Meet Dr. Mary Tompkins, the unsung hero of Shortland Street
For Shortland Street's 25th anniversary week, Alex Casey interviews the soap's longest serving extra.
Alex Casey
Alex Casey is the Television Editor at The Spinoff. After working full-time as projectionist at TV's sworn enemy 'the movies', she jumped ship to a smaller screen, and is stuck there now.
The Women Tell All went behind the magic of The Bachelor – for about one second
Alex Casey watches The Bachelor NZ's 'Women Tell All' special, and finds a fittingly tame end to the season.
The Bachelor NZ Power Rankings – After the final (non-existent) rose
Alex Casey delivers her final rankings for The Bachelor NZ season three, including old croissants, a winner and drone shots for days. So many days.
There’s no better time to dive back into Top of the Lake
Alex Casey explains why you should make Top of the Lake your gloomy weekend binge-watch.
The Bachelor NZ Power Rankings – Optic White can’t save you now…
Alex Casey tackles the ninth week of The Bachelor NZ, including paddle boards, rejection and some gnarly dads.
Eight simple rules for destroying boring stereotypes in the tech industry
Alex Casey reports back from the Techweek'17 'Breaking Stereotypes' panel with a bevy of useful life advice.
‘Where are all the women? We’re here! There’s lots of us!’ : An engineer talks gender diversity in tech
In the midst of Techweek’17, Alex Casey talks to The Next Billion’s Priti Ambani about shining a light on the women in tech.
The Bachelor NZ Power Rankings – This is not The Notebook
Alex Casey tackles the eighth week of The Bachelor NZ, including some extra feedback from Real Pod special guest Anne ‘The Champagne Lady’ Batley Burton.
Survival tips from Moon TV’s Non Celebrity Traffic Island
We start amping for Survivor New Zealand with a trip back to a similar, lo-fi local venture: Moon TV’s "Non Celebrity Traffic Island".
The Bachelor NZ Power Rankings – Is this The Bachelor or a Saw reboot?
Alex Casey tackles the seventh week of The Bachelor NZ, including a freaky massage, puppet kisses and a torturous ice bath challenge.
