Penguin Rescue (Katiki Point Penguin Refuge Charitable Trust) Annual Report 2017/18

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1 Penguin Rescue (Katiki Point Penguin Refuge Charitable Trust) Annual Report 2017/18 Rosalie Goldsworthy, Hiltrun Ratz and Chris Lalas July 2018

2 Contents Overview 2 Monitoring methods 3 Results: Yellow-eyed penguin nest numbers at Moeraki 3 Breeding success 5 First record of avian malaria at Moeraki 5 A major Diphtheria outbreak among chicks 7 Yellow-eyed penguin nests at Katiki Beach 7 Rehabilitation 8 Predator control 10 Habitat work 10 Yellow-eyed penguins at Shag Point 12 Impact of visitors at Katiki Point 12 Events and advocacy 14 Volunteer hours from 1 July 2017 to 30 June Financials from 1 July 2017 to 30 June Plans for the future 15 Acknowledgements 16 Feature pages Penguins in the paddock a preference for open areas? 6 Rascally rabbit an ongoing problem potentially fatal damage to trees 11 Uncontrolled visitor access at Katiki Point the onslaught continues 13 Appendices Appendix 1: Articles in the Otago Daily Times about yellow-eyed penguins at Moeraki Appendix 2: Volunteers who contributed to Penguin Rescue Appendix 3: Sponsors and donations to Penguin Rescue Appendix 4: Penguin Rescue audited financial accounts for the 2017 calendar year 1

3 Overview Overview The mission of Penguin Rescue (formerly the Katiki Point Penguin Rehabilitation Trust) is to provide sanctuary for penguins by optimising penguin habitat, maximising penguin survival and breeding success, and minimising human disturbance. Our vision is to create selfsustaining populations of yellow-eyed penguins on the South Island with the goal of removing the species off the endangered list. This report covers the 12 months from 1 July 2017 to 30 June Yellow-eyed penguin nest numbers at Moeraki increased by one to 27 nests at Katiki Point and decreased by three to 18 nests at Okahau Point (aka Barracouta Bay). The total 45 nests at Moeraki represented a 4% annual decrease from the 47 nests in 2016/17. Katiki Point remains the largest yellow-eyed penguin colony on the South Island (with Okahau Point equal secondlargest). Moeraki now accounts for 87% of nests at North Otago and about 20% of nests on South Island. Overall 50 chicks fledged from the 45 nests at Moeraki (average 1.11 chicks fledged per nest). Moeraki experienced another Diphtheria outbreak in 2017: 66% of chicks were treated for symptoms with daily doses of antibiotics for at least five days. Treatment was mostly a success with 80% of treated chicks surviving. Avian malaria was recorded this year for the first time at Moeraki and caused the death of at least 16 yellow-eyed penguins. Penguin Rescue has begun implementing a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of any future malaria outbreaks. The onslaught of uncontrolled tourism at Katiki Point described in last year s Annual Report continued unabated. Female breeders closest to visitors were four-times more likely to need rehabilitation through the moult compared to the female breeders further away from visitors at Katiki Point or at Okahau Point. A total of 54 yellow-eyed penguins were rehabilitated with an 89% release rate. The total number of admissions was 59 with five individuals rehabilitated more than once. Habitat work is ongoing to maximise penguin nesting opportunities. A plague of rabbits has continued many mature trees have been ringbarked and so vulnerable plants have been protected with wire netting. In addition, rabbit numbers have been reduced primarily through regular night shoots. Totals of 30 cats, 16 ferrets, eight stoats, 44 rats and three possums were either trapped or shot at Katiki Point and Okahau Point and no predation of yellow-eyed penguins or other seabirds was recorded. A total of 23 volunteers contributed a total of 6512 volunteer hours, the equivalent of 3.5 fulltime positions. Penguin Rescue received a total income of $49,500 and had a total expenditure of $52,500 through the 12 months, 1 July 2017 to 30 June

