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Image: TVNZ / Design: Tina Tiller
8th August, 2022

Unbreakable is back to tell more stories of disabled people with big ambitions

The show puts disabled people front and centre, on both sides of the camera, but not all within the community are fans.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Who is it, who is it underneath the ? (Design: Tina Tiller)
7th August, 2022

Who are the contestants on Celebrity Treasure Island 2022? 

And, on behalf of all of Facebook, 'WHO CARES?!?'
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
Bzz, bzz, for an insect themed runway and an acting challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
6th August, 2022

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under power rankings: Do not pass go, go straight to jail

An acting challenge set in a Timaru prison sends one queen packing.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Pick one, celebrities/stars (choose applicable)! Not all three. (Image Design: Tina Tiller)
5th August, 2022

Hear me out: Celebrities should only ever be allowed to do one reality show

Or at the very least limit it to one every 10 years.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Taking ‘better work stories’ way too far (Image: Tina Tiller)
5th August, 2022

Every murder on The Brokenwood Mysteries, ranked and reviewed

Ya dying for it.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
The Comedy Mixtape is not just another comedy show
Opinion
4th August, 2022

The Comedy Mixtape is not just another comedy show

Going from being 'the brown guy' in the lineup to one of many brown faces in a mainstream comedy show is a big deal.
By Ed Amon
Guest writer
Nurses, nurses everywhere (Design: Tina Tiller)
4th August, 2022

Ten things Shortland Street has taught us about nursing

What can we learn about a career in nursing that the show hasn't taught us already?
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Image: Tina Tiller
3rd August, 2022

Watching Love Island at the pub, reviewed

So this is what's it like to have all your wildest dreams come true.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
All the faces, faces and faces you’ll be streaming on Netflix, Neon and everything else in August.
1st August, 2022

What’s new to Netflix NZ, Neon and other streaming services in August

From Netfllix to Neon to Disney, we round up everything coming to streaming services this month.
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By The Spinoff
Staff writers
We’re back, we’re back, we’re back for RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under season two! (Photo: TVNZ)
30th July, 2022

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under power rankings: A little unconventional

Kia ora queens! Season two is here and we couldn't be more excited.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Comedian, Australian and judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Rhys Nicholson. (Photo: TVNZ, Image Design: Tina Tiller)
30th July, 2022

Rhys Nicholson on the weirdness of becoming a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under

What's it like going from a superfan to sitting behind the judges' desk?
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Leap into week two of The Block NZ (Design: Tina Tiller)
28th July, 2022

The Block NZ: Everything we learned during children’s bedroom week

Including a reality-shattering revelation about the 'tools down' whistle.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Kita Mean, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under and Anita Wigli’t, Miss Congeniality for RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. (Photos: Supplied, Image Design: Tina Tiller)
26th July, 2022

What are the NZ queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under season one doing now?

The show can launch a queen into the stratosphere – so where have our local queens ended up?
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Photo: Supplied/Three
25th July, 2022

Welcome back, Masked Singer NZ, you glorious fever dream

How many unicorns you know roll like this? Not many, if any.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
What time is it? Toi Time! (Photo: TVNZ / Design: Tina Tiller)
22nd July, 2022

‘I’m a baby whisperer now’: Anika Moa on her new kids’ show Toi Time

'I get a lot of parents sliding into my DMs, going 'thanks for making music that doesn't make me want to smack my head against the wall'.'
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Image: Tina Tiller
21st July, 2022

Ten of the greatest period moments on TV

There’s no need to make a song and dance about it – or is there?
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
It all starts now (Image: Discovery / Design: Tina Tiller)
21st July, 2022

Has The Block NZ redeemed itself?

The long-running reality favourite has had a few renovations. And we're not just talking about the theme song.
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By Alex Casey and Tara Ward
Guest writer
Much to think about, much to think about, this season on The Masked Singer NZ. (Photos: Three)
19th July, 2022

The Masked Singer NZ’s confusing new costumes, ranked

Twelve costumes, many questions.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Sam Low, Masterchef NZ winner 2022 (Image: Discovery / Design: Tina Tiller)
18th July, 2022

The secret to Sam Low’s Masterchef success

Aotearoa's latest Masterchef on going 'balls to the wall' in the final and the power of food as a love language.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Thomasin McKenzie in her best performance yet as Ursula (over and over again) in Life After Life. (Photo: TVNZ, Image Design: Tina Tiller)
17th July, 2022

Review: Life After Life is a gorgeous TV adaptation of a quietly beautiful book

Thomasin McKenzie's best performance yet? We believe so.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer

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