Dan is a freelance contributor who has worked in Auckland film and television his whole career. He was shortlisted to appear on TV One's 'Wheel of Fortune' in 2009, shortly before the programme was cancelled.
Self-identified 'Space Māori' Dan Taipua picks his highlights from this weekend's Māori Futurist events.
Finally, the most electrifying sports entertainment programme on earth has come back to Aotearoa. This Saturday marks the first episode of WWE Raw to screen free-to-air in New Zealand in over a decade.
Dan Taipua explores indigenous ideologies in Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok, New Zealand's highest grossing film of 2017.
Dan Taipua explores indigenous ideologies in Thor: Ragnarok, the blockbuster movie from the king of the space Māori, Taika Waititi.
With a line-up boasting everything from Miyazaki to Spike Lee, Dan Taipua suggests you look no further than Māori Television for the best in free-to-air movies.
Find out how a life spent on the controller can gift you with transferable skills IRL
Dan Taipua visits Auckland's Cash Converters and measures if the chain is still a retro game hunter's mecca
Where to play the sweetest arcade games in Japan
Japan's suburbs hide a wonderland of second hand retro video game shops: here's what you need to know
The final installment of Save State lays outwhat you need to start video game collecting/hoarding
Video games and music come together in not always glorious fashion
Maori Television debuts Game of Bros tonight, a reality series about the quest for the perfect man. But what kind of man can we expect to find? The Brown Bachelor or The Nesian Ninja? Dan Taipua investigates.
Dan Taipua ranks his favourite, must-have historic hand-held gaming machines
Save State turns its eye to the mighty Sega Mega Drive and the best/worst of the console's many add-ons.
Save State #1 focuses on the NES and lists the must-have accessories any serious collector needs in their collection
"For the past five years I've been trawling through TradeMe and saving photos of televisions to my hard drive" – Dan Taipua shares some exquisite finds from his vault of TradeMe's TV auctions.
