Bay Harbour: June 19, 2024

<strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>19</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />

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NEWS<br />

Hanno<br />

Sander from<br />

the Coastal<br />

Pathway<br />

Group<br />

updates<br />

readers on the project<br />

During the final phase of<br />

the Coastal Pathway Project,<br />

construction activities took place<br />

in an area known to provide<br />

habitat for kororā, commonly<br />

known as white-flippered<br />

penguins – a species classified as<br />

“at risk – declining’’.<br />

Recognising the significance of<br />

this habitat, the Coastal Pathway<br />

Group, in collaboration with<br />

the city council and contractor<br />

Fulton Hogan, diligently pursued<br />

a project that prioritised quality<br />

while minimising disturbance<br />

to both human and penguin<br />

populations.<br />

From the project’s inception, the<br />

council obtained a Wildlife Act<br />

Authority from the Department<br />

of Conservation, enabling the<br />

capture, handling, and relocation<br />

of penguins by a DOC-approved<br />

penguin handler along the<br />

580m-long rock revetment along<br />

the eastern end of the Moncks<br />

<strong>Bay</strong> pathway section between the<br />

Christchurch Yacht Club and<br />

Rapanui/Shag Rock.<br />

Rigorous surveys, conducted by<br />

ecologists and a specially trained<br />

penguin tracking dog, identified<br />

active burrows and provided<br />

valuable insights into kororā<br />

behaviour, including breeding and<br />

moulting patterns.<br />

After seven surveys spanning<br />

the pre-breeding and breeding<br />

seasons from August to November<br />

2023, a total of four active burrows<br />

were identified – crucial shelters<br />

for the penguins. Within these<br />

burrows, ecologists observed signs<br />

of at least four adult penguins<br />

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Pathway project works to<br />

protect ‘at risk’ penguins<br />

HABITAT: White-flippered penguins were found and<br />

relocated from the eastern end of the Moncks <strong>Bay</strong><br />

pathway section.<br />

breeding, moulting and roosting.<br />

The result were four healthy<br />

penguin chicks who will call the<br />

Coastal Pathway their home.<br />

Following the pathway’s<br />

completion, subsequent surveys<br />

confirmed ongoing kororā activity<br />

along the revetment section.<br />

As stewards of this cherished<br />

community asset, the Coastal<br />

Pathway Group remains steadfast<br />

in its commitment to conservation<br />

and enhancement.<br />

• Explore the Coastal<br />

Pathway Group’s ongoing<br />

initiatives by visiting www.<br />

ccp.org.nz<br />

Awards honour<br />

volunteer work<br />

in communities<br />

Two <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong><br />

News area residents<br />

received Volunteering<br />

Canterbury’s volunteer<br />

recognition awards on<br />

Monday<br />

Carolyn Tapley, nominated by<br />

Coastguard New Zealand<br />

As a boat<br />

crew volunteer,<br />

Carolyn Tapley<br />

is the person<br />

everyone at the<br />

Coastguard<br />

Canterbury<br />

unit goes to<br />

with troubles<br />

and concerns. Carolyn<br />

In her role<br />

Tapley<br />

as a board member of both<br />

Coastguard Canterbury and<br />

Coastguard New Zealand,<br />

Carolyn champions the<br />

volunteer voice and takes a lead<br />

role in relationship building<br />

across the community, enabling<br />

wide support for fundraising<br />

for the organisation with a<br />

patience matched only by<br />

her determination to see a<br />

project completed, despite any<br />

obstacles that may present.<br />

Johnny Milne, nominated by<br />

Lyttelton Community House<br />

Johnny<br />

Milne has been<br />

chalking the<br />

pavements<br />

in Lyttelton<br />

for more<br />

than three<br />

years, turning<br />

greetings into<br />

conversations<br />

and then<br />

Johnny<br />

Milne<br />

conversations into connections.<br />

The chalked words of<br />

kindness inspire the Lyttelton<br />

community and visitors alike<br />

and create a wonderful feeling<br />

which radiates beyond the<br />

pavement. Milne’s blackboard<br />

wall at Lyttelton Community<br />

House supports the team’s<br />

work by sharing messages<br />

of celebration, kindness and<br />

caring.<br />

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