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Places to Spot Penguins – New Zealand

Are you looking to view penguins in New Zealand? We’ve compiled a list of places you can spot them.

The most common New Zealand penguin is little blue penguins which can be seen at

the Banks Peninsula
Oamaru
Marlborough Sounds
Stewart Island
Timaru

If you want to see yellow-eyed penguins, they can be seen at

Oamaru
Dunedin
Stewart Island
The Catlins Coast

The world’s second rarest penguin, the Fiordland-crested penguin, can be seen on Munro Beach.

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