4 Monitoring methods All nest boxes were numbered and their GPS coordinates and site habitat recorded. The two yellow-eyed penguin colonies at Moeraki, Katiki Point and Okahau Point, were searched for nests with eggs twice weekly from mid September to mid October 2017 to record all lay dates. All nest contents and transponder numbers of breeding adults were recorded. From mid October each nest was visited at least twice weekly to monitor attendance by the adults, and to record hatch dates and chick survival. Each nest was monitored every second day for three weeks after the hatching to check the health of chicks. Nests with sick chicks were visited daily and the sick chicks were treated with antibiotics. Chicks were weighed and transpondered when they were 70 days old. Any chick weighing under 5 kg was transferred to the rehabilitation facility. All chicks were weighed again when they reached 90 days of age and their transponder was checked. Their heads were measured for sexing. If they were under 5.5 kg they were transferred to the rehabilitation facility. From February to June the coastline between Katiki Point and Okahau Point was walked twice weekly to locate injured and/or starving moulting penguins. Several volunteers monitored the 20 km coastline from Hampden Beach to Shag Point once or twice weekly to search for penguins that needed rehabilitation. Penguins were visually assessed and where appropriate transferred to the rehabilitation facility. Penguins in rehabilitation were fed salmon smolt. A veterinarian from the Oamaru Veterinary Centre visited to treat and check the progress of penguins in the rehabilitation facility. Traps targeting cats, mustelids (stoats and ferrets), possums and rats were deployed in both colonies throughout the year. Live traps were checked daily and kill traps were checked weekly. Results Yellow-eyed penguin nest numbers at Moeraki Compared to 2016, nest numbers in 2017 at Okahau Point declined by three nests to 18, and at Katiki Point increased by one to 27 nests. Overall there has been a decrease of two nests to 45 nests at Moeraki, a 4% decrease from the 47 nests in the previous breeding season. Nest numbers at Moeraki have shown a long-term increase; in the simplest analysis, numbers increased at an average annual rate of 6% from six nests in 1982 to 45 nests in The first comprehensive annual searches of penguin nests in North Otago began in 1984 when 41 nests were found with 17% (7) at Moeraki. This proportion increased steadily through the years to 2016 when a total of 50 nests were found in North Otago with 94% (47) at Moeraki. This proportion dropped to 87% (45 of 52 nests) in 2017, primarily through the reappearance of breeding at Katiki Beach. There were five events of particular interest this season: For the first time there was a nest along the 0.8 km of coastline between the Katiki Point and Okahau Point colonies. This nest was included in the total for Okahau Point, the nearer of the two colonies. There was a high recruitment of breeders at both Moeraki colonies where 11 2-year old females nesting for the first time accounted for a quarter (24%) of all female breeders. One breeding pair moved 6.4 km southwest and nested at Katiki Point. No nest was found at Matiaha Head (0.5 km north of Okahau Point). Last season there was one nest (one pair) and one resident solitary male. The female that bred at Matiaha 3

5 Moeraki as a fraction of nests at North Otago Number of nests Head last season moved south and nested with a new partner at Okahau Point, leaving her divorced partner and the other single male still in residence. Avian malaria was diagnosed for the first time in penguins at Moeraki see later Katiki Point (black circles) 0 nests in nests in Okahau Point (white circles) 6 nests in nests in Calendar year (start of breeding season) Number of yellow-eyed penguin nests at Okahau Point and Katiki Point from 1982 to % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 45 of 52 nests (87%) in 2017 (45 20% of South Island total) 10% 7 of 41 nests (17%) in 1984 (7 = 1% of South Island total) 0% Calendar year (start of breeding season) Number of yellow-eyed penguin nests at Moeraki as a proportion of all North Otago nests from 1984 (the first year when all nests were counted) to

6 Breeding success Overall 50 chicks fledged from the 45 nests at Moeraki (average 1.11 chicks fledged per nest). Twenty-nine chicks fledged from the 27 nests at Katiki Point (average 1.07 chicks per nest) and 21 chicks fledged from the 18 nests at Okahau Point (average 1.17 chicks per nest). Table summarising the breeding success of yellow-eyed penguins at Katiki Point and Okahau Point in the 2017/18 season. Katiki Okahau Moeraki Point Point total Number of nests Number of eggs laid Number of eggs hatched Total number of chicks fledged Number of chicks fledged naturally Number of rehabilitated chicks fledged Fertility (no. eggs hatched/no. eggs laid) 87% 76% 83% Chick survival (no. chicks fledged/no. eggs hatched) 64% 81% 70% Egg success (no. chicks fledged/no. eggs laid) 56% 62% 58% Average chicks fledged per nest (no. chicks fledged/no. nests) First record of avian malaria at Moeraki Avian malaria, is an endemic blood-parasite disease in yellow-eyed penguins (first recorded in 1944). It is transferred between birds by mosquito bites. Malaria was first verified at Moeraki this year (2018) and killed at least 16 penguins (10 adults, 1 juvenile and 5 chicks), including three female breeders. Preparations and procedures to respond to the next malaria outbreak are expensive and timeconsuming, with $2,508 spent to date including purchase of an Omax compound optical and digital microscope. Penguin Rescue is preparing a contingency plan for Moeraki in collaboration with Trudi Webster (Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust). Here is a summary of the key points: Minimise standing water tenant farmer Ross Hay intends to empty nearby farm dams, and we will be covering water troughs in unstocked paddocks. Mosquito-proof penguin enclosures in our rehabilitation facility. Deploy traps to detect the presence of mosquitoes. Take blood smears to test for the presence of blood parasites laboratory technician Elaine Burgess and vet nurse Jan Carter will take smears from chicks at 70 days, from penguins in rehabilitation, and from penguins in the field if required. 5

