Get your votes in folks – it’s time for New Zealand Bird of the Year. BOTY raises important awareness of our native and endemic birds and the threats they face – many of the birds unknown to your average New Zealander. Please go to www.birdoftheyear.org.nz and learn about these precious taonga and place your votes – its easy, fun and free! Get your friends to join in too. My votes -Wrybill, Matuku/bittern, Southern Dotterel, Tara iti/Fairy Tern and Orange-fronted kakariki, all who desperately need our help.
