A grumpy young penguin with attitude to spare has become the latest addition to the West Coast Wildlife Centre in Franz Josef ...

The 'waddling vagrants' were discovered hiding beneath a sushi stand. LONDON -- A pair of penguins have been released from police custody in New Zealand after being discovered hiding out in a sushi ...

Shane Jones acknowledged that any new restrictions would carry consequences for commercial fishers who operate in affected ...

On a beach in southern New Zealand, a creature thousands of miles from home made a rare stop. Irene Wright McClatchy News The large mass of land and ice on the southern tip of the planet is ruled by ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On board a ship in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, we all rush to the bow for a chance to see the rare Fiordland penguin. The captain maneuvers the vessel closer to ...

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Genetic research has revealed that there is a lot more to New Zealand’s 2024 Bird of the Year than meets the eye. Scientists have been investigating the genome of the yellow-eyed penguin, known ...

Three million years ago, an extinct relative of todays's great penguins — emperors and kings — lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. We know this because our new study describes a spectacular fossilized ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. The penguin was emaciated and suffering ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — On board a ship in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, we all rush to the bow for a chance to see the rare Fiordland penguin. The captain maneuvers the vessel closer to the ...