NZ Media Naturally Doesn’t Realise We’re Being Mocked For This Weird Bird Contest We Do

john oliver in bird costume talking to talk show host

OOH JOHN OLIVER.

In classic style, New Zealand’s media has latched on to the fact that American late night host John Oliver has noticed New Zealand again. 

22 year old Stuff intern Jaime Wallace was energised about Oliver inserting himself into the ‘Bird of the Year’ contest, (this year called ‘Bird of the Century’) getting behind some species of bird he picked at random. 

“He’s launching a whole campaign for the pūteketeke! Crazy! Looks like Bird of the Century is going global!” she said without any sense of irony.