Population: About 10,000
Conservation status: Nationally Endangered (NZTCS), Endangered (IUCN Red List)
New Zealand status: Endemic
Threat status: Endemic species, main breeding colony in decline
Found in: Most of the population breeds at the Auckland and Campbell subantarctic islands. Smaller breeding populations are located at Rakiura/Stewart Island, Otago, and the Catlins. Non-breeding animals are occasionally seen along the south and east coasts of the the South Island
Threats: Commercial fisheries, recreational fisheries, human disturbance and deliberate killings, harrassment by dogs, vehicle collisions, boat propeller strike, aquaculture, oil spills, oil and gas exploration, disease, and shark predation