Rare Antarctic penguin accidentally travels 3,000km to New Zealand.

A penguin has found itself on the shores of New Zealand, at least 3,000 kilometres (1,864 miles) away from its natural habitat of Antarctica.

The Adélie penguin, who has now been affectionately named Pingu by locals, was found looking lost on the coast.

Harry Singh, the local resident who found him, said he thought he was a “soft toy” at first.

It is only the third recorded incident of an Adélie penguin being found on New Zealand’s coast.