Voting for Forest & Bird’s Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau / Bird of the Year 2022 opens today, with voting closing on 31 October. That’s less time to cast your vote than the recent local body elections – but voting may be easier – or maybe not …

Visit the F&B website to read about our native manu and enjoy the photos, and then vote for your top five candidates.

You might also like to read this article, entitled “Kākāpō banned in Bird of Year scandal,” which also takes a look at last year’s winner, which was not a bird.

Image: F&B