• Great Whio Adventure - Prize Winner's Day
    Great Whio Adventure - Prize Winner's Day

    In 2012 Genesis Energy held the first Great Whio Adventure competition. The top prize was a family trip into the New Zealand wilderness to enjoy some adventure sport and to spend a day catching and tagging whio with DOC Rangers.

    Great Whio Adventure - Prize Winner's Day
  • The Whio Forever Project
    The Whio Forever Project

    There’s only a few thousand Whio, our Blue Duck, left in New Zealand. Genesis Energy and the Department of Conservation are working together to make sure our rivers will have Whio, forever.

    The Whio Forever Project
  • Whio enclosure updated at Auckland Zoo
    Whio enclosure updated at Auckland Zoo

    In October 2012, Genesis Energy and Auckland Zoo signed a three-year sponsorship arrangement to support the Zoo in developing and promoting the whio enclosure situated within the Te Wao Nui.

    Whio enclosure updated at Auckland Zoo
  • Whio Family Weekend at Auckland Zoo
    Whio Family Weekend at Auckland Zoo

    The Whio Family Fun days over 23/24 March 2013 were fabulous. With more than 7,000 people pouring through the Auckland Zoo gates over the two days.

    Whio Family Weekend at Auckland Zoo

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Your closest Whio location is
Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo is one of the easiest places to get up close to a whio with a designated enclosure for the blue duck. There's two breeding pairs at the zoo, five chicks and more chicks ...

Whio cannot be kept with other species of ducks because they fight too much.
WHIO ARE WITH THE SAME PARTNER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR and some will be partners for life