7 Penguins in the paddock a preference for open areas? Lifestyle block parents and chicks in an exposed nest box in paddock 50 metres inland from the forest planted 30 years ago. Forest versus paddock at Okahau Point In the 2017/18 breeding season there were 17 yellow-eyed penguin nests spread among the 104 nest boxes at Okahau Point. Seven nests were among the 56 boxes placed in the 1 hectare of planted forest and 10 were among the 48 boxes placed in the 3 hectares of abutting paddock. Here at Okahau Point the majority of pairs have chosen to nest away from the forest. (However, this preference is likely but not definitive not statistically significant.) Nest boxes are also occupied by Pairs during moult (left) and Pre-breeders looking for their first home (right) Penguins and sheep coexist in harmony and mutual curiosity The fronts of 3 nest boxes were in direct sun for much of the day here we created shade with hinged awnings. Penguins and sheep often share shade on warm days Associations vary from fleeting encounters (left; with fledgling chick), to bosom buddies that defy explanation (right).

8 A major Diphtheria outbreak among chicks The 2017/18 season had again a major outbreak of Diphtheria and 66% of all chicks had to be treated daily with Baytril for a minimum of five days. Of those that were treated 85% survived while only 67% of untreated chicks survived. Summary of the occurrence of Diphtheria in chicks and their survival to fledging; where treated are chicks that showed symptoms of Diphtheria and untreated are chicks that did not show symptoms of Diphtheria. Katiki Point Okahau Point Total Number of chicks hatched Number of chicks treated Number of chicks untreated Total number of chicks fledged Total of treated chicks that survived Total of treated chicks that died Proportion of fledged 83% 76% 80% Proportion of treated 77% 100% 85% Total of untreated chicks that survived Total of untreated chicks that died Proportion of fledged 24% 43% 32% Proportion of untreated 50% 90% 67% Weight at 70 days (kg) - treated Weight at 70 days (kg) - not treated The chicks were all weighed and fitted with transponders when aged about 70 days. Those that had been treated with Baytril for Diphtheria averaged the same weight as untreated ones at Katiki Point, but averaged 400g (7%) lighter at Okahau Point. Yellow-eyed penguin nests at Katiki Beach Katiki Beach had two nests in the 2017/18 season, the first time breeding has occurred there since the 2013/14 season. One pair had moved from Katiki Point and the other pair consisted of a 2-year old female marked as a chick at Double Bay (Boulder Beach, Otago Peninsula) paired with an older male which had bred previously at Katiki Beach (he was banded in 2003 as a chick at the Beach Road colony near Kakanui). Both pairs raised one chick each. 7

9 Rehabilitation We had a total of 59 yellow-eyed penguin admissions into the rehabilitation facility in the 2017/18 season. Two adults, one 1-year old juvenile and two post-fledging chicks (young juveniles) were admitted more than once resulting in a total of 54 individuals. Nine individuals of other species were also rehabilitated. An overall 89% release rate for individual yellow-eyed penguins was achieved. The average number of days yellow-eyed penguins spent in rehabilitation was 19 days (range 0-49 days including the time spent in the soft-release pens), a duration at the lower end the range from recent years (28 days in 2013/14, 18 days in 2014/15, 21 days in 2015/16 and 25 in 2016/17). Table summarising all penguin admissions to the Katiki Point rehabilitation facility in the 2017/18 season. Total number Total number Number Release of individuals of admissions that died rate Yellow-eyed penguin Adults % Juveniles (1-year old) % Pre-fledging chicks % Post-fledging chicks % Total % Other species Erect-crested penguin % Fiordland penguin % Little penguin % Snares penguin % Rockhopper penguin % This season reasons for the 32 adult admissions were injuries (4), starving through the moult (26), starving unrelated to moult (1), and sick (1). The reasons for juvenile admissions were starving through the moult (3), starving unrelated to moult (2) and sick (1). All 16 prefledging chicks and five post-fledging chicks were admitted to the rehabilitation facility due to starvation. Few 1-year old juveniles were rehabilitated this season only five in contrast 26 in the previous season. The relatively large number of juveniles rehabilitated last year was followed by a large recruitment (11 females) in the 2017/18 season. This result is consistent with previous years when a large number of juveniles starving through the moult corresponded with a subsequent high recruitment. We expect that this low number of juveniles rehabilitated this year is a predictor for a low recruitment next breeding season. Rehabilitated breeders were hard-released at their colony of origin. All other rehabilitated penguins were soft-released at Okahau Point. 8

