Dog owners and their dogs are invited for breakfast on Sunday morning to find out how dogs and penguins can share the beach safely. […]
Tag: hokitika
Kaniere School raises awareness
Kaniere School students have been studying penguins and decided everyone else should know about them too. […]
Penguin Art Installation at Hokitika’s Driftwood & Sand
The West Coast Blue Penguin Trust is planning for a bigger and better Penguinville experience during the Driftwood and Sand Festival 20-26th of January 2014. Come along towards the end of the Summer holidays and check out all the fun penguin activities we will have on offer. […]
New Trustee welcomed
Kim McPherson is delighted to have been invited to join the Trust as a Trustee. She brings experience in ecotourism as well as in community work through her involvement in the Scouting movement. […]
Juveniles are out exploring
A report came in to the DOC hotline today about a penguin trapped in a hole in a garden in Hokitika. […]
Book launch – West Coast Walking: A Naturalist’s Guide
Trust Chair, Kerry-Jayne Wilson’s long awaited guide to accessible nature on the West Coast will be launched Wednesday 27th March at 6pm in the Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika – and you’re invited! […]
First Annual Supporters add to summer donations
The Trust’s new Annual Supporter option, launched in the recent Summer Newsletter, is off to an impressive start with nearly $500 raised in donations already. On top of that, donations collected at sites and events in recent weeks, as well as takings and donations from Driftwood & Sand and Penguinville in Hokitika, totalled around $900. […]
Weather and action heats up for Penguinville
and for the Driftwood & Sand festival on Hokitika’s beach, 21-27 January. […]
Urban penguins not surviving in Hokitika
Sadly two little blue penguins from the north end of Hokitika’s town beach didn’t make it to the new year. […]
