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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