AGM and Supporters Meeting 24th May
19th May, 2013
The Trust’s AGM will take place at 10am on Friday 24th May at Greymouth District Council chambers, followed by a supporters meeting. Read more
Largest seabird breeding colony between Cook Strait and Fiordland discovered
22nd May, 2013
A Trust survey of an inshore island at Cape Foulwind, near Westport, has led to the surprise discovery of what appears to be the largest West Coast seabird colony between Cook Strait and Fiordland. (Photo: Fairy Prion by ZooPro) Read more
Dog attacks at Karoro, Greymouth
29th May, 2013
A penguin found yesterday had been mauled to death by a dog and two others were killed in the past fortnight in the same area. [Photo: Grey Star] Read more
MNZM for Trust Patron
8th June, 2013
Craig Potton, Patron of the West Coast Blue Penguin Trust, became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit when the Queen’s Birthday honours were announced a few days ago. Read more
Dogs’ Breakfast for Hokitika
12th June, 2013
Dog owners and their dogs are invited for breakfast on Sunday morning to find out how dogs and penguins can share the beach safely. Read more
Off to the lands of the penguins
15th June, 2013
Trust Chair, Kerry-Jayne Wilson has been selected to sail off to the lands of penguins this summer, as one of the leaders on an expedition to commemorate the original Australasian Antarctic Expedition 100 years ago.
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Soggy dogs’ breakfast
26th June, 2013
Most dog owners in Hokitika received the message about keeping dogs under control in order to share the beach with penguins but they missed out on a fabulous breakfast!
Trust looks beyond penguins to seabirds
3rd July, 2013
The Trust recently produced a smart new leaflet about West Coast Seabirds, introducing visitors and locals alike to the seabirds they might get a glimpse of on or close to our coast. (Photo by Kerry-Jayne Wilson)
Coastal erosion threatens West Coast penguin habitat
19th July, 2013
Massive coastal erosion up and down the West Coast is dramatically reducing the habitat of little blue penguins and obstructing the rare birds’ access to their burrows.
It’s nearly census time
8th August, 2013
The annual West Coast blue penguin census will take place between 22 and 26 August and we’d like you to be part of it! (Photo: Fern Collings Davis of Hokitika Scouts points out penguin tracks)
