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LightboxAugust 25, 2016

Buzzy: A guide to the mind-melting Easter eggs in Mr Robot

By José Barbosa

Senior Content Creator

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Hold onto your hoodies as José Barbosa hacks into the astounding hidden gems of Mr Robot.

Get out your magnifying glass and search for more hidden clues by watching Mr Robot, exclusively available on Lightbox

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Image by Tina Tiller

On the frontlines of the war on men

After decades of battle, the war on men is finally being recognised. A soldier reports.

By Madeleine Chapman

Image: Archi Banal

Shortland Street’s best and worst places to eat and drink

Pour yourself a bowl latte, grab a plate of nachos and reminisce over three decades of Ferndale hospo.

By Alice Neville

Natalie Samy (Photo: FIRST)

Natalie Samy’s Valentine’s Day disaster

'No one ever figured out who it was. Now, several years later: it was me.'

Acting on Shortland Street isn’t as easy as it looks. (Image Design: Archi Banal)

What it takes to be a Shortland Street actor

Getting cast is a dream come true – but that dream takes work.

Staff feature writer

Aotearoa has a literacy problem. How can we fix it?

Aotearoa has a literacy problem. How can we fix it?

As research suggests our learners are falling behind, are we doing enough to correct the curve?

By Christine Braid

Show’s like Insider’s Guide to Happiness and Hounds have gone missing, almost without a trace. (Image: Archi Banal/Getty)

We need another streaming service

Many of our biggest and most expensive TV shows have vanished in the streaming era. The solution is here - so why won’t anyone fund it?

By Chris Schulz

Terms of reference have been announced for a review of electoral laws (Photo: RNZ/Nate McKinnon)

Should the voting age be 16?

The government has announced terms of reference for a review of electoral laws. It will look at the voting age, the length of the parliamentary term, overseas voting and political financing, and could recommend an increase in the number of seats in parliament.

By Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Bulletin editor

Photo: Getty Images; additional design by Tina Tiller

As Labour again fails to address the housing crisis, our most vulnerable suffer

Another budget, another chance to make a difference to New Zealand’s chronic shortage of affordable housings wasted.

By Alan Johnson

Image: Tina Tiller

The case for Shortland Street as New Zealand’s most important TV show

For three decades it's had a profound influence over modern Aotearoa – not just our television, but our society as a whole.

By Duncan Greive

CEO / Publisher

Mad Chapman, Editor

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