We tasked the Lego fans of New Zealand with creating a native New Zealand critter out of Lego. And boy did they come through. We got hundreds of entries! And they were all simply brilliant.
It was very, very hard to pick the winner, but we managed it. So a huge congratulations to Maddie who was inspired by the eel she saw in the Liffey Stream on her daily lockdown walk around Lincoln
The winning entry: 10 year old Maddie's lego Tuna (fresh water eel) Photo: supplied
We got so many incredible entries, so here are the highly commended creations:
Alison's lego Haast Eagle Photo: Supplied
Sue's Leopard Seal - the seal's name is Owha Photo: supplied
Hinemaia's (Age 9) Tuatara - "His name is Mr Turu, he’s 99 years old, and is sheltering from Covid in the rock garden at our house." Photo: Supplied
Liam's (Age 11) lego kārearea Photo: supplied
Lego Weta by Ezra Photo: supplied
Fletcher's (Age 9) lego Ruru Photo: supplied
And you can see the rest of the entries below
Nathan's (Age 8) Rainbow Kiwi
Ezra's Wētā
Fletcher's (Age 7) Māui dolphin
Toby's (Age 8) Pīwakawaka
Tiago's (age 9) Katipo Spider
Allegra's (Age 8) Bat Winged Fly
Fletcher's (Age 7) Ruru
Toby (Age 8) with his Pīwakawaka
Amber's (Age 7) Kiwi
Callum's (Age 9) Takahē
Liam (Age 11) with his Kārearea
Hinemaia's (Age 9) Tuatara - "His name is Mr Turu, he’s 99 years old, and is sheltering from Covid in the rock garden at our house."
Amelia with her Kiwi and Llama!
Oscar's (aged 9 years) Walrus
Oscar's (age 9) Walrus
Tristan’s (age 11) Brown Kiwi
Naomi's (Age 7) Little Kiwi
Bex's Takahē
Naomi with her Little Kiwi
Silas' Kārearea
Callum's (Age 9) Kiwi
Timothy's (Age 8) Kea and hatching Kea
Harry's (Age 12) Little Blue Penguin
Zarni's (age 6) Pīwakawaka
Jessica's (age 5) two kiwis and a worm
Archie's (age 8) Kea and Bee
Issac's (Age 6) Kiwi
Blake's (Age 6) Pīwakawaka
Blake's (Age 6) Pīwakawaka
Fletcher's (Age 7) Kāki
Zoe's (Age 10) Little Blue Penguin
Albie's (Age 7) Kakapo
Robbie's (Age 9) NZ Native Snail House
Lukas' (Age 8) Little Blue Penguin
Lukas with his Penguin!
Madeleine's (Age 8) native bee
Molly's Brown Kiwi
Neko's (Age 8) Kererū chick
Neko's (Age 8) Kererū chick
Mathias' (age 8) Gecko
Anya's (Age 7) Orca
Mathias's Little Blue Penguin
Issac's (Age 6) Kaka
Olivia's (Age 7) Short Fin Eel
Olivia's (Age 7) Albatross
Andrew's (Age 6) Long Fin Eel
Andrew's (Age 6) Brown Kiwi
Karina's (Age 40) Robust Grasshopper
Andrew's (Age 6) Tuatara
James' (Ages 6) Kārearea
Arthur's (Age 6) Pukeko
Alice's Pete the proud Palmy Pukeko
An 11 year old's family of Tuatara
Eva (Age 5) and her dad Liam's (Age not specifiied) Takahe
Frankie's (Age 8) Kea
Forest and Bird's Kiwi Conservation Club's Short Tailed Bat
George's (Age 12) Little Blue Penguin
Donovan's (Age 8) Haast Eagle
Jessica's (Age 11) Takahe
Finn's (Age 6) Tuatara
Andrew's (Age 6) Yellow Eyed Penguin
Victoria's Yellow Eyed Penguin
Sebastian's (Age 10) Pied Cormorant
Sebastian's (Age 10) Pied Cormorant 2
Lincoln's (Age8) Piwakawaka.JPG
Jasper's (Age 6) Bush Giant Dragonfly
Stanley's (Age 6) Tui
Hana (Age 10) and Samuel's (Age 6 ) Kōkako
Zoe's (Age 13) marine scene
Sue's Leopard Seal.JPG
Alex's (Age 12) Tui
Alex's (Age 12) Kiwi
James' (Age 10) 4 Giant snals a Kiwi and a Moa
Mia and Nico's Turtle
Mia and Nico's Ladybird
Mia and Nico's Kakariki
Mia and Nico's Chicken
Lucy's (Age 10) Pukeko
Harry's (Age 7) Pīwakawaka
Amy's Ruru
Andrew's (Age 6) Yellow Eyed Penguin
Andrew's (Age 6) Long Fin Eel
Olivia's (Age 7) Albatross
Andrew's (Age 6) Tuatara
Andrew's (Age 6) Brown Kiwi
Victoria's Yellow Eyed Penguin
Finn's (Age 6) Tuatara
An anonymous Kiwi
Kade's Crocodile
Alastair's flea next to Mika the Papillon
Harry's (Age 7) Kererū
Harry's (Age 7) Coastal Copper Butterly.jpeg
Tegan's Weta
Ashley's (Age 8) Kiwi
Beau's (Age 9) Tuatara
A tuna (Longfin eel) made by Maddie age 10. Inspired by the eel we saw in the Liffey Stream yesterday on our daily lockdown walk around Lincoln.