10 Table detailing chicks from Moeraki that were successfully rehabilitated through the previous four seasons. Number of chicks 2014/ / / /18 Number that fledged total fledged naturally 35 (63%) 42 (76%) 25 (53%) 37 (74%) fledged from rehabilitation 21 (37%) 13 (24%) 22 (47%) 13 (26%) Number rehabilitated post-fledging after fledging naturally (3/35=9%) (8/42=9%) (1/25=4%) (1/37=3%) fledging from rehabilitation (4/21=19%) (2/13=15%) (2/22=9%) (1/13=8%) Of the 44 admissions of adults, juveniles and post-fledging chicks, 39 (89%) were collected within the breeding colonies at Katiki Point and Okahau Point. The other five (11%) penguins were collected elsewhere in North Otago along the 50 km stretch of coast from Waianakarua to Karitane (the zone specified in our DOC permit). This indicated that some penguins in need of rehabilitation come ashore outside breeding areas. This makes it imperative that much of the coast outside breeding areas needs to be monitored for penguins that may require rehabilitation. As a requirement of our Rehabilitation Permit, a list of monthly admitted and released penguins were submitted to DOC Dunedin and DOC Permissions Hamilton. We made a simple assessment of the minimum effect of rehabilitation on population size. At Katiki Point 17 (63%) of 27 female breeders are alive because they have been rehabilitated in the past; without rehabilitation there would have been a maximum of 10 instead of 27 nests. Respective results for Okahau Point were six (33%) of 18 female breeders with a maximum of 12 instead of 18 nests. Overall 23 (51%) of the 45 female breeders had been previously rehabilitated and so the outcome for Moeraki without rehabilitation would have been a maximum 22 nests, less than half the actual 45 nests. Chick creche a regular outcome of relatively close nest spacing (10 20 metres) at Moeraki. Creches begin when chicks first wander away from their nests at 50-days old and continue until fledging. These four chicks are 80 days old (21 January 2018). 9

11 Predator control No seabirds were found dead at the Moeraki colonies due to predation. Table showing numbers of introduced predators trapped at Katiki Point and Okahau Point from 1 July to 30 June through the last four seasons. Predator Katiki Point Okahau Point 2014/ / / / / / / /18 Cats Ferrets Stoats Rats Possums In addition to predators trapped, Joe Taurima shot eight cats and two rats at Katiki Point and two cats at Okahau Point see Pest control Feature Page. Habitat work The extensive vegetation maintenance started in winter 2014 has been continued with emergent faster-growing trees pruned to free up overgrown neighbouring slower-growing trees. The concerted effort to eradicate invasive introduced species continues, particularly targeting boxthorn that hinders penguin movement and has thorns occasionally found as splinters in penguin feet and flippers. We continued building and deploying nest boxes with 66 available for penguins at Katiki Point, 104 at Okahau Point and six along the 0.8 km of coastline between Katiki Point and Okahau Point colonies for the 2017/18 season. We continued to create new nest sites within the forested areas with stockades of cut branches for concealment. Outside the forested areas nest sites were created by planting trees around new nest boxes, with plants protected either with plastic sleaves or with circles made of cyclone fencing wrapped in shade cloth. At Okahau Point we have continued to expand our watering system (tanks and hoses) for watering young plants during dry periods. We mowed grassy open areas on coastal slopes to create open spaces for the penguins to socialise. We also cleared any rank grass that blocked access to nest sites. Reducing the area with rank grass also decreases the favoured habitat for introduced predators because stoats, ferrets and cats are attracted to rank grass for shelter and food (rodents, rabbits and passerine birds). Our aim is to maintain open areas in short grass throughout the year on grassy slopes and promontories used by penguins. Last year local farmer Doug Stalker kindly donated about 10 sheep to graze the pasture in the southern half of the Okahau Point colony; this year they are being cared for by Ross Hay, the new tenant farmer. 10

