The swamp-loving pukeko has won Forest & Bird's annual Bird of the Year election. It won 1480 votes in what ended up as a two-bird race with the kakapo, which gained 1068 votes.

A pukeko on a shopping spree turned heads in Blenheim this morning. The native bird, nicknamed Vernon, first headed to the National Bank. He was not buzzed in through the electronic doors, and ...