Foreign interference was the winner on the day - with the pūteketeke taking out Forest and Bird's Bird of the Century competition.
Also known as the Australasian crested grebe, the bird was adopted by US talk show host John Oliver who mounted an aggressive campaign. The pūteketeke won in a landslide with over 290,000 votes - the runner up was the kiwi - way behind with almost 13,000.
Forest and Bird's Media and Communications Manager Lynn Freeman spoke to Charlie Dreaver.
