September 9: You owe me a beer. September 24: You owe me a beer. March 4: Why don't we get a beer in Auckland and invite the Spinoff

As the media podcast ends, Duncan Greive remembers Jim Grenon's rise at NZME and the fall of Newshub.

The state of play for a small country chomping at the bit.

Whether you agree with the calls or not, pelting match officials with projectiles is never a good look.

Including the return of Jon Hamm to the small screen and a post-divorce sex comedy from HBO.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a doppelgänger in our midst. 

The Act leader ended his appearances on the flagship RNZ show in 2020 after feeling 'belittled' and 'abused' by 'snarky' hosts.

The award-winning playwright, with a new political satire out next month, shares his hot takes about the world.

Four parties now want to reshape the grocery sector, National wants screens out of early childhood centres, NZ First has unveiled a prevention-focused health plan, ACT wants farming to be “fun again” and the Greens want councils to auction empty shop leases.