Kia ora James R, Thank you for taking your time to write us a review. We are glad that you and your family enjoyed our express tour during the school holiday! Our team is passionate about sharing our knowledge about the albatross and their conservation management. We are very lucky to have the most accessible colony in the world - just 1 hour of driving distance from the Dunedin City! As a kaitiaki of the headland we are primarily driven by the conservation of all the species that call Pukekura home. We appreciate your contribution to the stewardship of the Albatross and other wildlife as well as the Trust so we are able to keep offering special prices and days like this for families and locals to access the colony. Thank you supporting us. We hope you see you again the next school holiday! Ngā mihi, Janice, Senior Visitor Host, Otago Peninsula Trust Enterprises PRESERVING AND ENHANCING OTAGO PENINSULA SINCE 1967

Kia ora 412EmmaW, Thank you for taking your time to write us a review. We are glad that you had a great time at Pukekura. Thank you for your kind words to Toroa Cafe. As a kaitiaki of the headland we are primarily driven by the conservation of all the species that call Pukekura home, including the Royal Albatross at the world's only mainland albatross breeding colony. The cost of the tours, cafe and giftshop contributes to the stewardship of the Albatross and wider flora & fauna here at Pukekura. So thank you for supporting us! Hope you come again to join our tours and take the chance to see what the Albatross are up to next time. Enjoy the rest of your holiday! All the best, Janice, Senior Visitor Host, Otago Peninsula Trust Enterprises PRESERVING AND ENHANCING OTAGO PENINSULA SINCE 1967

Kia ora brendafrost, Thank you for taking your time to write us a review. We are glad that you enjoyed the tour! It is indeed a special and unique experience to be able to view these adorable chicks up close in their natural habitat. We are lucky to have the most accessible albatross colony in the world and this can only be possible with the conservation management of the headland. Thank you for your kind words to our guide, we are always passionate about sharing our knowledge to the visitors. As a kaitiaki of the headland we are primarily driven by the conservation of all the species that call Pukekura home. Your tour fees enable us to look after this amazing wildlife sanctuary such as post control, habitat restoration and the running facilities in our visitor centre. We also run education programmes for school children and donate over $11,000 worth of free tickets annually to help schools, charities and other good causes. Thank you for supporting us by taking a tour. We hope to see you again! Ngā mihi, Janice, Senior Visitor Host, Otago Peninsula Trust Enterprises PRESERVING AND ENHANCING OTAGO PENINSULA SINCE 1967

Kia Ora and thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us! We are pleased to see you enjoyed your visit to our centre recently and had a great tour with our guide James - we will be sure to pass on your kind words to him. We've had a really great season so far with four giant fluffy albatross chicks nesting on view from our observatory - so lucky to that you managed to spot one of the adults flying in as well! We hope you enjoyed the rest of your time out on the Otago Peninsula and that we see you back for another visit sometime soon. Ngā mihi, Laura, Senior Visitor Host Royal Albatross Centre

Kia Ora and thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are so pleased to see you enjoyed your Express Albatross Tour with us recently - these are such great tours perfectly suited to younger children to see the giant fluffy albatross chicks we have nesting on view! Thank you for your kind words about our staff and your guide as well - we love sharing our experiences with these magnificent birds. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your time out on the Otago Peninsula and that we see you back for another visit sometime soon. Ngā mihi, Laura Royal Albatross Centre

Kia ora PHIL P, Thank you for your kind review. We are glad that you enjoyed the tour. Crash landing is always a plus to see! Thank you for supporting us, we are run by the Otago Peninsula Trust which is New Zealand's oldest non-profit trust, and by joining our tour you are helping to fund the conservation work within the reserve, fund education programmes for school groups and also the operation of the centre and its facilities. Enjoy the rest of your holiday! Sincerely, Janice, Senior Visitor Host, Otago Peninsula Trust Enterprises, PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE OTAGO PENINSULA SINCE 1967

Kia Ora and thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! We are so pleased to see you had such a nice time visiting us recently and that you had such great activity on your guided tour! So lucky to see several birds out in flight as well - they certainly are majestic. Thank you for supporting us and our efforts to protect and enhance the colony of albatross nesting here at Pukekura, As you say, we are run by a non-profit trust so rely on visitors joining tours to fund our conservation projects. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your time on the Otago Peninsula and that you make it back for another visit sometime soon. Ngā mihi, Laura Royal Albatross Centre

Kia ora allanm855, Thank you for taking your time to write us a review. Sorry that you felt the albatross tour didn't meet your expectations. We endeavour to provide visitors with an understanding of the albatross viewing in different times of the year and paying customers are always informed at the counter of the expectations they'll receive should they join the tour. Being wildlife also means it is not easy for us to control what the viewing activity will be like each tour. This season we are lucky to have between 4 - 7 nests in view, comparing to 3 - 4 nests on average over the past many years. The albatross only lay one egg every two years and we are glad that the chicks are all doing well so far. We are the world's most accessible albatross colony that is only an 1 hour drive from the closet city of Dunedin. As you can image, this colony is vulnerable to introduced species, human disturbance, and other environmental issues. That's why we wanted to thank you for taking a tour and support our Trust's work. We are is NZ's first charitable conservation trust managing the albatross centre. A portion of the tour fees goes to Te Poāri a Pukekura management group and the Department of Conservation to support their role as Pukeura guardians and for their management and care of the albatross at the colony. Another portion of your fee goes to the cost of running the centre facilities and providing water and toilets to guests, which is about $100,000 per annum as water and sewage have to be trucked in and out of the headland. As you will appreciate, it costs a significant amount to run a centre like this 364 days a year! We very much value all the contributions people make so that the Trust is able to offer this access and facilities to everyone year round. Thank you so much for your support of our Trust. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday! All the best, Janice, Senior Visitor Host, Otago Peninsula Trust Enterprises PRESERVING AND ENHANCING OTAGO PENINSULA SINCE 1967

Kia ora Zeeba1, Thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely review, we really appreciate it! We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your visit to our centre. You definitely came at the best time of the day, as the sea breeze picks up there's better chance to see these incredible birds in flight. We will pass on the compliments to our gift shop manager and cafe staff! Thanks again for supporting our work, we rely on visitors joining the guided tours to help fund the conservation and education efforts around the headland, as well as funding the visitor centre itself. We hope to see you back again for another visit sometime soon. Ngā mihi maioha, Hannah Visitor Host, Royal Albatross Centre