The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, has topped the pecking order in New Zealand’s annual bird of the year election. Forest and Bird’s competition sees voters rank their favourite native birds in a competition to raise awareness of the threats facing New Zealand’s iconic species. The hoiho, whose Māori name means “noise shouter” is the world’s rarest penguin, with only about 160 pairs remaining on mainland New Zealand. The city of Dunedin, on New Zealand’s South Island, adopted the penguin for the competition, propelling it into first place. Campaign manager Charlie Buchan said Dunedin was the w…