12 Rascally rabbits an ongoing problem potentially fatal damage to trees The problem A plague of rabbits has overrun Moeraki for three years. Rabbits have ring-barked a variety of mature trees, including all five-finger, kowhai and cabbage trees and some have died. In addition, most tussocks and small trees have been reduced to tatters. Rabbit selfie Trail camera near the foreshore with two penguins in the background Cabbage trees (ti) damaged by rabbits Left: sapling reduced to a 10 cm stump Right: base of mature tree caged to prevent further damage (pale zones) Mature five-finger tree ring-barked by rabbits (pale zones) The solutions Vulnerable plants protected with a mesh surround Joe Taurima poised for action Rabbit numbers reduced Joe Taurima has been contracted by Ngai Tahu since January 2017 to shoot rabbits at Katiki Point total 2772 rabbits shot, including 1418 in the past 12 months. Joe has also shot cats and rats (see text for details). In August 2017 Penguin Rescue bought a Pulsar Core FXQ50 infrared night gun scope the most expensive purchase for the year. This enabled Joe to increase the effectiveness of his night shoots because he was able to operate in complete darkness with rabbits unaware. Joe then began volunteer shoots at Okahau Point where he has shot 929 rabbits since August Shooting ceased at both sites for 3½ months following release of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus at Katiki Point and Okahau Point by Otago Regional Council. Joe resumed shooting in late June eliminating as many rabbits as possible now while numbers are low will reduce the likelihood of their recovery next season.

13 Yellow-eyed penguins at Shag Point At Shag Point there were again no yellow-eyed penguin nests in 2017/18, the second season with no nests. Most recently there was one nest in each of the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons. The area used by penguins within the Shag Point reserve is surrounded by a fence to deter entry by wild pigs. Pig sign was within the penguin area on three occasions (2 August 2017, 26 February 2018 and 9 April 2018) and reported to DOC who responded promptly the fence was repaired and a total of three pigs were shot. This season a total of 38 DOC 200 or 250 traps were deployed but two traps were washed away in a landslide. All traps were checked weekly by Stuart Lunn, Jan Carter and/or Elaine Burgess. Totals of 16 stoats, nine rats, three hedgehogs and four rabbits were trapped and killed. A working agreement for the management of the penguin area at Shag Point by Penguin Rescue through the next five years has been negotiated with DOC and is awaiting final sign off. Impact of visitors at Katiki Point Tourists continue to visit Katiki Point in large numbers. The Department of Conservation (DOC) installed a people counter on 3 April 2017 and so there will be an accurate count of visitors in the future. Our impression is that the number of visitors has increased since the 40,000 50,000 visitors through the 2014/15, the only earlier period with numbers derived from a people counter (see 2015 Annual Report). However, the interim estimate we derived from data supplied by DOC from their people counter was 40,515 visitors for the 12 months from 1 July 2017 to 30 June The counter was placed under the gravel access path near the lighthouse. We suspect that the number of visitors recorded is a large under-estimate because the effectiveness of the counter was compromised by compaction of the gravel on the path. Last year DOC re-aligned the start of the public access path away from two of the three edges of the forested Wildlife Reserve. This new access path opened on 2 March 2017 and has had a positive effect. A large proportion of the forest is no longer exposed to the noise of visitors. In response we removed the northern edge of the penguin-proof that allowed a spread of nests into a previously-disturbed area See Visitor access Feature Page. Following continual failure of pairs nesting near visitor paths in past years, this season we removed the eggs from the three nests closest to people (the three southern-most nests) and transferred them to other breeding pairs with infertile eggs or to one of three male-male pairs (see ODT article in Appendix 1). Tourists continue to be noisy and harass penguins, seals, shags, and climb fences to get closer to penguins. However, we have ceased deploying trail cameras to record visitor transgressions because this collection consumes time and resources and has not achieved increased protection for wildlife (see previous Annual Reports). Unfortunately for the penguins, publicity continues Katiki Point Lighthouse received a tripadvisor 2017 Certificate of Excellence for the consistent achievement of high ratings from travellers. 12

