Tangata Whenua on Auckland's Waiheke Island are furious developers at Kennedy Point Marina are allowed to relocate the little blue penguins living there.
The Department of Conservation has granted two employees permission to move the kororā to safety, during construction on the breakwater where they nest.
It says waiting for the kororā to move poses a greater risk than handling them - a claim protesters are disputing.
Protect Pūtiki and environmental group Mauri o te Moana spokesperson Bianca Ranson spoke to Susie Ferguson.
