25/09/2025
Latest polling shows that Rocky is sitting at number 5 for Bird of the Year 2025! Rocky’s a competitive little penguin, so got into a bit of a flap as he was sitting at number 4 last Friday. Of course, we’ve told him that it’s the taking part that counts, but he’s asked us to give it another shameless plug… so…
If you haven’t voted for the Tawaki Piki Toka eastern rockhopper Penguin for Bird of the Year yet, please head on over to the website and vote today! Not only are you raising awareness for Rocky and his native bird buddies, but The Intrepid Foundation are donating $1 for every vote made for Rocky, up to $5k. 🐧https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/eastern-rockhopper-penguin/
A very special thank you to the team at Heartland Hotel Glacier Country who gave Rocky a very warm welcome and to the great team at .nz - unsurprisingly, Rocky’s felt right at home in glacier country! A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has voted so far! 🎉