14 Number of nests Uncontrolled visitor access at Katiki Point the onslaught continues quantifying impact in 2017/18 27 yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) nests Fate of moulting female breeders: Black circles 3 died before moult Green circles sufficient weight Red circles underweight; into rehab Visitor paths Red paths closed in March 2017 Green present paths Penguin-proof fence Yellow installed in July 2015 Dotted removed in July 2017 Nests separated into two groups (Indicated by horizontal white line) Difference in proportion of underweight moulting female breeders: South group 8 nests; close to visitors Nests or access visible to visitors 6 of 8 (75%) females underweight North group 19 nests; 16 alive at moult (3 died with malaria before moult) 3 of 16 (19%) females underweight For comparison: Okahau Point 18 nests 3 of 18 (17%) females underweight OUTCOME Visitors continue to have a detrimental impact on hoiho at Katiki Point. The female breeders closest to visitors were four-times more likely to need rehabilitation through the moult. These females would have died without rehabilitation and so the number of hoiho visible to visitors would have reduced drastically. Hoiho nests on Ngai Tahu land Nest numbers gradually increased from 2 in 2009 to 9 in 2014 but have remained low since the penguin-proof fence was installed before the 2015 breeding season. This year all 3 female breeders here (southern-most 3 nests) were underweight and needed rehabilitation Calendar year (start of breeding season) Penguin-proof fence installed before 2015 breeding season

15 Events and advocacy Otago Daily Times articles (see Appendix 1) 14 October 2017 Doubts over penguin chick repeat success 16 December 2017 Discord over how to save penguins 6 January 2018 Penguin chicks raised by same-sex pairs 6 February 2018 Yellow-eyed penguin breeding results remain at low level 20 April 2018 No consultation disappoints penguin trust 21 April 2018 Avian malaria increases penguin deaths 8 May 2018 Plan needed to halt deaths of penguins 19 May 2018 Katiki Point tourist site suggested 16 June 2018 Kindness driving penguins away 20 June 2018 Penguin Rescue back call for control Conferences Hiltrun Ratz presented the Penguin Rescue annual report and Chris Lalas gave a talk entitled Temporal trends in numbers of yellow-eyed penguins with feet slashed by barracouta at the 2017 Annual Penguin Symposium in Dunedin. Chris Lalas gave talks entitled On a wing and a prayer seabirds breeding at Oamaru and Visitor disturbance of yellow-eyed penguins at Katiki Point at the 2018 Oamaru Penguin Symposium. Hui Penguin Rescue participated in three hui with Te Runanga o Moeraki, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and DOC Dunedin, on 20 September 2017, 20 February 2018 and 20 May 2018 to discuss the management and future of Katiki Point. Discussions have concentrated on enhancing the visitor experience and deviating visitors away from the historic pa and village landforms. The most recent two hui also included a site visit to Katiki Point. A Management Plan for Katiki Point is due to be completed and released for public comment in August Facebook In May 2014 a Facebook page for Penguin Rescue was started with regular photos and updates about the penguins at Moeraki and at the end of June 2018 had 2078 page likes. Volunteer hours from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 A total of 23 volunteers (average 6.5 people per week) contributed a total of 6513 volunteer hours (average hours per week), the equivalent of 3.5 full-time positions (6513 hours / 46 weeks / 40 hours per week). Volunteers are listed in Appendix 2. Financials from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 Penguin Rescue received a total income of $49,463 through the 12 months. We received one grant: $4,000 from the Otago Community Trust. A total of $13,319 was received in the Penguin Rescue donation box at Katiki Point. This was a 54% increase over the $8,633 for the previous 12 months, largely attributable to volunteer Jan Carter who regularly manned a Penguin Rescue information desk beside the donation box. Donations would have equated to an average of 27 cents per person for our minimum estimate of 50,000 visitors, or 33 cents per person using the DOC interim estimate of 40,500 visitors. 14

