Bird of the Century NZ

2023 - 11 - 10

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John Oliver ruffles feathers in New Zealand's Bird of the Century ... (BBC News)

An annual vote to elect New Zealand's favourite bird has exploded into an international public relations battle that is ruffling some feathers.

Unprecedented Voting Volume Delays Bird Of The Century Winner ... (Scoop.co.nz)

The announcement of the winner of Bird of the Century will be delayed by two days following a massive influx of hundreds of thousands of votes.

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Bird of the Century result delayed after 'massive influx' of votes from ... (Newshub)

The news comes just days after comedian John Oliver launched "alarmingly aggressive" campaign.

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Bird of the Century: Voters flock to have their say (RNZ)

People around the world have been flocking to vote for their favourite feathered fauna in Forest and Bird's Bird of the Century competition.

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John Oliver takes his Bird of The Century campaign up a notch ... (Stuff.co.nz)

I could not have made a more offensive mistake than that," John Oliver joked after attributing our famous Bird of The Century contest to Australia.

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Bird of the Century: John Oliver accidentally offends New Zealand in ... (New Zealand Herald)

There is no hiding the fact that US talk show host John Oliver loves New Zealand. From regularly featuring Aotearoa on his show to getting behind our...

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US talk show host John Oliver swoops in to swing NZ's Bird of the ... (The Straits Times)

This is what democracy is all about – America interfering in foreign elections,” said the British-born comedian. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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