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Including a new local teen drama, a Cate Blanchett thriller, and a murderous take on Fleabag.

New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

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'It obviously spoke to the children,' says the woman responsible for promoting fish and chips at breakfast, lunch and tea.

Meet the unsung icon behind the primary school hit ‘Fish and Chips’

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Meet the Southland principal who wrote and directed a feature length fantasy epic starring the whole school.

‘Primary school LOTR’: The principal giving Peter Jackson a run for his money

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'I was always part of a team. Some of the best work Campbell Live did, I was only fronting the show.'

‘I can’t believe we’re doing this’: John Campbell on his proudest TV moments

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'The chorus melody is so heartbreaking but the lyrics are so encouraging, like woah … I am the dancing queen!'

‘I am the dancing queen!’: Matthew Young and Jared Frost’s perfect weekend playlist

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Based on a true story, Joan is a colourful series about one woman’s dramatic – and unlawful – rags-to-riches transformation.

Review: Neon’s new British drama is a fun, feisty trip back to the 1980s

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Featuring a merge, a mercy card, and many margaritas mostly consumed by Christian Cullen.

Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: What in the nacho libre is this?

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If we’re after a tonic for what ails us, Live and Let Dai is a compulsory first dose.

Review: In confronting death, Dai Henwood is teaching us how to live

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Including John Campbell's latest crime special, the return of Ahikāroa, and Dai Henwood as you've never seen him before. 

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The actor and writer looks back on a life filled with terrifying children’s TV, deliciously unforgettable ads and a newfound love for Formula One.

‘Real trouble’: Michelle Langstone on the most chaotic CTI player of all time

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A property show in the middle of a housing crisis – whatever could go wrong?

Location Location Location NZ is a bleak reminder of how much a home costs

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'I’ve no idea how John Lennon wrote such an achingly nostalgic song at only 25 years of age.'

‘I’m a complete sucker for a French horn’: Zed’s perfect weekend playlist

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The show's second season picks up the drama where it left off – in a flat where, if walls could talk, they’d have a lot of shit to say.

Review: Not Even is probably the realest reflection of life as a Gen Z in Aotearoa

Not Even is probably the realest reflection of life as a Gen Z in Aotearoa

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'More people will watch it if there's more to watch. I've already said that but it’s very important.'

‘Stupid not to do another series’: Local kids respond to the cancellation of Time Bandits

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Two eliminations, one medical emergency and a shocking emergency defecation situation.

Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: Tears on my pillow, jet planes in my heart

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The film director turned influencer has been promoting a weird range of products lately.

What is going on with Taika Waititi’s Instagram? 

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A longtime Katy Perry devotee wrestles with the fact one of his favourite artists just doesn't have it anymore. 

I listened to Katy Perry’s new album 143 so you don’t have to

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The groundbreaking show has had mixed reviews over the past two decades. 

Reviewing the very first episode of bro’Town, 20 years on

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Including a New Zealander in a surprising starring role, a new Adam Brody rom com and Oprah Winfrey vs AI.

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'I was probably eight or nine – old enough to know better and old enough to be really embarrassed.'

‘A crisis situation’: Guy Montgomery’s live TV toilet nightmare

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It's an improvised, dangerous response to prison overcrowding.

The problem with prison double bunking

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'Please help. I don’t know how to explain this. I have written so many articles.'

Traffic is made of cars

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With specialist mental health services in ‘chaos’, people who need help end up in destructive cycles and prison. Experts say there are solutions, but is political will and leadership lacking?

Prison or nothing: The ‘self-perpetuating downward spiral’ in New Zealand’s mental health system

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Simeon Brown has tied himself to an unpopular and probably impossible project. But are there any positives? 

Windbag: Is there a case for the long tunnel?

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An elder scolded me for my inability to speak Cantonese: 'You must learn.' My father heard my elder’s words and said nothing. My shame was as much his as it was mine.

Missing metal: On language and identity

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A review of one of the most anticipated novels of the year. 

The breath out: Kataraina by Becky Manawatu, reviewed

Alex Casey and Madeleine Chapman live blog the highs and lows of the 2017 Golden Globe awards, for all of you poor folk stuck in the office pretending to work. 

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Alex Casey and Madeleine Chapman live blog the highs and lows of the 2017 Golden Globe awards, for all of you poor folk stuck in the office pretending to work. 

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Pop CultureJanuary 9, 2017

The greatest Spinoff Golden Globes live blog you are likely to see today

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Pop CultureJanuary 9, 2017

The greatest Spinoff Golden Globes live blog you are likely to see today

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