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Nevermind the down time
21 August 2021 - The people of NZ might be in lockdown, but the penguins are going about their business as usual. Nest building was followed by egg laying, and soon the first wave of chicks will hatch. We can't wait.
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It takes a village to build a colony - 10 August 2024
Beautification of the protective fence - 22 March 2024
Unexpected double brooding @ Port Tarakohe - 1 December 2023
Eggs, and more eggs! - 23 July 2023
Ready and waiting - 8 April 2023
Breeding season finished - 13 February 2023
Monitoring is physical - 9 December 2022
Breeding time! - 17 October 2022
Severe weather event a challenge - 21 August 2022
Never ending rubbish collection - 5 July 2022
A compromise is being sought - 13 May 2022
Port Tarakohe fence proposal - 10 April 2022
Changing of the guards - 26 January 2022
Totaranui beach clean-up - 3 December 2021
Chicks with ticks - 6 October 2021
Nevermind the down time - 21 August 2021
Beautiful nest building - 26 June 2021
Many hands make light work - 19 April 2021
Clean-out and expansion of the colony - 15 February 2021
Nesting boxes - a safe habitat for moulting too - 8 January 2021
The last chick of the season has fledged! - 17 December 2020
The sounds of the colony - 8 November 2020
Flashing Kororā signs - 26 September 2020
And then there were chicks! - 28 August 2020
Signage coming to a beach near you - 10 July 2020
Penguin box replacements - 2 May 2020
Penguins at the Sand Sculpture Extravaganza - 7 January 2020
School children visiting the Penguin Shed - 10 December 2019
Penguins at the Port - Community rendezvous - 2 December 2019
Little penguin sites likely topping 300 - 6 September 2019
Port Tarakohe plans appear on track - 9 August 2019
Penguin Precinct for Port Tarakohe? - 19 July 2019
New Trust formed - 7 June 2019