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NewsFebruary 19

Fighting the good penguin fight

South African yellow-eyed penguin specialist Dr Lisa Argilla has spent the past two months spearheading the temporary "Hoiho Hospital" at the Otago Polytechnic School of Veterinary Nursing in Dunedin. Margot Taylor looks at what Dr Argilla calls her "life".
DunedinJuly 26

Penguins get youthful advocates

A search for diversity around its board table has led the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust to co-opt younger members.
Penguins get youthful advocates
Penguins get youthful advocates
North OtagoJune 10

Penguin reserve decision disappoints advocate

Penguin refuge advocate Lorraine Adams has not given up on expanding the Oamaru Creek penguin reserve, despite her fourth attempt being rejected.
Penguin reserve decision disappoints advocate
Penguin reserve decision disappoints advocate
DunedinFebruary 24

Tourist's camp fire endangered penguins

Discovering a tourist had lit a campfire in the dunes at Sandfly Bay right next to a threatened yellow-eyed penguin colony was the last straw for volunteer Pat Dean.
DunedinFebruary 24

Penguin deaths 'devastating'

The bodies of more than 40 endangered yellow-eyed penguins have been found on Otago Peninsula, raising concerns of a repeat of a ''mass mortality'' event which wiped out 60% of peninsula breeding adults in 1990.
Penguin deaths 'devastating'
Penguin deaths 'devastating'
DunedinFebruary 13

Feeding orphaned penguins a fulltime job

Looking after the chicks orphaned by the mysterious deaths of adult yellow-eyed penguins on Otago Peninsula has become a full-time job.
Feeding orphaned penguins a fulltime job
Feeding orphaned penguins a fulltime job
DunedinSeptember 6

DCC penguin support sought

The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust has indicated to the Dunedin City Council it will seek the council's support in its battle against the threat to the species from inshore commercial fishing.
North OtagoJuly 6

Penguin symposium approaches

Transtasman co-operation will be to the fore next week when penguin experts from New Zealand and Australia converge in Oamaru for the eighth annual Oamaru Penguin Symposium.
DunedinMay 22

Planting to help penguins

A planting afternoon will be held at Brighton Domain this weekend to improve habitat for the region's penguins.
DunedinNovember 25

Boulder Beach penguin area closed for nesting

To protect nesting yellow-eyed penguins, the Boulder Beach Conservation Area will again be closed to the public for three months.
North OtagoNovember 13

Penguin duty over

Oamaru woman Sue Downton has returned home from a fortnight in the Bay of Plenty spent caring for little blue penguins fouled or threatened by oil spilling from the shipwrecked Rena.
Penguin duty over
Penguin duty over
NewsOctober 17

Which coastal species really are native?

It has been third time lucky for University of Otago zoologist Prof Jonathan Waters as he starts investigating whether some of our native coastal species, including the yellow-eyed penguin, really are native.
Which coastal species really are native?
Which coastal species really are native?
North OtagoSeptember 16

Penguin-minders to educate visitors

An initiative to keep both people and penguins happy around Oamaru Harbour is being set up by the Waitaki Tourism Association.
West CoastAugust 5

Rare penguins back in sound

Some of the rarest penguins in the world have been spotted in Milford Sound, having arrived for the nesting season.
Rare penguins back in sound
Rare penguins back in sound
DunedinJuly 26

World Ranger Day

Sunday is World Ranger Day and to celebrate, the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust is giving people the opportunity to experience a day in the life of its ranger Leith Thomson.
South OtagoJuly 1

Penguin breeding ground grant

A popular breeding ground in the Catlins for endangered yellow-eyed penguins has received more than $2500 to control predators.
North OtagoApril 29

Report calls for upgrade

A $713,000 redevelopment of the Oamaru blue penguin colony has been suggested to maintain its status in the nature heritage industry.
Report calls for upgrade
Report calls for upgrade
DunedinMarch 20

Read to promote penguins

Another All Black is to champion the cause of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin.
DunedinFebruary 2

Doc pleased vulnerable penguin reported

A Fiordland crested penguin starting its moult has been rescued from a beach at Ocean View, south of Dunedin - where it was at risk from dog attacks - and released at Sandfly Bay, on Otago Peninsula.
Doc pleased vulnerable penguin reported
Doc pleased vulnerable penguin reported
South OtagoJanuary 23

Hand-fed hoiho on diet of salmon

With designer housing and gourmet salmon meals delivered by a personal chef twice a day, a group of lucky yellow-eyed penguins probably have their peers green-eyed with envy.
Hand-fed hoiho on diet of salmon
Hand-fed hoiho on diet of salmon
North OtagoMay 7

New use for salmon carcasses a 'win-win' for three trusts

Spent salmon from a Rangitata River hatchery are being recycled into food for sick penguins at Katiki Point and Bushy Beach.
New use for salmon carcasses a 'win-win' for three trusts
New use for salmon carcasses a 'win-win' for three trusts
DunedinMarch 9

Doc asks dog owners to respect moulting penguins

Dog owners are being asked to take extra care with their animals on the Otago coastline over the next two months as penguins come ashore to moult.