Sarah Robson reminisces with National MP Nikki Kaye about her time on Fish Out of Water, the reality show that was dumping people on an island years before Survivor.

This year Pam Corkery had a crack at reality television – but she is by no means the first politician to dive in front of the camera. With the help of the internet and genius archivists NZ On Screen, Sarah Robson takes a look at five of the best appearances.

Sarah Robson was obsessed with Dawson's Creek as an 11-year-old. 16 years later, she stares back into its troubled waters, and finds a different show in its place.

Pam Corkery’s not the first politician – of the past-it, bored, wannabe or destined variety – to have a crack at reality TV. Sarah Robson takes a look at five of the best.