Otekiho Reserve, Otago Peninsula

This 5 hectare reserve is owned by the Dunedin City Council, protected under the Reserves Act 1977 and managed by the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust since 1991. Hoiho formerly bred in this reserve and currently the more common little penguins are breeding here as well as gulls and shags. New Zealand fur seals are often found hauled out along the rocky beach. Revegetation efforts were hindered by the extensive damage from rabbits, despite plant protection, but today regular rabbit control is resulting in new plantings surviving.

Many of the plantings are now undertaken by Monarch Wildlife Cruises to offset their carbon footprint. There is no public access to this reserve.