16 Other donations and totalled $20,083. Donations included sponsorships received through the Penguin Rescue website for eight chicks ($50 each), two adults ($150 each) and one juvenile ($150 each) and 13 nest boxes were sponsored ($50 each). Known sponsors who donated at least $20 are listed in Appendix 3. Another source of income has been initiated through sales of Penguin Rescue calendars and cards that generated $5,944 (with an expenditure of $2,604). The other sources of income were $5,603 GST refunds and $14 from bank interest. Expenditure on goods and services totalled $52,586. There were three major purchases: Infrared night gun scope (see Pest Control Feature Page) $7,000 Microscope to inspect blood smears (see Malaria Feature Page) $1,095 Five gannet decoys to attract gannets to Okahau Point $2,013 Rehabilitation remained much cheaper than expected because New Zealand King Salmon kindly provided salmon used as penguin food at a 60-70% reduction. Financial accounts for the 2017 calendar year were audited on 6 June 2018 by Richard A Burgess & Associates (see Appendix 4). Expenditure for the 12 months from 1 July 2017 to 30 June Advocacy $2,624 Attendance at conferences; mobile phone Fees $625 Paypal, Givealittle, ACC levy, Kiwibank, Charities Commission Nest boxes $969 Nest boxes, Enclosures on grazed land Pest control $7813 Infrared gun scope, traps, bait Plants $7982 Potting mix, planter bags and buckets, trays, screening & protection of plants, plumbing for watering plants Rehabilitation $5614 Fish, drugs, visits by veterinarians, mosquito-proofing Research & monitoring $5,797 Transponders, digital microscope, trail cameras, mosquito traps, batteries, 5 gannet decoys, 30 ceramic penguin eggs Reserve maintenance $3,112 Tool maintenance, locator beacon, battery hedge trimmer Volunteer expenses $15,445 Vehicle logistics, food, electricity, IT Sales expenses $2,604 Purchase of calendars and cards; postage Plans for the future Yellow-eyed penguin breeding and survival will be monitored. Other species including NZ fur seals, spotted shags and red-billed gulls will be monitored. We will be responding to and participating in the DOC Management Plan for Katiki Point. Penguin Rescue will be participating in the second stage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Stock- Take Project. 15

17 Hiltrun Ratz will present the Penguin Rescue season report at the Annual Penguin Symposium on 4 August Acknowledgements Special thanks go to New Zealand King Salmon Ltd for generously providing salmon at cost this season and Wayne Croft from Northline Distributors for delivering the salmon to the Lighthouse at no extra cost; to the Otago Community Trust for their grant; and to Mainland Poultry, Waianakarua, for their donation of eggs for traps. Special thanks particularly go to all the volunteers who helped out on site. Thanks to Richard Burgess for auditing the Penguin Rescue accounts pro bono. For the locals who watched over their local beaches and called with news about penguins in trouble you have saved many penguins this season thank you. There have been some generous donations this season from many people. Without these it would be difficult to feed all these mouths in the rehabilitation facility and to buy the materials for nest boxes and habitat development thank you all. Yellow-eyed penguins behaving normally what we all strive to maintain 16

18 Appendix 1 Ten articles in the Otago Daily Times that featured wildlife at Moeraki 14 October 2017 Doubts over penguin chick repeat success 16 December 2017 Discord over how to save penguins 6 January 2018 Penguin chicks raised by same-sex pairs 6 February 2018 Yellow-eyed penguin breeding results remain at low level 20 April 2018 No consultation disappoints penguin trust 21 April 2018 Avian malaria increases penguin deaths 8 May 2018 Plan needed to halt deaths of penguins 19 May 2018 Katiki Point tourist site suggested 16 June 2018 Kindness driving penguins away 20 June 2018 Penguin Rescue back call for control

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29 Appendix 2 Volunteers who contributed to Penguin Rescue and their volunteer hours worked from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 A total of 23 volunteers (average 6.5 people per week) contributed a total of 6513 volunteer hours (average hours per week), the equivalent of 3.5 full-time positions (6513 hours / 46 weeks / 40 hours per week). Pauline Bandeen (Dunedin) 39 Patrick Barbour (Dunedin) 5 Daniel Bidwell (Auckland) 88 Dave Brown (Waikouaiti) 10 Elaine Burgess (Hampden) 134 Richard Burgess (Taumarunui) 20 Ben Carter (Waihola) 4 Jan Carter (Shag Point) 310 Rosalie Goldsworthy (Moeraki) 2014 Hamish Goldsworthy (Tauranga) 17 Owen Gooch (Hampden) 15 Max Harvey (Dunedin) 25 Ross Hay (Moeraki) 5 Adrian Hodgson (Dunedin) 76 Walter Keiner (Clyde) 28 Chris Lalas (Dunedin) 2474 Peter Lalas (Australia) 5 Stewart Lunn (Shag Point) 127 Hiltrun Ratz (Dunedin) 1013 Doug Stalker (Moeraki) 5 Joe Taurima (Waitati) 56 Joe Verhoef (Waiheke Island) 3 Robbie Verhoef (Herbert) 40

