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Decade in Review

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The 10 matches that defined the decade for the Black Caps

Simon Day and Alex Braae – co-hosts of The Offspin podcast – look back at the ten-year evolution of the Black Caps. 
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By The Offspin | 26th December, 2019
Podcast
Decade in review: why we took to the streets

Decade in review: why we took to the streets

ANZ was our most problematic bank, mines were the greatest threat to our environment, and our unions stepped up their mascots. Josie Adams remembers all the major protests of the decade.
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By Josie Adams | 22nd December, 2019
Contributing writer
The Silver Ferns celebrate their World Cup win in 2019 (Photo: Getty Images)

Decade in review: The miracle revival of the Silver Ferns

How the Silver Ferns went from rock bottom to top of the world in the 2010s.
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By Alice Webb-Liddall | 21st December, 2019
Contributing writer
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (20-1)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (20-1)

Around 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff counts down the 100 most iconic local television moments of the 2010s. Today, moments 20-1.
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By Alex Casey | 20th December, 2019
Senior writer
Decade in review: 10 New Zealand films that summed us up

Decade in review: 10 New Zealand films that summed us up

The decade started with Taika Waititi's breakout movie; it ended with him being tipped for a Best Picture Oscar. But this was more than the Taika Decade. Here are ten movies that epitomised New Zealand cinema in the 2010s.
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By The Spinoff | 20th December, 2019
Staff writers
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (40-21)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (40-21)

Around 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff counts down the 100 most iconic local television moments of the 2010s. Today, moments 40-21.
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By The Spinoff | 19th December, 2019
Staff writers
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (60-41)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (60-41)

At 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff will be counting down 100 local television moments of the decade. Today, moments 60-41. 
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By The Spinoff | 18th December, 2019
Staff writers
Remember this? Are you embarrassed that you bought a t-shirt?

Decade in review: when the internet turned on us

Madeleine Chapman looks back at ten years of global migration from the real world to the online world. 
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By Madeleine Chapman | 18th December, 2019
Special correspondent
Decade in review: How reality ate NZ television

Decade in review: How reality ate NZ television

Alex Casey looks back at 10 years of reality television in New Zealand, a genre which reflected both our viewing habits and the good, bad and ugly sides of our national character. 
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By Alex Casey | 17th December, 2019
Senior writer
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (80-61)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (80-61)

At 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff will be counting down 100 local television moments of the decade. Today, moments 80-81. 
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By The Spinoff | 17th December, 2019
Staff writers
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (100-81)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (100-81)

At 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff will be counting down 100 local television moments of the decade.
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By The Spinoff | 16th December, 2019
Staff writers
It’s Lucy, it’s Gaga, it’s Lorde, it’s Rose. They brought us some of live shows and moments of the decade.

Decade in review: The 10 NZ live show moments that defined the decade

From New Zealand's biggest band selling out Western Springs to a landmark moment for Pasifika women onstage, these are the live events that shaped New Zealand this decade.
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By The Spinoff | 15th December, 2019
Staff writers
Decade in review: 10 New Zealand scandals that rocked the nation

Decade in review: 10 New Zealand scandals that rocked the nation

From unpaid teachers to match fixing and rogue clamping, these are the news stories that outraged New Zealand in the 2010s.
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By Catherine McGregor | 12th December, 2019
Contributing writer
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The decade in politics: From Team Key to Jacindamania

Toby Manhire gazes back at the last almost-10 years in New Zealand politics, leadership and tragedy.
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By Toby Manhire | 11th December, 2019
Editor-at-large
10 New Zealand celebrities that defined the decade

10 New Zealand celebrities that defined the decade

Our pop culture superfans at The Real Pod look back at the local celebrities who defined the last decade in Aotearoa.
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By The Real Pod | 11th December, 2019
Podcast
Image: the wonderful Toby Morris, with a little Barbosa

The decade in media: How the mighty have fallen and broken both their arms

Looking back on 10 years which saw New Zealand’s media transform from a position of near-limitless power and influence to the deeply humbled reality of today.
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By Duncan Greive | 10th December, 2019
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