Jo Woolley at Nature Dome, breaking the New Zealand record for Yoga participation.
Kia Ora Rawa Atu
From Wild Dunedin
Wild Dunedin, New Zealand’s Festival of Nature is coming back for a bigger, better, brighter 2026 right here in Ōtepoti Dunedin, the Wildlife capital of Aotearoa New Zealand!
Our beloved Suzy Cato will be back on stage at our signature stadium event, Nature Dome featuring a brand-new Pitch Choir event! Get your pipes ready to raise the roof in song for Nature!
From bike fests to bioblitzes, planning for an action-packed 2026 programme is well underway. This theme emphasises the importance of adapting to changing environments and the power of communities working together to protect biodiversity.
It’s not too late to join the movement!
If you’d like to host an event or workshop, simply visit our Get Involved page and scroll to Run an Event and register today.
Join us in making 2026 our most sustainably inspiring year yet!
Nga mihi nui!
About Wild Dunedin
Wild Dunedin – NZ’s Festival of Nature has very deep roots in Dunedin, the wildlife capital of Aotearoa. We work with local community groups, businesses, conservationists and nature lovers to share the magnificent wildlife and wild places of our city, and we showcase the work of those who are planting native species, eradicating introduced mammalian predators, and helping populations of native animals of all kinds to flourish.
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NZ’s Festival of Nature
Dunedin is like no other because of its unique wildlife. Penguins, sea lions, albatross and fur seals love our ocean, and they breed right here inside our city’s boundary.
You can see these wild creatures at any time, but it's even better to come during the April school holidays, when we celebrate our wildlife and wild places during the Wild Dunedin Festival.
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