Award winning night for the Trust

At last night’s 4th West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards, MC’d by TV One’s Peter Williams, the Trust was very proud to be named winner in both its categories. […]

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The Trust is a ‘Leading Light’!

The West Coast Penguin Trust has today been named as a finalist in both the Not For Profit and the Environment categories of the 2014 West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards. […]

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Public talks in Haast, Friday 6th March

All are welcome at the Trust’s illustrated talks at the Heartland World Heritage Hotel, Haast on Friday at 7pm. […]

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Swim for penguins!

The Grey District Aquatic Centre is planning a Virtual Cook Strait Swim to raise funds for local charities.  The West Coast Penguin Trust will be there and we need you! […]

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Gary the penguin gets special treatment

On Westland Anniversary Day (1 December), a juvenile Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki) was found on Hokitika beach, in need of protection and tender care. […]

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Will you be an annual supporter or a life member?

Become a supporter of the West Coast Penguin Trust today and your contribution will make a big difference. […]

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Vote for Tawaki!

The first Seabird of the year poll is underway and the Trust is campaign manager for the Fiordland crested penguin or tawaki! […]

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First Tawaki Results

Following a quick scan of the images from WCPT cameras within the Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki) nesting area at Jackson Head, it seems that there are plenty of possums and rats about. […]

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New Fiordland crested penguin project funded and underway

The West Coast Penguin Trust has just embarked on an exciting new project to establish the predators that are contributing to the decline of the threatened Fiordland crested penguins. […]

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Annual Report celebrates progress for penguins

The West Coast Penguin Trust bases its conservation work on sound science.  That science continues to underpin improved understanding of the threats facing penguins and seabirds in the region for improved conservation management, and the Annual Report, published today, updates readers on all of our projects. […]

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