Tom's Bat
Kush's Piwakawaka
Emma's Stingray
Justine (Emma and Tom's Mum) Katipo Spider
Claudia's (Age 6) Ruru
Elizabeth's baby Kiwi
Flynn's Karearea
Sam's Kereru
Moss' Kiwi chick
Jackson's (Age 8) Moa
Leah's (Age 8) Piwakawaka
Nathan's (Age 12) Piwakawaka
Nina's (Age 8) Brown Kiwi
Riley's Takahe
Stan's (Age 8) Tuatara
Toby and Sebastian's Kiwi
Fletcher's Albatross
Evie's (Age 7) Parrot
Isabella's (Age 8) Turtle
Ethan's Weta and Cicada
George's Dragonfly
Jack's (Age 5) Kea
Jensen's Albatross and chick
Josh's (Age 9) False Killer Whale
Josh's (Age 9) False Killer Whale
Monty's Moa
Kim's Rifleman
Elly's (Age 8) Bee drinking nectar!
Elly's (Age 8) Bee drinking nectar!
Anthony's (Age 5) Baby Kakapo and Huhu Grub
Anthony's (Age 5) Huhu Grub
Hamish's lego skink
Isla's (Age 8) Weta
Isla's (Age 8) Humpback Whale Tail
Isla's (Age 8) Powelliphanta
Rory's (Age 9) Dunkleosteus
Rory's (Age 9) Dunkleosteus with model for reference!
Isla (Age 6) and Jamie's (Age 2) Kea
Archie's (Age 8) Avondale Spider Weta and earth worm.
Oskar's (Age 10) NZ Jumping Spider
Lowie's (12) Marlins frolicking in the surf
Ruby (Age 12) I have chosen my critter to be a black bird they are pretty and I find they are a little bit forgotten in life for they are very common as well as sea gulls black birds are very beautiful and make a very ni.jpeg
Sailor's (Age 11) mother fantail "hunting bugs to feed her 16 chick's which is the average number of eggs for fantails."
Sailor's (Age 11) mother fantail "hunting bugs to feed her 16 chick's which is the average number of eggs for fantails."
Skye's (Age 11) orca and Little Blue Penguin
Em's (age 10) Powelliphanta.JPG
Maddix's Toucan
Harry and Xander's (Ages 12 and 8)Tuatara
Marceline's (Age 6) Turtle
Daniel's (Age 5 ) Gecko
Daniel's (Age 5) Kea.jpeg
Tate's Canterbury grasshopper
Daniel's (Age 5) Karearea
Tegan's North Island Brown Kiwi hatching
Huia's Albatross
Marguerite's exotic bird
Andrew's Ladybird
lego Ngaio Weevil from Stephens Island. It was the last critter before Christmas 2019. Lego by Tulip (Age 8) Ngaio habitat advice on body shape and leaf browse marking by Mark (Age 48)
Kelly's Weta
Connor's Pukeko
Max's Tomtit
Emilie's Naultinus elegans gecko.png
Quentin's (Age 49) Tuatara - "Whilst my 8 year old son, Toby, offered advice I can not in good conscience credit him with it :-)"
Charlie's Tui
Mateo's Kererū
Callums ecosystem including a fish crab and a flax snail
Ashton's digitally designed LEGO Tui
Ada's Korora
Freda's Tuna
Florian's Pukeko
Lilian's Canterbury Mudfish
'Lindsay the Lizard' by Benjamin (age 8) and Vivienne (age 5)
Stalena's Takahe
Clement's Tui
Tuna - Long Fin Eel - in a river by Archie Aged 6
Isla's Cheeky Kea
Alex's Tui
Rico's Albatross
Seb's Little Blue Penguin
WETA by Georgia Sophia and Phoebe
Danielle's Tuatara family scene
Ophelia's Moa
Elsie's Chatham Island Black Robin.JPG
Daniel's Piwakawaka
Charlie's Pigeon
Leo's Orca
Rose's Kunekune
Sammy's Red Billed Gull
