Otago Peninsula Trust

Help us fly into the future...

We need your help to support the Nature Reserve at Pukekura / Taiaroa Head - the only Royal Albatross breeding colony on a mainland anywhere in the world - it's a very special place!

Help the Royal Albatross Centre inspire the next generation of conservationists. For over 50 years we've shared the awe of seeing charismatic breeding Royal Albatross at the world's only mainland colony.

The Royal Albatross Centre is operated by the Otago Peninsula Trust, New Zealand's oldest non-profit conservation trust established in 1967. Pukekura is an unmissable wildlife paradise home to over 20 incredible marine species including Royal Albatross, Little Blue Penguins, declining Red-billed Gulls, Otago Shags, NZ Fur Seals and many more.

By donating towards our conservation efforts, you are helping us to:

• continue hosting thousands of visitors on guided tours every year

• share our love of albatross - their struggles and successes

• excite generations of students through our education programmes

• fund equipment and supplies such as squid, fish, predator traps and incubators for Department of Conservation Rangers to care for albatross

• continue to volunteer to assist Department of Conservation Rangers with their work

• ensure the colony of albatross continues to grow from a few birds to over 250 individuals today!

• advocate for vulnerable species that need protection to ensure their survival

The Northern Royal Albatross is a taonga species, valued and admired by all New Zealanders and international visitors. Albatross have one chick every two years, mating in September/October, eggs laid in November, chicks hatched January/February and raised until they fledge in September returning five years later! The parents then have a year off. Joining guided tours to view Royal Albatross at Pukekura contributes to eco-tourism in Dunedin. We proudly promote Dunedin as "The Wildlife Capital of New Zealand", encouraging people to visit and learn about these taonga species.