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'I know America can be very strict with that kind of stuff. I just packed it in my luggage, and was like, I'll see what happens.'

‘Really worried’: What Now’s Chris Kirk on smuggling gunge out of New Zealand

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'She was so right when she wrote 'I can’t help that I need it all, the primadonna life, the rise and fall' cause sometimes it really does feel like that …'

‘Theatrical, chaotic and romantic’: Heidi Simpson’s perfect weekend playlist

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A new documentary series tells the story of a former Napier councillor accused of murder in Canada. 

In Cold Water is a must-see for true crime fans

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'It was pretty ugly, but when my life fell apart was actually when it all started.'

The rebuilding of Fazerdaze

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Christchurch does not swing, apparently, but it does dance. 

Review: Crowded House gets Ōtautahi breaking the rules

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Review: Everything happens all at once at Coldplay's sold-out show.

Coldplay and 57,000 babies at Eden Park

Stewart Sowman-Lund

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Two buzzing sceptics review the three-hour spectacle at Auckland’s Civic Theatre. 

The Lord of the Rings musical is better than you’re probably expecting

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Chris Parker, Tom Sainsbury, Kura Forrester and Brynley Stent are resurrecting Camping, the 2016 Comedy Fest hit.

The four funniest New Zealanders are ready for their holiday orgy

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Moving Houses has a new host, and he's immediately up to his armpits in slow-paced, high-intensity drama. 

Great news: New Zealand’s favourite TV show about trucks driving very slowly is back

Great news: NZ’s favourite TV show about trucks driving very slowly is back

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The mystery being an $89 electronic music festival that reveals only half of its lineup before you arrive.

Review: Inside Mystery Festival, Auckland’s most secretive concert

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Including a groundbreaking new local documentary, and compelling true crime series with a former Napier city councillor at the centre. 

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

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'We hope it offers comfort to rangatahi navigating their own gender journeys, while also educating whānau and allies alike.'

Why I made a ‘punk rock’ documentary about gender in Aotearoa

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'I was obsessed… her outfits were phenomenal.'

‘Such a thrill’: Chelsie Preston Crayford on seeing a sitcom legend in the flesh

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'Like, do you not feel FILLED WITH HOPE AND EUPHORIA when you listen to it?'

‘So simple, so sweet, so pure’: Rita Mae’s perfect weekend playlist

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TVNZ's stylish new Queenstown-set murder mystery series plays things remarkably safe.

The many mysteries of A Remarkable Place to Die

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Longtime fans were surprised to hear a new Elemeno P song that sounded unlike anything they’d ever made. 

Elemeno P just released a song for the first time in 13 years – but is it real?

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Local cult comedy horror Black Sheep confirmed for a sequel 

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Pets of The Spinoff tuned in to RNZ Concert last night to catch its special programme designed to chill them out. Did it work?

The great Spinoff pet review of RNZ Concert’s Guy Fawkes programme

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Including a new local murder mystery, a dating show for regular folk and the best coming-of-age film in years.

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The Q+A host reflects on his career in broadcasting, and the moment he realised it was all worth it.

‘I’ve never lived it down’: The Breakfast live cross that still haunts Jack Tame

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'We are counsellors, we are social workers, we are a lot of things to a lot of different people at different times'

Pacific profiles: Meet the Southside Aiga Midwives, who serve whānau in the heart of Māngere

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A new campaign is targeting ASB due to its Kiwisaver funds having investments into Motorola, a company that supplies Israel's military.  

Public pressure mounts for Kiwisaver funds to invest ethically 

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When we have ministers for racing and for space, it's indefensible that there's no one to stare down the tech giants that govern our digital lives. 

We need a minister for big tech, and we need one now

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We attempt to count the number of times the thunderous haka in the NZ parliament has been viewed around the world. 

The haka that circled the globe

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A new generation is leading the hīkoi for tino rangatiratanga and Māori self-determination.

Ka tuku te rākau: Handing over the baton of protest to a new generation

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The CEOs of Westpac and Kiwibank are contemplating quitting Facebook over its inaction on scams.

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it

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When the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi hit Auckland, Aotearoa's most multicultural and (arguably) fashionable city rose to the occasion.

Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers

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Dog of the month: Georgie, who would like The Spinoff to rank peanut butters

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: In defence of Auckland’s ‘incredibly’ expensive Christmas tree

, FIRST presents a collection of horror flat stories – featuring maggots, a bail hostel and a massage studio in the lounge.

FIRST’s best flatting stories | FIRST | The Spinoff

 collects some of the best flatting stories from the series so far, from Lucy Suttor setting up a massage studio in her lounge, Ladyhawke seeing maggots for the first time, Angella Dravid’s three years in a bail hostel and Alice Snedden’s flatmate trying to impose a baking tax.

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Featuring maggots, a bail hostel and a massage studio in the lounge.

The Spinoff

Pop CultureSeptember 28, 2022

A compilation of FIRST’s best flatting stories

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