The only other penguins known to nest this way are Fiordland crested penguins, also native to New Zealand. Perhaps the most ...

a species that lives exclusively on the Antarctic peninsula A penguin has found itself on the shores of New Zealand, at least 3,000 kilometres (1,864 miles) away from its natural habitat of ...

More than half of the world's 19 penguin species are in danger of extinction — and eight of them live in New Zealand. Determined to save penguins from global warming and other threats, the Center ...

Scruffy, sick-looking penguins turning up on beaches around New Zealand during summer are undergoing part of their natural life cycle and nothing to worry about, a bird expert says. However, the ...

Two species of sub-Antarctic penguin have surprised scientists in New Zealand by travelling up to 15,000km during six months spent at sea. Researchers tagged 90 Rockhopper and Snares crested ...

The first little blue penguins affected by the Rena oil spill were released back into the wild at Mount Maunganui on Tuesday, after several weeks of recovery and care by WWF staff and other members of ...

Charlotte Cook reporting for Radio New Zealand, says climate change is likely responsible for the deaths of more than 500 penguins since May with numbers of dying birds continuing to climb.

The yellow-eyed penguin has won New Zealand's fiercely-contested Bird Of The Year competition - with campaigners hoping its victory will prompt a revival of the species. The birds, thought to be ...

Ponant is gearing up for a series of new itineraries during the 2024-25 winter season, the company announced in a press ...

A rare, smelly and yellow-eyed penguin species has been crowned New Zealand’s bird of the year for the second time in less than a decade. The hoiho, which translates as “noise shouter” in ...

In 2019 she teamed up with colleagues in New Zealand and the USA, and using ancient DNA and morphology, described two recently extinct penguins from New Zealand fossil records. Her research ...

A noisy, smelly, and shy penguin has won New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering hope to ...