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Meeting the sun king of Te Puke

He doesn't call himself an environmentalist, but a timber-processing factory owner is at the forefront of a renewable energy revolution.
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By Alex Braae | 30th December, 2021
Staff Writer
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Meeting the sun king of Te Puke

He doesn't call himself an environmentalist, but a timber-processing factory owner is at the forefront of a renewable energy revolution.
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By Alex Braae | 9th February, 2021
Staff Writer
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Mystic paranoia: How conspiracy theories infiltrated the NZ new age community

Belief we tend to associate with the fringes of US society have torn a swathe through Aotearoa’s traditionally easy-going if occasionally oddball community of hippies, yoga teachers, and spiritual festival-goers.
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By Joseph Nunweek | 20th November, 2020
Contributing writer
Wine for breakfast: A real housewife spends a day living like The Real Housewives

Wine for breakfast: A real housewife spends a day living like The Real Housewives

Bravo launched in New Zealand this week, bringing with it about 300 iterations of the Real Housewives franchise. Tara Ward, a real housewife herself, decided to see how their daily lives compare. With wine.
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By Tara Ward | 5th July, 2016
Staff writer
“The day of 100 selfies” – One woman lives like Kim Kardashian for 24 hours

“The day of 100 selfies” – One woman lives like Kim Kardashian for 24 hours

Zoe Scheltema spends a whole day of her life living like Kim Kardashian, recreating it all from her limited dietary options to her stringent selfie regimen.
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By Zoe Scheltema | 17th February, 2016
Guest writer
The very loud minority – inside the TPPA protests

The very loud minority – inside the TPPA protests

Protestors shut down the CBD today as the TPP was signed in the casino above. Don Rowe bore witness.
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By Don Rowe | 4th February, 2016
Contributing writer
Television: Preview the Incredible Shorty Street Scandal Debut Single + LIVE SHOW Announcement!

Television: Preview the Incredible Shorty Street Scandal Debut Single + LIVE SHOW Announcement!

Preview James Mustapic's incredible debut single 'Hold Your Hand in Mine Harry Warner' and scroll down for a CRAZY LIVE SPINOFF EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT.
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By James Mustapic | 1st December, 2015
Guest writer
Experiential: Oh the Ponytail and Paul Henry-themed Places You’ll Go With Freeview Plus

Experiential: Oh the Ponytail and Paul Henry-themed Places You’ll Go With Freeview Plus

Alex Casey spends an afternoon time travelling with Freeview Plus, catching up on all of the extraordinary TV she missed out on from The Real to Who's Doing the Dishes
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By Alex Casey | 3rd September, 2015
Senior writer
TV Taught Me: How One Cooking Moron Became an Overnight Masterchef Hero

TV Taught Me: How One Cooking Moron Became an Overnight Masterchef Hero

Alex Casey is very good at watching cooking shows and very bad at cooking in real life. She took up the My Food Bag challenge to become a Masterchef in her own home.
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By Alex Casey | 17th August, 2015
Senior writer
UnREAL: How Real is UnREAL? The Runner-Up of the Bachelor NZ Spills the Secret Reality Beans

UnREAL: How Real is UnREAL? The Runner-Up of the Bachelor NZ Spills the Secret Reality Beans

Alex Casey watches UnREAL – a drama set behind-the-scenes of a Bachelor-esque show – with The Bachelor NZ's Dani Robinson, who dishes the dirt on how real reality TV really is.
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By Alex Casey | 7th August, 2015
Senior writer
TV Taught Me: How the Television Layman’s Law of Suits Came Into Real Life Practice in Ponsonby

TV Taught Me: How the Television Layman’s Law of Suits Came Into Real Life Practice in Ponsonby

Tim Lambourne shares his tale of Ponsonby tenancy woe, and explains how binge-watching legal drama Suits at the time helped his underdog case.
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By Tim Lambourne | 26th June, 2015
Guest writer
24 Hours of Heartland: Farewelling Shakespearean Wonder Dogs and Bidet Salesmen

24 Hours of Heartland: Farewelling Shakespearean Wonder Dogs and Bidet Salesmen

"I never took this opportunity previously because the daily effort of watching an objectively bad TV show on a 20-year delay seemed like a waste of time, even by my standards."
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By Calum Henderson | 25th May, 2015
Production editor
X Factor NZ: Fight, Shred and Slap Your Way to the Top in Our X Factor Game

X Factor NZ: Fight, Shred and Slap Your Way to the Top in Our X Factor Game

After the final of X Factor NZ, Joseph Harper creates an interactive game that promises to be more challenging, fun and have higher production values than the competition itself.
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By Joseph Harper | 18th May, 2015
Contributing writer
The Client List: The Final Week – Excavating Meaning From the Void and Having a Party of None

The Client List: The Final Week – Excavating Meaning From the Void and Having a Party of None

It is the final week of James Milne's noble quest to watch Jennifer Love Hewitt's cancelled series The Client List in its entirety. He reflects upon what the show has taught him about life in small town America, and life in general.
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By James Milne | 24th April, 2015
Guest writer
The Binge: José Barbosa’s Meat and Mead-Fueled 10 Hours As a Viking

The Binge: José Barbosa’s Meat and Mead-Fueled 10 Hours As a Viking

Brave couch warrior José Barbosa journeyed 10 hours across the televisual seas to consume the first season of epic Norse saga Vikings in one sitting, accompanied only by meat soup and mead.
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By José Barbosa | 23rd April, 2015
Senior Content Creator
The Client List: Week Four – A Brief History of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Pop Career

The Client List: Week Four – A Brief History of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Pop Career

After a musical number appears on The Client List, James Milne takes an important tangent. "I think it is important to address something which I haven’t yet tackled – Jennifer Love Hewitt’s music career."
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By James Milne | 17th April, 2015
Guest writer
TV Dinners: Traversing Culinary Time and Space with Doctor Who’s Fish Fingers and Custard

TV Dinners: Traversing Culinary Time and Space with Doctor Who’s Fish Fingers and Custard

In TV Dinners, Alex Casey tries to recreate some iconic televisual meals. This time round she tries the Eleventh Doctor's meal of choice – fish fingers dipped in custard.
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By Alex Casey | 17th April, 2015
Senior writer
TV Taught Me: Dr House – Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love my Hypochondria

TV Taught Me: Dr House – Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love my Hypochondria

Sophie Smith shares health lessons learned from watching House, and how the show both helped and hindered her struggle with hypochondria.
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By Sophie Smith | 14th April, 2015
Guest writer
The Client List: James Milne’s Date With Jennifer Love-Hewitt – Week Three

The Client List: James Milne’s Date With Jennifer Love-Hewitt – Week Three

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By James Milne | 9th April, 2015
Guest writer
Checking off Jennifer Love-Hewitt’s ‘The Client List’: Week Two

Checking off Jennifer Love-Hewitt’s ‘The Client List’: Week Two

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By James Milne | 2nd April, 2015
Guest writer

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