburb of Normanby towards the northern end of North East Valley.
7.1 miSW
Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Ross Creek Reservoir, Dunedin
180 min walk • The Ross Creek Reservoir is an artificial lake in Dunedin, New Zealand. One of the oldest artificial lakes in the country, and the oldest water supply reservoir still in use in the country, it was created in the 1860s to provide water for the city of Dunedin, at that time in the middle of rapid expansion due to the Otago goldrush.
7.6 miSW
45°51'11"S • 170°29'35"E
Otago Golf Club, Dunedin
193 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
4.9 miSE
45°50'21"S • 170°39'7"E
N.Z Greenstone, Dunedin
125 min walk • Museum, Shopping
4.9 miN
Church
St Barnabas Church, Dunedin
124 min walk • St Barnabas Church is a small wooden Anglican church in Warrington, New Zealand. It was built in 1872.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Signal Hill, Dunedin
146 min walk • Signal Hill is a prominent landform in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located close to, and due north of, the head of the Otago Harbour and reaches an elevation of 393 m. The suburbs Ravensbourne, St.
3.8 miS
Island
Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua
98 min walk • Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares, and is a publicly accessible recreation reserve.