Mackenzie, who was awarded Educator of the Year in 2020 for her role providing learning outside the classroom to children and young people, describes her city as 'the most stunning place in the universe'. Mackenzie spent her formative years running wild on the peninsula and is now an education officer at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, a 307-hectare, predator-proofed and biodiverse area 20km north-east of the city. 'When the environment is cared for, there will always be interesting things to visit,' he said. Langsbury's ancestors (his tribal affilitions are Ngāi Tahu, Kati Mamoe, Waitaha, Kati Hawea) had been living on the peninsula for around 500 years by the time the first European whalers arrived in the late 18th Century, and looking after the ecosystem here is his primary goal. Two locals who have built careers out of a passion for protecting this natural landscape are Hoani Langsbury and Tahu Mackenzie.Įcotourism manager for the Otago Peninsula Trust, Langsbury has spent more than two decades working on conservation efforts on the peninsula, a biodiversity hotspot that starts at the southern end of the city's harbour and stretches 20km into the Pacific Ocean. In a country renowned for its natural beauty, Dunedin stands out: a city surrounded by breathtakingly beautiful landscapes teeming with endemic and endangered marine, bird, reptile and plant species.

Known as the wildlife capital of New Zealand, Dunedin sits on the rim of an ancient volcano that is now Otago Harbour in the southern reaches of the country's South Island.

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