VotePihoihoi

✨ Ngā mihi nui! ✨

723 of you cast your votes for the humble pīhoihoi, and together we carried our little ground-dweller to 66th place in Bird of the Year 2025. 🪶

Thank you for every like, share, kōrero, and vote – this campaign has been full of fun, cheek, and pipit pride. 💛

The pīhoihoi might be small, but it sure made some noise this year. Here’s to keeping our native birds in the spotlight – today and every day. 🐦

📸🎥 Special thanks to these amazing people for giving permission for the use of their photos/videos: Joshua Jamieson, Heather Colling, Yvonne Harvey, Rose McConchie, Louise Thomas, Warren Wang, Moe Bowes Greymouth, Tony Stoddard, Edward Scholten, Chongwei Wang, and TwoLegsBetter

🚨 FINAL HOURS! 🚨
Voting closes at 5pm TODAY — no extensions, no excuses.
If the Pīhoihoi has ever made you smile with its tail flick, song, or cheeky energy… this is the moment to back it 💛.

Tag a mate who hasn’t voted yet — and make sure you do too 👇
👉 birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit

Let’s get Pīhoihoi across the line 🐦✨

📸 Photo by Yvonne Harvey

⏳ Just ONE DAY left! ⏳
Voting for Bird of the Year closes tomorrow at 5pm sharp.
The Pīhoihoi needs every single vote to climb the ranks 🐦💨.

This is your reminder:
💛 Click the link
💛 Cast your 5 votes
💛 Make sure Pīhoihoi is on your list

Let’s give this humble grassland bird the glow-up it deserves ✨.

👉 birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit

📸 Photo by Tony Stoddard

🚨 It’s crunch time! 🚨
We’re heading into the FINAL weekend of Bird of the Year voting, and the Pīhoihoi is counting on you 🐦.

✅ Use your 5 votes before Sunday at 5pm.
✅ Make sure the underbird gets the recognition it deserves.
✅ Rally your friends, whānau & flatmates — every vote counts!

It’s now or never. Will you back the Pīhoihoi? 💛

👉 birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit

📸 Photo by Chongwei Wang

Have you voted yet? 👀
Because the Pīhoihoi is watching…
…and it’s wondering if it made your top 5 🐦💛.

👉 Voting closes Sunday 5pm!
🔗 birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit

📸 Photo by Louise Thomas

While the flashy birds are out showing off, the Pīhoihoi is out here putting in the mahi 🐦💪.
Nest-building, tail-flicking, grassland-keeping legend.

If that’s not Bird of the Year material, what is? 💛
👉 Vote closes Sunday 5pm — don’t forget to back the underbird!

📸 Photo by Kate Beer

Every Bird of the Year has an underbird story 🐦✨
This year, it’s the Pīhoihoi’s time to shine 💛
Not flashy. Not famous. Just tough, tail-flicking, grassland grit.
Will you back the underbird?

👉 Voting closes Sunday 5pm!

📸 Photo by Rose McConchie

🌟 The FINAL week is here! 🌟
Voting for Bird of the Year 2025 closes this Sunday at 5pm — and the mighty Pīhoihoi needs your vote 🐦✨.
Every person gets 5 votes, so make sure the humble grassland bird makes your list 💛.

👉 Vote now: birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit
📸 Photo by Tony Stoddard

What a first week! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who’s already voted for Pīhoihoi.
We’ve shown why it deserves your vote:
1️⃣ The everyday Kiwi bird
2️⃣ The tail flick legend
3️⃣ The tramping buddy
4️⃣ The ground nest hero
5️⃣ The ultimate underbird

… and we’re just getting started. 💥
Keep those votes rolling in — Pīhoihoi needs every single one.

👉 Voting link: birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit
📸 Photo by Joshua Jamieson

Other birds have flashier feathers. Louder calls. Bigger PR teams.
But Pīhoihoi? It’s the quiet achiever.

Everyone loves an underdog story. 🐦💪
This year, let’s write one together.
➡️ Vote Pīhoihoi for Bird of the Year.

👉 Voting link: birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit
📸 Photo by Tony Stoddard

Pīhoihoi doesn’t play it safe. It builds its nest right on the ground —
risky, bold, and a little bit cheeky.

Ground nester. Ground breaker. Grassroots candidate. 🌱🐦
Vote Pīhoihoi — the bird with courage.

👉 Voting link: birdoftheyear.org.nz/pipit
📸 Photo by Warren Wang