Overview EURING 2007 will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand. The City of Dunedin is located in the south-east of the South Island of New Zealand and has a population of around 120,000 in a harbour setting surrounded by hills. (See also here). The University of Otago is the oldest in New Zealand with a campus surrounded by parks and gardens and the city centre is within easy walking distance. It is an excellent base from which to explore the wealth of natural beauty to be found in the South Island of New Zealand. On the nearby Otago Peninsula there are albatross, yellow-eyed penguins and fur seals. The Peninsula is home to the Royal Albatross Centre and to the Yellow-eyed penguin Conservation Reserve.   A short two hour drive will take you to Central Otago, home to some of New Zealand's best vineyards. For the more adventurous, central Otago offers bungy-jumping, white-water rafting and jet-boating, or you may enjoy cycling along part of the Central Otago Rail Trail.   Within two hour's drive of Dunedin are some of New Zealand's premier trout fisheries, while for those who prefer a more scenic excursion into the outdoors there is the Fiordland National Park, a World Heritage Area, renowned for it's rugged beauty and walking tracks. If wining and dining is your main interest, then Dunedin is close to one of New Zealand's most rapidly developing wine growing regions in Central Otago are now producing Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc wines of the highest quality. Here are some websites offering information on New Zealand birds : Where to see birds in NZ Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society New Zealand Birding Network New Zealand birds and birding The Ornithological Society of New Zealand Getting there Although direct flights into Dunedin from Australia are available via Freedom Air, the main international gateways into New Zealand are Auckland and Christchurch, Christchurch is the closer of the two airports, and the cost of the link to Dunedin is less than the link from Auckland. There are regular domestic flights to Dunedin from both Auckland and Christchurch via Air New Zealand. There is a shuttle bus service from the airport that will deliver you to your destination. Visa requirements You can get information about entry requirements and New Zealand visa regulations here. Further details about travel to New Zealand, rules, regulations, restrictions and so forth, can be found here.