30 Appendix 3 Sponsors and their donations to Penguin Rescue from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 There have been some generous donations this season from many people. Without these donations it would be impossible to operate the rehabilitation facility and to buy the materials for protecting penguins, building nest boxes and developing habitat. We thank these known sponsors who donated at least $20: 4 Nature Tours $1,120 Sylvia Allan $500 Will & Jennifer Anglin, Austin Co. $600 David Barber $25 Tracy Bell $150 Jessie Blyth $150 Yossi Bokor $250 Sue Boothstone $100 Emily Boroson $20 Jay Burnett $50 Ashley Carruthers-Grey $50 Anna Chapman $1,796 Jane Clarke $20 Day At The Bark $55 Edmond Deraedt $50 Tim Eeuwes $2,000 Michelle Flegle $25 Shira Frager $25 Penny Hack $550 Marian Hall $100 Claudius How $50 Peta Hudson $25 K. J. Hunter $100 Jewelry by Leslie $400 Barbara Jones $425 Sarah Jones $100 Rie & Masakatsu Kinoshita $100 Kokonga Ltd $500 Lori & Mark Lesperance $300 Lin $150 Cynthia Lindstrom $25 Chelsey Loft $50 Rafael Macht $50 meanwolf $945 Jeremy Miller $75 Brandon Mitchell $35 Moeraki Boulders Holiday Park $1,500 Nicky & Peng $150 Ron & Isabel Ogden, Austin Co. $1,000 Mean Chih Ong $800 Paul Petford $100 Galen Pittsley $100 Amelia Podesta $50 Melanie Preiss $75 Janine Race $200 Mary Racinowski $50 Jeremy & Jenny Raftos $150 Doris Ratz $500 Carla Rayner $50 Sharyn Rosewarne $150 Anna Ruth $25 Carl Scott $475 Lynnette Silke $100 Brent Sinclair $200 L. Sise $1,040 Amanda & Bruce Stavert $100 Rajiv Suri $280 Timothy Tennyson $25 Mike Tischler $72 VegVUW bake sale $320 Brittany Walker $50 Lisa Warden $20 Gary Wayne $600 Leslie Westbrook $300 Ronald Wheeler $70 Sandy Wild $305

31 Appendix 4 Audit of Penguin Rescue financial accounts for the calendar year 2017, dated 6 June 2018 KATIKI POINT PENGUIN REFUGE CHARITABLE TRUST INDEX FOR THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017 Directory Statement of Receipts and Payments

32 KATIKI POINT PENGUIN REFUGE CHARITABLE TRUST DIRECTORY AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017 Nature of Business Address Registered Office Trustees Penguin Rescue & Recording Moeraki Lighthouse R D 2, Palmerston 9061 Moeraki Lighthouse R D 2, Palmerston 9061 Walter Kiener - Chair Theresa Kiener Christopher Lalas Hiltrun Ratz Sue Robb Daniel Bidwell Wayne Turner Elaine Burgess Rosalie Goldsworthy - Manager Accountants & Auditors Bankers Tax Status GST Richard A Burgess & Associates Ltd KiwiBank Limited Charitable Entity Registered

33 KATIKI POINT PENGUIN REFUGE CHARITABLE TRUST STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS FOR THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER $ $ Operating Receipts Gross Charitable Donations 38,382 35,807 Sponsorships - 2,000 Interest Received - Gross Total Operating Receipts 38,395 37,831 Operating Expenses General Operations 1,927 3,418 Renewal, Replacement and Upkeep Expenses 12,801 14,276 Penguin Food Supplies 2,181 2,797 Veterinary Expenses & Medicines 1,082 1,133 Research and Support - 9,069 Pamphlets, Printing and Stationery 2,562 1,893 Accomodation, meals and Travel Costs 15,602 5,633 Bank Fees Total Operating Expenses 36,561 38,611 Operating Surplus or (Deficit) $1,834 ($780) Capital Receipts Net GST (236) 1,740 Capital Donation 19,000 - Nathans Finance - 4,440 18,764 6,180 Capital Payments for Term Assets 21,103 - Surplus (Deficit) ($505) $5,400 Opening Kiwi Bank Balances Business Performer Account 3,627 13,441 Paypal Account 4,179 1,542 Front Runner Account 14,257 7,261 Business Edge Account 7,805 2,223 $29,868 $24,468 Total of Surplus(Deficit) & Opening Bank Balances $29,362 $29,868 Represented by Closing Kiwi Bank Balances Business Performer Account 4,018 3,627 Paypal Account 8,424 4,179 Front Runner Account 5,435 14,257 Business Edge Account 11,485 7,805 $29,362 $29,868