DoC appeal to find pair behind dead and missing penguin chicks from North Piha beach

NZ Herald·23 Oct, 2026 02:02 AMQuick Read‌A penguin chick is dead and another is missing after what the Department of Conservation has described as an "intentional" disturbance of a nest at Auckland's North Piha beach. Photo / Department of ConservationOne penguin chick is dead and another missing from North Piha in Auckland, in what the Department of Conservation says was a deliberate attack.DoC says the nest of two kororā/little penguin chicks was “intentionally disturbed” around midday on Monday. A witness alleges a female in a red-and-black checkered top