There was no competition for the hoiho who beat the likes of the Karure Chatham Island black robin to take home the title.
A notoriously shy yellow-eyed penguin has wowed thousands of people and taken home New Zealand's hotly contested title of Bird of the Year.
The penguin was supported to victory by a campaign spearheaded by the Tūhura Otago Museum in Dunedin. "We worked really hard on this campaign for our awesome hoiho friends. We're happy to fight for them and help them win."The penguin has been declared nationally endangered.
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