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Takahē are breeding in the Rees Valley after the release of 86 birds since February 2025.
Otago's Rees Valley has officially become the site of New Zealand's largest wild takahē population outside their original Fiordland habitat, in what conservationists describe as a pivotal moment for the endangered species.
Southern Lakes Sanctuary said the population was successfully breeding in the wild after the release of 86 birds since February 2025.
Chief executive Paul Kavanagh said years of predator control and trapping work in the valley near Glenorchy had create the conditions needed for the birds to re-establish.
