Contact Energy donation
The Trust was overjoyed when electricity retailer Contact Energy recently donated $50,000 to them. As part of Contact Energy’s ‘Community Conservation Challenge’, Dunedin consumers achieved 10% electricity savings. A total of $400,000 was donated to five local charities. Sincere thanks to Dunedin South MP David Benson-Pope for nominating the Trust as a potential recipient. The…
Power savings incentive from Contact Energy
“As an incentive to help you reach the savings target of 10% of your regions regular power usage, we’ll donate up to $400,000 to pre-selected projects in the Dunedin area, including the Otago Therapeutic Pool’s new water treatment plant, the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, and Otago Youth Adventure Camps.” So come on, everyone, help us by…
Stewart Island breeding locations revisited
Three seasons after a comprehensive nest census on the north east coast of Stewart Island, it was deemed useful to revisit three breeding locations to see if the numbers compared with the earlier visit, and to look carefully for juvenile yellow-eyed penguins – an indication of breeding success. The Project Officer took four volunteers along…
Codfish Island survey
The resurvey of Codfish/Whenua Hou has been completed by Sandy King (Projects Officer Southern Islands) with assistance from DOC staff Dave Houston (Auckland) and Dean Nelson (Twizel), both very experienced yellow-eyed penguin people in their previous roles with DOC. The 2001 survey found 61 breeding pairs; the 2009 survey found 46 breeding pairs. If you add on…
Otago University survey
Three marketing students from the University of Otago will look at the major issues facing the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust as part of their MART 355 Business Project. Collectively known to the Trust as ‘Visionary Consultants’, they have identified the key issues of securing a strong financial base through sponsorship, gaining new members, retaining existing members…
Penguin predation study
Pauline Williamson, 2001, Lincoln University Pauline, from Lincoln University, is doing her Masters project on the white-flippered penguin. She is evaluating the existing predator control at Flea Bay and Stony Bay (on Banks Peninsula) which is in place for the benefit of the white-flippered penguins living in the area. Her overall objective is to provide…
