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Screen Week

The Sunday Essay: Fame and loneliness in The Tribe

The Sunday Essay: Fame and loneliness in The Tribe

Being a child star isn't all fun and games.
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By Amelia Reynolds | 24th October, 2021
Guest writer
Sia Trokenheim’s role on  Step Dave ended five years ago (Image: Archi Banal)

What really happened to Step Dave? 

It had two stellar seasons and has been remade in multiple countries. So why did Step Dave get cancelled? 
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By Chris Schulz | 22nd October, 2021
Guest writer
The inimitable Kerry Smith as Magda on NZ’s most glamourously fun drama, Gloss. (Photo: NZ on Screen / TVNZ, Design: Tina Tiller)

Gloss is the shiny, shoulder-padded unicorn of local drama

It was camper than a row of homosexual tents, and we need more shows like it.
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By Sam Brooks | 21st October, 2021
Contributing writer
IMAGE: ARCHI BANAL

I will never, ever fix my smashed phone screen – and I’m not alone 

Josie Adams refuses to fix the cracks in her phone screen even though they’re slicing her fingers to ribbons. Why?
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By Josie Adams | 21st October, 2021
Contributing writer
Kelvin Taylor (second right) with fellow Spartacus extras (Photo: Supplied)

How it feels to be an African-Kiwi on NZ screens

Come Dine With Me New Zealand's Kelvin Taylor wants to see more African-Kiwi talent on local screens.
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By Kelvin Taylor | 20th October, 2021
Guest writer
Computer Recycling managing director Patrick Moynahan (Photo: Supplied/Tina Tiller)

This e-waste expert recycles 2,000 tonnes of our tech junk every year

Demand for ever-newer consumer tech means New Zealanders generate more than 80,000 tonnes of e-waste annually. Where does it all go?
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By Reweti Kohere | 20th October, 2021
Staff writer
The Jaquie Brown Diaries (Image / Supplied : Tina Tiller)

Why The Jaquie Brown Diaries needs another season

It's been 12 years since the show ended on a cliffhanger. Now it’s time for a resolution.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 19th October, 2021
The Bulletin editor
How to talk to your kids about screens

How to talk to your kids about screens

Yes, you should ask if they know Roblox player ‘ChewTurkey749’ in real life.
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By Peter Mahoney | 19th October, 2021
Guest writer
Some of the young cast of Head High (Photo: South Pacific Pictures/supplied)
Opinion

If streaming services won’t make NZ TV on their own, NZ should force them to

None of the streaming services have made premium drama directly for NZ audiences, and they won't change that unless change is forced upon them.
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By Andrew Szusterman | 19th October, 2021
Guest writer
When Netflix arrived, a bomb went off in Aotearoa’s streaming wars. Photo composite: Tina Tiller

The day Netflix rolled into town

The moment the streaming wars changed forever.
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By Chris Schulz | 18th October, 2021
Guest writer
Marathon Succession. Image: Archi Banal

Our favourite moments from Succession (so far)

Ahead of the show’s third season on Neon, The Spinoff rounds up the best moments from TV’s best show about bad people.
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By Group Think | 18th October, 2021
A bunch of people
Why we’re dedicating an entire week to screens

Why we’re dedicating an entire week to screens

We need to talk about the thing you're staring at right now.
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By Chris Schulz | 18th October, 2021
Guest writer
All the best moments from Saturday’s live televised Vaxathon

All the best moments from Saturday’s live televised Vaxathon

Conga lines at the ready, here's everything you missed from a live broadcast like no other.
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By Alex Casey and Tara Ward | 16th October, 2021
Guest writer
With Auckland cancelled, the rest of NZ needs to save the film festival

With Auckland cancelled, the rest of NZ needs to save the film festival

Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Timaru, it’s up to you.
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By Chris Schulz | 14th October, 2021
Guest writer
IMAGE: ARCHI BANAL

Meet the local love doctors taking the pain out of online dating 

Are you in need of a Bumble broker or a Tinder photographer? You’re not alone.
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By Josie Adams | 30th September, 2021
Contributing writer
Department of Internal Affairs estimates one in five New Zealanders experiences digital exclusion (Image: Toby Morris)

Closing the digital divide requires ‘constant attention’, say education experts

The issue goes beyond just having a screen and wifi. 
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By Justin Latif | 20th September, 2021
Guest writer
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All the classic Windows screensavers, ranked

Don’t move that mouse! Hang around and relive the best of the classic screensavers, ranked from worst to best.
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By Sam Brooks | 13th August, 2021
Contributing writer
Boring phone (left) vs exciting phone (right)

One simple hack to (maybe!) cure your phone addiction

After years of watching powerlessly as his iPhone took over his brain, Duncan Greive found a way of getting it back.
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By Duncan Greive | 4th August, 2018
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