If Happy Feet makes it through the treatment to get rid of sand from his digestive system, his ride back home has already been organized. The penguin, who had made Peka Peka Beach on the Kapiti Coast his home, prior to getting rushed to Wellington Zoo, is being offered a trip back to Antarctica with intrepid traveller Gareth Morgan.

Happy Feet remains in a crucial condition following a second procedure to get rid of sand from his body system. The penguin was initially spied on Monday by resident Chris Wilton right after going swimming 4000 kilometres from Antarctica. Although the penguin seemed energetic, four days of consuming sand as well as sticks triggered his health to deteriorate.