Kevin Milne: Should the Bird of the Year competition be geo-restricted?
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English - November 17, 2023 20:57 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The winner of this year's Bird of the Century competition comes as no surprise.
Backed by an international campaign run by British-American comedian John Oliver, the pūteketeke swept the competition with a total of 290,374 votes, decimating its closest competition by over 270,000 votes.
With the intense international involvement weighting the competition, Kevin Milne is wondering whether the Bird of the Year should be geo-restricted for following years.
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