Calum Henderson is a staff writer at The Spinoff and television columnist for NZ Herald. Email him on calum@thespinoff.co.nz
It might be called Coast New Zealand but, after three seasons, it should really be called Neil Oliver New Zealand, writes Calum Henderson.
Look at him. Just look at him. This is amazing.
Calum Henderson examines the case for bringing back a true crime masterclass hosted by the country's most famous lawyer.
An exclusive walking tour reveals the true extent of a city’s obsession with visiting pop star Ed Sheeran.
Thursday Throwbacker Calum Henderson dives deep into the New Zealand music archives to discover our greatest one-hit wonders.
It may not be as flash as its counterparts, but TVNZ 2’s latest obstacle course show more than makes up for it in pure heart.
What is the greatest New Zealand TV theme song ever written? Our search continues with a long forgotten Dave Dobbyn masterpiece from 1989.
Calum Henderson watches The Wall, the new extravagant quiz show that might just outrun The Chase.
David Seymour and Gilda Kirkpatrick are confirmed. Now the Spinoff’s Dancing With the Stars pundit attempts to predict the remainder of this year’s celebrity line-up.
Throw the man a dolphin and buy his $1.9m Point Chevalier house.
Bringing back an awesome show from 20 or 30 years ago may seem like the answer to all our modern TV problems, but is it really? We begin by exploring the case for bringing back Heroes with Philip Alpers.
With his death going viral, Nigel the Mana Island gannet joins a proud tradition of New Zealand celebrity animals. Calum Henderson pays tribute to the creatures we've loved and lost.
Calum Henderson looks back at the best of Jeremy Wells and makes some predictions for what he will bring to the Seven Sharp desk.
Calum Henderson is on a valiant quest to find New Zealand's greatest TV theme, starting with Country Calendar.
2018 is going to be a big year for our local reality franchises from Dancing With the Stars to Project Runway, but what's still missing? Calum Henderson fills in the gaps.
To paraphrase early-2000s chart-toppers LFO: Summer beards come and summer beards go, some are worthwhile and some are so-so.
Someone had to do it.
Just how hard is it to win an election and successfully lead a government? Seems easy enough, but there’s only one way to find out for sure: simulate it in a computer game.
Who’s going to replace Toni and Mike behind the Seven Sharp desk next year? Here are one hundred possible combinations.
Runaway’s Emma Johansson tells Calum Henderson about the many benefits of diversity in gaming, the secret to making chilled-out but highly addictive mobile games and why Animal Crossing rules.
Four courses and six very famous chefs stand between our amateur cooking heroes and a $100,000 cheque.
Calum Henderson makes some very well-informed predictions for the finale of My Kitchen Rules tomorrow.
In an unexpected twist, the penultimate episode of My Kitchen Rules NZ pays homage to a classic Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson comedy vehicle.
Chef Gordon Ramsay meets a 'Kiwi megacelebrity' in what deserves to be remembered as one of the all-time great Holmes interviews.
Jaryd and Ben take on the notorious foodie friends in a grim battle for cooking show survival.
Where Three have cornered the Friday night comedy lineup, Calum Henderson finds that TVNZ2 are running with a very different, stripped-back viewing experience.
