On a lonely gravel road in the Mackenzie District, a sanctuary has been set up for one of New Zealand's rarest species - the robust grasshopper.
Robust grasshoppers are found mostly around the MacKenzie Country's isolated braided rivers, but one hardy population has found a home on a dusty, unused gravel road on conservation land near Tekapo.
It is believed to be the world's first insect sanctuary, and it has been established in a bid to understand the insect better, and hopefully boost its numbers.
Rachel Graham reports.
