Every year, New Zealanders take part in a unique conservation campaign that celebrates the country's native birds. In 2026, Bird of the Year returns with a playful election theme, inviting people to vote for their favourite feathered friend.
Creativity is helping save one of New Zealand’s most endangered birds. Through dedicated conservation efforts, New Zealanders are working to bring the kākāpō, our endemic, charismatic, and nocturnal flightless parrot, back from the brink of extinction.
With the ninth longest coastline in the world, it’s no surprise that there’s an abundance of shellfish in Aotearoa New Zealand. It will be even less of a surprise that they’re an iconic part of New Zealand’s food scene.
New Zealand has always been shaped by natural forces - Sitting between two oceans and across the boundary of two tectonic plates, New Zealand has a rare mix of natural advantages: high mountains and deep lakes, geothermal steam, windswept plains and growing solar potential. Together, they underpin one of the world’s most renewable electricity systems. Today, over 80% of New Zealand’s electricity comes from renewable sources, with the country aspiring to reach 100% by 2030.
Before indigenous-led tech and digital storytelling became more widely recognised, Māori, the Indigenous people of New Zealand, were already shaping the space.
A new wave of Māori design is carrying ancestral knowledge into the present with innovation, beauty and cultural depth. From reimagined wharenui (traditional meeting houses) to cutting-edge cultural centres, contemporary Māori architecture continues a legacy of indigenous design that’s connected to land, people and purpose.
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