Kākā for BOTY 2022

16/07/2024

Please speak up for Charlie Girl Kākā, Taonga Manu o Te Anau

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30/10/2022

Ka-aa! Congratulations to the mighty Pīwauwau, alias Rock Wren, on this massive victory! Thank you to everyone on Team Kākā for voting. We will scheme harder next year for glory and grubs!

BREAKING: The wrock wren wins 2022! The underbird is now the wonderbird, rocking the establishment, and the country. It's one for the history books folks!

It was a close battle all the way through with the kororā holding the most first preference votes right to the end, but the unflappable pīwauwau managed to grab the lead with most transferred votes. The hills are going to be alive tonight with the songs of the rock wrens.

25/10/2022

Ka-aa, ka-aa! Kākā for BOTY 2022! We’re fully flighted, unlike the kākāpo borbs, and more sensible than those alpine kea! Like many New Zealand birds, we have suffered greatly from loss of forest habitat and introduced predators. And even though island and fenced sanctuaries have given us refuge, and predator controls have given us a fighting change in some areas, our numbers are still very low.

Puff up your feathers and shred some trees and support Kaka for Bird of the Year! Ka-aa!!!

Geographical variation: North and South Island sub-species are recognised but this is not supported by genetic data. There is a trend towards greater size from north to south