Penguins

A West Coast community has just made a stretch of highway safer for blue penguins by erecting a 2.6km fence between Punakaiki and Fox River. Inger Perkins speaks to Simon Mercep. Audio

Professor of Zoology at the University of Otago, specialist in reintroducing endangered species in protected areas, and leader of a team exploring the issues around bringing extinct creatures back to… Audio

Listen to the white-flippered penguin, an indigenous creature exclusive to Canterbury, with a one of our favourite bird calls here at Radio NZ. Audio

Professor in the Department of Zoology, Otago University, and a principal investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre, whose research focuses on prehistoric sea lions, penguins and other coastal species. Audio

You can set your watches to them. Everyday at dawn the world's smallest penguins emerge from their nests along the cliffs in Oamaru and venture out to sea to feed. Audio

On the West Coast, people and their cars are a bigger threat than predators to little blue penguins Audio

Little penguins are thriving in Wellington Harbour, thanks to nest boxes and regenerating forest on Matiu-Somes Island. Audio