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Bird box . . . Maheno School pupils have helped to make 20 new penguin boxes for the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony through Pat s Penguin Project. Delivering the boxes last week are (from back left) Thomas Oakes, Ruby Bentley, Liam Brown, Hunter Cotter (all 10), and James Fitzwater (11), and (from front left) Emily Moss, Phoebe Hay and Ana Malafu (all 10). PHOTO: KAYLA HODGE
Patrick Dillon has always had a soft spot for little penguins.
With some support from Confidence Can…, Pat’s Penguin Project has been brought to life.
The project is based on building new penguin boxes for the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony which provide little penguins a home to lay their eggs in.