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Off the map: New Zealand tourism ad takes on 'conspiracy'

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2019–2020, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Mostly mentioned as a joke or as an example of using humor to turn a problem into publicity.

A short New Zealand Tourism ad in which comedian Rhys Darby appeals to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to solve why New Zealand keeps being left off world maps. It is a tongue-in-cheek take on a conspiracy theory.

1 citations · 2 jokes · Comedy · partly dated

3 Hacker News comments

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@tomcooks Nov 2020 Cites it
on HN thread Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging
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Considering you cannot educate English speaking idiots, make a living out of them: Based on social media analysis see when there's a "high season" of idiots Buy domain fuckingaustria.com or something more clever. Get 100 tshirts with a town sign illustration, bumper stickers, mugs, wool hats and jumpers (which will be worn across all Europe by EU roaming English speakers on road tours), a roadside market permit, sell them and on the side offer informative pamphlets and mailing list subscriptions about the town and what locals do. Rinse and repeat while pushing what Fucking really is about, always with a deadpan take that leaves wondering wether you're serious or not. It's what New Zealand's president did with the country not being shown on several maps. Instead of a hissy fit, use humor to point at a problem. [this video]
Example of using humor to turn a problem into publicity
@rgoulter Jul 2019 Makes a joke
on HN thread Why wasn't this page found?
Also, current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern featured in a tourist ad. [this video] (Though AFAIK it was reddit which popularised the joke first)

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