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The Traitors NZ

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.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
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 & Tara Ward | 13th December, 2024
Staff writer
The final five on The Traitors NZ

‘I felt physically sick’: What it’s really like to win The Traitors NZ

'You have no idea what's going on in the other people's heads, and no one's making eye contact. It was so dark and somber – and freezing.'
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By Tara Ward | 7th August, 2024
Staff writer
The Traitors NZ Power Rankings: A sickening finale indeed

The Traitors NZ Power Rankings: A sickening finale indeed

Less like a jubilant celebration, more like a slow descent into the bowels of hell. 
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By Alex Casey | 6th August, 2024
Senior writer
Design: Tina Tiller

The Traitors NZ power rankings: Smells like a shitshow

Spirits are low, the missions have become terrifying and Paul Henry’s dogs seem to be multiplying every time he arrives for breakfast.
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By Tara Ward | 30th July, 2024
Staff writer
Photo: SPP / Design: Tina Tiller

‘What a privilege’:  Whitney from The Traitors NZ on life as a funeral director

The funeral director and star of The Traitors NZ discusses her two favourite topics: death and reality television. 
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By My Life in TV | 27th July, 2024
Guest writer
The cast of season two of The Traitors NZ, with host Paul Henry  (Photo: SPP)

Why this season of The Traitors is the best reality TV NZ has ever made

If you haven’t started watching yet, we beg you to reconsider.
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By Tara Ward | 26th July, 2024
Staff writer
The Traitors NZ Power Rankings: Are you not entertained?!

The Traitors NZ Power Rankings: Are you not entertained?!

Who got flushed this week, and who remains circling the drain. 
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By Alex Casey | 23rd July, 2024
Senior writer
Hear me out: Ban all celebrities from reality TV game shows
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Hear me out: Ban all celebrities from reality TV game shows

Normies only from now on, please.
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By Hera Lindsay Bird | 18th July, 2024
Contributing writer
The Traitors NZ power rankings: Sucks to be you

The Traitors NZ power rankings: Sucks to be you

The prize fund continues to grow, but so does the faithful's deathly sense of despair.
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By Tara Ward | 16th July, 2024
Staff writer
The Traitors NZ Power Rankings: A grave mistake

The Traitors NZ Power Rankings: A grave mistake

Hell hath no fury like a woman with a wedding to plan.
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By Alex Casey | 9th July, 2024
Senior writer
The Traitors NZ power rankings: A hard act to swallow

The Traitors NZ power rankings: A hard act to swallow

Nobody wants to be the first sent home, especially when you went to all the trouble of finding a missing eyeball in a room full of haunted dolls.
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By Tara Ward | 2nd July, 2024
Staff writer
‘A nightmare waiting to happen’: Our roundtable review of The Traitors NZ

‘A nightmare waiting to happen’: Our roundtable review of The Traitors NZ

The Spinoff faithfuls deliver their verdict on episode one of The Traitors NZ. 
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By Group Think | 1st July, 2024
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Who is it, underneath the mask? Paul Henry and some mysterious people (Photo: SPP)

Who’s under the cloak? Meet the cast of The Traitors NZ

A wrestler, a clairvoyant and a funeral director walk into a castle... As season two approaches, let us introduce the brave souls about to blag and backstab their way to $100,000.
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By Tara Ward | 16th June, 2024
Staff writer
Who goes there?

‘Let the mind games begin’: What we know about the new season of The Traitors NZ

It's back, baby... and this time there's not a celebrity in sight.
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By Tara Ward | 13th June, 2024
Staff writer
Matt Heath’s life in TV (Image: Tina Tiller)

‘Pretty terrifying’: Matt Heath’s near death experience in a monkey costume

'No one could see that I was in trouble because I was just jumping around with my arms waving and acting like a monkey.'
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By My Life in TV | 1st June, 2024
Guest writer
The Traitors NZ power rankings, week five: A disgustingly satisfying finale

The Traitors NZ power rankings: A disgustingly satisfying finale

Eyeballs were eaten, heads were shaved and a winner was crowned.
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By Alex Casey | 5th September, 2023
Senior writer
Image: Archi Banal

The Traitors NZ power rankings: New Zealand's Next Top... Traitor?

The Traitors NZ just handed the controls to Aotearoa’s greatest living celebrity, and nothing will ever be the same again.
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By Alex Casey | 29th August, 2023
Senior writer
Image: Archi Banal

The Traitors NZ just made its most savage move yet

'Something truly terrible has happened…'
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By Alex Casey | 22nd August, 2023
Senior writer
Image by Archi Banal

The Traitors NZ power rankings: Have we broken the show already? 

What is happening at Paul Henry's lodge?!
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By Alex Casey | 15th August, 2023
Senior writer
Colin Mathura-Jeffree is ready for his big Dynasty fight

Colin Mathura-Jeffree is ready for his big Dynasty fight

'TV is a real Aladdin’s cave of treasure. I don’t think people really give it the respect it deserves.'
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By My Life in TV | 12th August, 2023
Guest writer

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