Millipede - Hugo
Anna's Giant Carniverous Snail
Maroro flying fish - Reuben
Pierre's (5) Pukeko
Daniel's Kahu (Swamp Harrier)
Moss' Loggergead Turtle
Amnelia's Frog
Lucy's (Age 4) Rainbow
Logan's Kea
Tereora's (10years) Tui
Toby's Whitetail Spider.png
Tilly and her Tui
Ashton's Gecko
Katipō spider by Ruby (aged 10)
Rowi Kiwi by Olive (7)
Jack and Stanley's Green Gecko
Digby's Clouded Leopard
Alex's (9) Ladybug
Elanor's (5) Korora
Megadromus Antarcticus by Bob (12) and Polly (9)
Trevor's (Age 10) Spider
Mana's bat
Trevor and his Spider
Matilda and her Fantail
Theo’s (6 yr) snail
Jane's Antlion
Thomas (8yrs) Chameleon
Cayden's Little Blue Penguin
Tereora`s (10yrs) kiwi
Liam's South Island Tomtit
Daniel's Longfin Eel
Penny (9) and Flynn's (6) Kiwis in the Bush
Moss' Tuatara
Alistair's (Age 12) Camels
Kirsty's (Age 10) Lion
Paddy's (Age 6) Gecko
Olly (13) and Poppy (7) Wilkinson's lego critter. They made a Ghost Moth - heloxycanus patricki. Olly says they chose the ghost moth because they had a lot of white blocks.
Kieran's (Ag 8) Ruru
Kim's Black Moph Fantail
Indigo's (Age 9) Fantail
Milly's (Age 9) Moa
Edward's (Age 5) Ruru
Ben Hay age 10 Tuatara
Rebecca Hay age 8 Pukeko
Grace's Papango
Braden's Kakapo
Pablo's Moreporks on a line
Blake's Houhai
Emily's Kiwi
Frankie's Eel
Abi's Kea
George's Kiwi
James' Tuatara
Keely's Kiwi
Oliver's Kiwi
Arlie's Giant Weta
Seersha's Fantail (Pīwakawaka).png
Monty's Kokako
Kace's Tuatara
Flynn's Kingfisher
Harvey's Tuatara
Tamsin's kereru
Tamsin's Kiwi
Danny's Bush Giant Dragonfly
Matai's Fantail.jpeg
Tamsin's Bottle Nosed Dolphin
Jake's Tuatara
Brock's Ruru
Finn's Sheep
Hamish's Magpie
Lachlan's Rabbit
Jacob's Alosaurus
Buller's albatross and chick made by Hamish McCulloch age 8 Wānaka
Emily's Puriri Moth
Holly's Ruru
Nick's Heron
Nick's Powelliphanta
Stanley and Iris' Blue Whale
Robbie's Jewelled Gecko.JPG
Stanley's Tuatara
Stanley's Little Blue Penguin
Wolfgang's Kiwi
Wolfgang's Tuatara
Wolfgang's ensemble
Wolfgang's Giant Weta
Archie and Josie's Tuatara
Hunter's Butterfly and Bird scene
Ada (age 7) Baby pukeko and a hedge
Jimmy's Skink
Albert (age 9) Reef scene reef shark sea turtle
Noah's Moray Eel
Albert (age 9) Pukeko
Toby's Pukeko
Finn's Archey's Frog
Anika's Blue Whale
Renata's Tuwhaipapa (Giraffe Weevil)
Luca's kokako
Rafan's Man
Lukas' Green Jewelled Gecko
Eva (and her dad's) Kekewai (Blue Damselfly).png
Mahe's Kakapo and Kiwi
Angus' Tuatara.png
Isla's Paradise shell duck mother leading a stoat away from her bizarrely placed egg
Trafford's Dragon
Frank's Stag Beetle (Featuring his sister Sophia)
Levi's Spider
Josh's Whero Putakitaki.png
Tobin's Dog
Ali's Kea
Toby's Flying native bee
Jacob's South Island Lichen Moth
Beau's Sheep
Alex's Kotare
Mathias' native frog
Mathias' native bee
Tammy's Robust Grasshopper
Clara's Little Blue Penguin
Leah's Kiwi
Leah's Tui
Tammy's Robust Grasshopper
Elliot's Praying Mantis
Alison's Haast Eagle
Harry and James' Tuatara
