Read on full page ………….. Are you curious? Do you love to share stories and photos? Are you keen to encourage actions that would help protect penguins and encourage donations? Are you familiar with facebook and perhaps basic website editing (we use WordPress) or newsletters (we use something similar to MailChimp)? We would love your […]
Bird: Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki
Fundraising in any number of ways
Read on full page ………….. This is an absolutely critical function for the trust, it’s endless and sometimes frustrating and disappointing, perhaps when carefully worded funding applications fail. But, with funding support apparently gone from DOC, it’s more important and more urgent than ever. Fundraising can fill people with dread, especially when asking for donations […]
Fiordland crested penguin predator study
In order to understand whether and if so which predators were contributing to an apparent decline in the numbers of Fiordland crested penguins, the West Coast Penguin Trust embarked on a four year study using trail cameras in 2014. For the 2019 season, which followed a ‘mega-mast’ seed event and predicted rat and subsequently […]
Education
Education plays a key part in the West Coast Penguin Trust’s activities. We are welcomed into schools, armed with Kevin the taxidermy Kororā and Toni the Tawaki (fiordland crested penguin; the South Island West Coast’s second resident penguin). We visit schools and educate the students about penguins, thus encouraging discussions about the environment and conservation […]
Penguin fossils tell the penguin story, including some found on the West Coast
September 2025 Penguin fossils have been popping up in the news in recent years so it was interesting to discover that they are also being found on the West Coast recently. First, a bit of background. New Zealand boasts the world’s richest record of penguin fossils. They reveal that ancient penguins were diverse in size, […]
Fiordland crested penguin
Māori Name Tawaki Scientific Name Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Other Names Used Fiordland penguin The Fiordland crested penguin, or tawaki, has had its threat classification reduced from ‘Nationally Endangered’ to ‘Nationally Vulnerable’ and most recently to ‘Declining’ as the population is found to be larger than previously thought. However it remains one of the rarest penguins […]
Remembering to say thank you
September 2025 In the constant hustle of grant applications, project implementation, and reporting, it can be easy to overlook the simple yet important gesture of expressing gratitude to the organisations that provide funding. The process can become so focused on getting the work done, all the essential behind the scenes efforts, meeting deadlines, and fulfilling […]
Pension Insurance Corporation plc
The purpose of PIC is to pay the pensions of current and future policyholders. This focus delivers value for stakeholders. Why the PIC penguins? Emperor penguins have been central to PIC’s brand from the start. That’s because they’re memorable and intrinsically appealing, as well as striking to look at. Emperor penguins embody qualities that the […]
Lion Foundation
Since 1985 we have returned over $1 billion back to the community, supporting thousands of good causes all around New Zealand. Our Values INTEGRITY – Do the Right Thing COMMUNITY – Stronger Together INNOVATION – Change for the Better ACHIEVEMENT – Strive for Success A grant was made by the Lion Foundation in 2023 for […]
A survey of Fiordland crested penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus): northeast Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand, September 2019
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