Bogans

‘Fucking fantast-’: 1News at Six crosses live to Metallica’s bogan paradise

‘Fucking fantast-’: 1News at Six crosses live to Metallica’s bogan paradise

This might be the best news we’ve seen all year.

By Tara Ward | 20th November, 2025

Guns N’ Roses live review: Paula Bennett, our Deputy PM, reports from bogan heaven

Guns N’ Roses live review: Paula Bennett, our Deputy PM, reports from bogan heaven

Politician and proud Westie Paula Bennett reviews Saturday night's Guns N' Roses concert at Western Springs in Auckland.

By Paula Bennett | 7th February, 2017

What “bogan” baby names reveal about New Zealand’s lingering class divide

What “bogan” baby names reveal about New Zealand’s lingering class divide

What's the difference between a "normal" name and a "bogan" one? A few hundred years and many thousand dollars in household income, says Madeleine Holden.

By Madeleine Holden | 18th March, 2016

From Scandinavia to West Auckland – Were the Vikings really the bogans of the sea?

From Scandinavia to West Auckland – Were the Vikings really the bogans of the sea?

Moata Tamaira argues that Vikings is really just Outrageous Fortune but with longships instead of V8s.

By Moata Tamaira | 11th March, 2016

Interview: Scary Rides, Satanic Pumpkins and Boganology with Dave and Fro from TV2’s Bogans

Interview: Scary Rides, Satanic Pumpkins and Boganology with Dave and Fro from TV2’s Bogans

Alex Casey sits down with Boganologist Dave Snell and his mate Fro, stars of TV2's docuseries Bogans, to find out what's actually going on beneath the leather jackets and car exhaust fumes.

By Alex Casey | 13th August, 2015