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The most memorable local television moments of 2024

The most memorable local television moments of 2024

From Chris Warner’s beard to Newshub’s tearful goodbye, these are the TV moments that gripped the nation this year.

& Tara Ward | 13th December, 2024

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: We found love in a hopeless place

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: We found love in a hopeless place

Hark now hear the Angels (and Bretts) sing – glory to the newborn MAFS king and queen.

By Alex Casey | 25th June, 2024

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: A snake in shark’s clothing

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: A snake in shark’s clothing

First comes marriage, then comes hatred, then comes John Aiken in a baby carriage telling us another couple has left the experiment.

By Alex Casey | 18th June, 2024

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: The toothbrush of uncomfortability

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: The toothbrush of uncomfortability

One does not simply buy a toothbrush from a dairy.

By Alex Casey | 11th June, 2024

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: Trapped in a jam jar of emotions

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: Trapped in a jam jar of emotions

As a wise man once said: when you’re stuck in the jam jar, you don’t know what the label looks like.

By Alex Casey | 4th June, 2024

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: Four weddings and a guinea pig

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings: Four weddings and a guinea pig

Join us at the altar for yet another season of Married at First Sight NZ power rankings.

By Alex Casey | 28th May, 2024

We say ‘I do’ to the return of MAFS NZ (Image: Alex Casey/Tina Tiller)

Reiki on a guinea pig and whatnot: Our first reactions to Married at First Sight NZ

Join us as we discuss the first episode of MAFSNZ with the rabid enthusiasm of a man wearing shorts and a fur coat to his local pie shop.

By Alex Casey and Tara Ward | 26th May, 2024

Brett and Angel: a MAFS success story

At home with Brett and Angel, Married at First Sight NZ’s ‘fairytale’ couple

A trip to Lincoln to visit the most wholesome MAFS couple of all time.

By Alex Casey | 25th May, 2024

MAFS couple Aaron and Ben: married 2017, separated 2017, divorced… 2024

What it’s like to go through a MAFS divorce

The first season of Married at First Sight NZ saw contestants legally wed to a stranger. Seven years later, one couple has only just finalised their divorce.

By Alex Casey | 23rd May, 2024

The Real Pod’s Alex Casey, Jane Yee and Duncan Greive (Image: Tina Tiller)

Why our longest-running podcast is coming to an end

After nearly a decade, it's time for The Real Pod to say goodbye.

By The Real Pod | 15th November, 2023

Married at First Sight NZ has a big curse to break

Married at First Sight NZ has a big curse to break

The show is coming back in 2024. Will this be the season that finally frees the franchise from endless scandal?

By Alex Casey | 24th October, 2023

The Real Pod: In which we pray to the towering Bake Off pastry nun

The Real Pod: In which we pray to the towering Bake Off pastry nun

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.

By The Real Pod | 29th November, 2019

The Real Pod: Fantastico food and big media moves

The Real Pod: Fantastico food and big media moves

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.

By The Real Pod | 25th October, 2019

Every gross sexist thing that happened on MAFS NZ this season

Every gross sexist thing that happened on MAFS NZ this season

The final dinner party on Married at First Sight NZ brought an ugly misogyny to light. But this is far from the first time it has happened this season.

By Alex Casey | 14th October, 2019

The Real Pod: On MAFSNZ, Drag Race UK and the unhinged glory of My Restaurant Rules

The Real Pod: On MAFSNZ, Drag Race UK and the unhinged glory of My Restaurant Rules

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.

By The Real Pod | 11th October, 2019

The Real Pod: MAFSNZ is hell and My Restaurant Rules NZ is heaven

The Real Pod: MAFSNZ is hell and My Restaurant Rules NZ is heaven

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.

By The Real Pod | 4th October, 2019

Please entertain my theory about the MAFSNZ universe

Please entertain my theory about the MAFSNZ universe

Alex Casey wraps on a tinfoil hat and falls down the rabbit hole of the Married at First Sight NZ universe.

By Alex Casey | 30th September, 2019

The Real Pod: Celebrity Treasure Island ends and MAFSNZ kicks off

The Real Pod: Celebrity Treasure Island ends and MAFSNZ kicks off

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.

By The Real Pod | 29th September, 2019

Important: Anna from MAFSNZ has written some absolute belters

Important: Anna from MAFSNZ has written some absolute belters

When a Married at First Sight NZ contestant is a singer/songwriter, we simply have no choice but to listen to their entire back catalogue.

By Alex Casey | 24th September, 2019

The Real Pod: Trouble in MAFSNZ paradise and the truth about Nessie

The Real Pod: Trouble in MAFSNZ paradise and the truth about Nessie

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.

By The Real Pod | 20th September, 2019