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TV makers defend show starring former Real Housewife following online backlash

The casting of Gilda Kirkpatrick in a new show has been met with a tidal wave of outrage on social media.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 6th November, 2020
The Bulletin editor
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (20-1)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (20-1)

Around 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff counts down the 100 most iconic local television moments of the 2010s. Today, moments 20-1.
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By Alex Casey | 20th December, 2019
Senior writer
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (40-21)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (40-21)

Around 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff counts down the 100 most iconic local television moments of the 2010s. Today, moments 40-21.
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By The Spinoff | 19th December, 2019
Staff writers
You got a Real Housewife in my theatre!

What’s a Real Housewife doing hosting a talk show about theatre?

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By Sam Brooks | 12th June, 2018
Contributing writer

The 2017 TV Awards: winners, losers and all the shade in between

The TV awards return after five years away and reveal an industry boiling with rage and extremely fun to watch.
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By Alex Casey | 1st December, 2017
Senior writer
The Real Pod: an apology to Polly and Grant and a lament for the Champagne Lady

The Real Pod: an apology to Polly and Grant and a lament for the Champagne Lady

What's Anne up to? How about Max Key? Listen to find out or just to laugh with these wacky sods.
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By The Real Pod | 28th November, 2017
Podcast
Unbelievably, Real Housewife Julia Sloane is plotting a comeback from her racist infamy

Unbelievably, Real Housewife Julia Sloane is plotting a comeback from her racist infamy

She became an international pariah after uttering the worst racial slur on The Real Housewives of Auckland. Now Julia Sloane is apparently plotting a comeback with a feature-length documentary, reports Duncan Greive.
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By Duncan Greive | 25th July, 2017
Founder
The Real Pod: The Beanboozled challenge meets The Bachelor overnights

The Real Pod: The Beanboozled challenge meets The Bachelor overnights

The three amigos chug back some disgusting flavoured jellybeans and dissect the past week on The Bachelor NZ and in NZ life.
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By The Real Pod | 16th May, 2017
Podcast
The Real Pod: Anne the Champagne Lady wants YOU to come to her party

The Real Pod: Anne the Champagne Lady wants YOU to come to her party

Jane, Alex and Duncan are joined this week by New Zealand's greatest reality TV star.
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By The Real Podcast of Housewives | 9th May, 2017
Guest writer
Summer reissue: Real Housewives and the real racism New Zealand prefers to pretend doesn’t exist

Summer reissue: Real Housewives and the real racism New Zealand prefers to pretend doesn’t exist

A Black woman living in New Zealand talks about this year's infamous episode of Real Housewives, and why it’s indicative of a broader racist culture in New Zealand we still refuse to acknowledge.
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By Guest Writer | 27th December, 2016
Guest Post
The 10 most memorable New Zealand television moments of 2016

The 10 most memorable New Zealand television moments of 2016

After much heated debate in the Spinoff television department, we present this list of local TV moments that made 2016 the weird mess it was.
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By The Spinoff | 23rd December, 2016
Staff writers
The top 10 New Zealand television shows of 2016, as voted by you

The top 10 New Zealand television shows of 2016, as voted by you

Which New Zealand show did you vote as your favourite for 2016? C'mon, let's go to the results party.
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By The Spinoff | 22nd December, 2016
Staff writers
Urgent: The Champagne Lady has released a Christmas song

Urgent: The Champagne Lady has released a Christmas song

A musical Christmas miracle courtesy of Anne Batley-Burton from The Real Housewives of Auckland.
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By The Spinoff | 21st December, 2016
Staff writers
The #realpod and #tfspod team look back on the year in local television

The #realpod and #tfspod team look back on the year in local television

The triumphant return of Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey to wrap up New Zealand telly in 2016.
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By The Spinoff | 13th December, 2016
Staff writers
The Real Housewives of Auckland Power Rankings: It all goes down in a fiery ball from hell

The Real Housewives of Auckland Power Rankings: It all goes down in a fiery ball from hell

It's the grand finale of The Real Housewives of Auckland this week, and the women aren't going out without a fight, a cheeky chicken and an ancient candelabra.
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By Alex Casey | 18th October, 2016
Senior writer
The Real Housewives of Auckland Power Rankings – The Champagne Lady does a twerk

The Real Housewives of Auckland Power Rankings – The Champagne Lady does a twerk

Anne twerks, Angela hires male strippers and Colin Mathura-Jeffree shows up: just another week on The Real Housewives of Auckland. ≠≠–
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By Alex Casey | 11th October, 2016
Senior writer
The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Eight: The gang ring the Angela Stone hotline

The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Eight: The gang ring the Angela Stone hotline

In this week's episode of #realpod, Jane, Duncan and Alex discuss life drawing, Rescue Remedy pastilles during birth and Angie Stone the marshmallow woman.
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By The Real Podcast of Housewives | 5th October, 2016
Guest writer
The Real Housewives of Auckland Power Rankings – A little marshmallow named Angie?

The Real Housewives of Auckland Power Rankings – A little marshmallow named Angie?

Angela is an actual human? Anne likes drawing naked men? Rohan isn't the little gent we thought he was? It's backwards week on The Real Housewives of Auckland.
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By Alex Casey | 4th October, 2016
Senior writer
On the Rag – September edition on Trump and why we don’t need a Minister for Men

On the Rag – September edition on Trump and why we don’t need a Minister for Men

Join us for the podcast equivalent of an eye-roll as we talk toxic rugby, lipsticks and having the confidence of a mediocre white man.
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By On the Rag | 3rd October, 2016
Women and stuff
The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Seven: What does chakra oil do anyway?

The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Seven: What does chakra oil do anyway?

In this week's episode of #realpod, Jane, Duncan and Alex discuss the return to normalcy for The Housewives, the Parnell pussies and Norrie's debut.
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By Group Think | 28th September, 2016
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