The killing of two nesting penguins has devastated the people who tried to keep them safe. The bloodied bodies of the little blue penguins, a protected species, were found on Sunday near the nesting box volunteers had made for them on the coastline of Whitireia Park, Porirua. Robyn Smith, a member of the park’s restoration group said, despite the boxes…

The annual yellow-eyed penguin symposium is coming up and registrations are now open. During the day there will be time for all groups who wish to have an opportunity to report on what they have done for yellow-eyed penguins during the past year. The morning session will focus on season reports for monitoring, research, habitat…

The results of a recent paper by University of Otago researcher, Thomas Mattern, shows that it is vital our conservation effort continues or is even increased. We need all the support we can get to ensure the basic needs for hoiho in terms of habitat and terrestrial predator control are maintained at all sites across…

We are interested in talking to people about joining the Trust’s team as (1) a new trustee and (2) an emerging leader trustee (person aged 18 – 25). Both of these positions ensure the organisation is professionally managed, financially prudent, is a good employer and complies with strategic priorities. Please read the information sheet and…

Throughout the season, yellow-eyed penguin chicks have been uplifted from their habitat by our field team because they were under weight or their parents were injured. The chicks have been looked after by the team at Penguin Place and are now being released back into their habitats in accordance with our permit conditions. Last week, 4…

Yellow-eyed penguins have been gaining a lot of publicity around Dunedin and Otago over the past few weeks. Our Hoiho Hospital is now closed after another busy season and the 'good news' stories are abundant about hoiho which have been treated and then released back in to the wild. Buster had previously been treated by…