Yellow-eyed penguins and their conservation, a look into Westport life, Niue elders’ experience of living in New Zealand and union history are some of the topics granted funding in this year’s New Zealand Oral History Awards (NZOH). “These awards enable people to tell their stories and ensure they are recorded for both current generations and…

Endangered Stewart Island yellow-eyed penguins will benefit from tourism operators Real Journeys Cruise-for-a-Cause. As the winners, the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust will organise ‘Cruise-for-a-Cause’ involving a Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise on August 29th, 2015.   The 70 donated berths will be sold through the Trust’s networks to raise funds in support of the yellow-eyed penguin monitoring on…

The Trust's Nursery suffered badly in last weeks floods that hit many parts of Dunedin City, with plant losses expected to be as high as 80%. Many of the plants lost were ready to go into penguin habitats this winter. However there are also many trays of smaller seedlings either buried under or covered in…

Department of Conservation ranger Barry Atkinson puts up a sign in John Wilson Ocean Dr, St Kilda, yesterday as part of an initiative to protect marine wildlife from potential dog ''harassment''. Signs are being placed at 21 sites along the coast encouraging dog owners to ''know what their dogs are up to and have them…

Penguin rehabilitators in the south are crying out for more fish. Penguin Place is a wildlife venture that includes a penguin hospital on Otago Peninsula. They have a week of fish left before they run out of feed for their convalescing birds. Emma Curtin, one of Penguin Place's rehabilitators, says their usual suppliers have run…

It gives me great pleasure to present the Annual Report of the Trust’s activities for the year 2014-2015. This year has been particularly challenging and frustrating, but also has presented opportunities that may come to fruition over the rest of 2015. Download the full report »…