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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. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia

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