There are heaps of ways to get naturing for whio and go in the draw to win. Whether you're out in the backcountry or based in town, short on time or keen to do a bit more, there's an action for everyone.

Small actions by many create big change. Be part of the change this Whio Awareness Week.

Prizes

To celebrate and advocate for whio, we're giving away five prize packs. We'll select winners randomly from all valid entries. These include:

• Ultimate prize: Trip for two people to Tūrangi. This includes flights from any New Zealand airport to Taupō, two nights of accommodation, hire car from Taupō airport for three days, rafting trip thanks to Tongariro River Rafting and a river walk with a DOC ranger to go whio spotting. Prize must be booked within one week of the winner being contacted. The travel period must be before the 30 June 2026.
• Four spot prize packs including Whio Forever hat, soft toy, and a framed whio photograph print.

Competition dates

The Whio Awareness Week competition will run from Wednesday 11 March – 11:59 pm Wednesday 1 April 2026.

Winners will be drawn by Friday 10 April 2026.

How to enter

1. Scroll through to pick your action from the list. There are three categories to choose from.
2. Decide which action you want to do.
3. Complete the online entry form telling us what action you're promising to do for whio.
4. Congratulations, you're in the draw.

The more actions you promise to do, the more chances to win. You may enter as many times as you like but must choose from actions listed on this page.

Optional, for bonus entry:

• Email whioforevernz@gmail.com with a photo or video of you completing your action to double your entry.
  Note that by submitting this, you are agreeing to us being able to reshare this on the Whio Forever social media channels.

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Get advocating for whio actions

Short on time or helping from afar? There are still plenty of ways you can get naturing for whio. Scroll through to see how.