Credit: Iain McGregor/Stuff from 'This is How it Ends' series.
New Zealand only has two land mammals, and they’re both bats. This is the first time our native bat has been included in Bird of the Year, and it has flown away with the title. These flying furballs are threatened by the same problems as our native birds - predators, habitat loss and climate change. The more we do to protect them, the more it helps their feathered friends, and vice versa.
Bird of the Year will return for 2022 on 17 October.
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From 7 October, bag yourself a pair of these incredibly striking Kākāpō Allbirds.
Allbirds have proudly created the kākāpō shoe - Bird of the Year 2020! A portion of the proceeds from these limited edition Tree Runners will go to support Forest & Bird's conservation efforts.
Just like the kākāpō, this exclusive shoe lives only in New Zealand. Celebrate the world's largest parrot - jump online, choose your size and support one of the rarest birds in the world.
Enjoy Bennetto's new, deliciously dark, Fairtrade, organic chocolate and know you are giving back to nature!
Each year, Bennetto will create a beautifully illustrated, limited edition chocolate bar to honour the winning Bird of the Year.
Look out for the new Kākāpō bar, available online for a box order, or at a store near you!
For each bar sold, Bennetto donates $1 to Forest & Bird to help protect and restore nature in Aotearoa.
Metalbird's partnership with Forest & Bird means the worlds of artisans and activists collide, resulting in a life-like Metalbird 'Bird of the Year' winner!
We also collaborate throughout the year by releasing limited edition Metalbirds, as a gentle reminder that we share this natural world with our native birds and intend to protect it for generations to come.
Metalbird donate 30% of proceeds from these releases directly to Forest & Bird to continue their incredible efforts in giving nature a voice.
By installing your bird for others to see means you're not only part of the global art project but you're showing your support towards the conservation for native birds of New Zealand. This is a project with purpose.
Ecostore is supporting Forest & Bird with a Limited Edition Hand Wash featuring some of New Zealand’s most at risk birds. The Underbirds – Kakaruia (Chatham Island Black Robin), Tuturuatu (Shore Plover), and Kakī (Black Stilt) have been chosen to represent some of our lesser known birds from a range of NZ habitats.
These Underbirds have beautiful voices, yet they’re at risk of falling silent. We’re donating 50c from every bottle of Limited Edition Hand Wash to Forest & Bird, and encouraging everyone to vote for their favourite Underbirds in Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year 2021 (Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau) campaign.
In our popular lemongrass fragrance, and designed to be refilled, bottles feature beautiful artworks by artist Pablo Kraus. #NZunderbirds
A look back at our esteemed BOTY winners
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