Accusations of foreign interference have been levelled at New Zealand's bird of the century competition. The US talk show host John Oliver has launched a global campaign backing the Pūteketeke, or Australasian Crested Grebe.
Chief executive of competition organiser Forest and Bird, Nicola Toki, tells The World's Yvonne Yong the international attention has been welcome.
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