Kororā little penguin deaths: DoC pleads for dog owners to take more care

NZ Herald

5 Nov, 2026 05:00 PM2 mins to read

Little blue penguin. Photo / Craig McKenzie. KAP291019SPLpeng WGP 06Nov19 - Little blue penguin. PHOTO / CRAIG MCKENZIE NAG 25Apr20 - NAG 26May22 - Okaihau 14-year-old Ruben Trimble with a few of the penguins and petrels found dead at Tauranga Bay in the Far North. Photo / Peter de GraafA korora or little blue penguin in better times. Photo / Craig McKenzie NAG 26May22 - A korora or little blue penguin in better times. Photo / Craig McKenzie NZH 13Jan23 - WGP 19Jul23 - Watch out for korora. NZH 17Nov23 - RGP 29Jun26 - The couple say they had to sell their home after they weren't told about the protection area for little blue penguins next to their house. Photo / Craig McKenzie WGP 29Jun26 - The couple say they had to sell their home after they weren't told about the protection area for little blue penguins next to their house. Photo / Craig McKenzie HBG 29Jun26 - The couple say they had to sell their home after they weren't told about the protection area for little blue penguins next to their house. Photo / Craig McKenzie NZH 29Jun26 - The couple say they had to sell their home after they weren't told about the protection area for little blue penguins next to their house. Photo / Craig McKenzie

The discovery of a dead kororā little penguin chick and another missing from the same Piha nest has prompted calls from the Department of Conservation for people to stay away from nesting birds and keep their dogs on leads when walking on Auckland’s west coast beaches.

Two people are

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