“Check out www.birdoftheyear.org.nz to rank our native birds but vote for the kea,” she said.
Voting closes on October 31.
The kakapo, a nocturnal, flightless parrot won Bid of the Year in 2020.
Meanwhile, Ms Allan has commemorated the first anniversary of Labour's re-election when the first-term list MP won the East Coast electorate.
She recalls being extremely nervous on election night.
“It was an evening I'll never forget — the day I became the Member of Parliament for the mighty East Coast.”
She also spoke of her recent battle with cervical cancer.
“Every single day I feel incredibly blessed to have this job.
“It's been a bit of a rubbish year if I'm frank. Getting crook kicked the wind out of my sails for a bit so I'm running hard now to catch up on everything that happened while I took time off.
“But I know I feel so incredibly privileged, every morning chucking on my boots to advocate as hard as I can for this place I love and call home.”
