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25th May, 2022

On the frontlines of the war on men

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Able and the battle to make NZ television accessible to all

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By Duncan Greive
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By Toby Manhire
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5th May, 2022

‘I don’t feel it’s done me lasting damage’: David Shanks on five years as chief censor

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By Toby Manhire
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The curious case of The Pilgrim, a decade-old script tearing the screen industry apart

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28th April, 2022

About all that ‘Māori nonsense’ on the radio

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By Hal Crawford
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