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The Spinoff goes behind the scenes at New Zealand’s favourite reality show: Dancing with the Stars. (Image Design: Tina Tiller)
17th May, 2022

Secrets from the Dancing With the Stars studio audience

Behind the scenes of the most spray-tanned show in town.
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By The Spinoff
Staff writers
Kristie Williams during the opening group number to ‘Sandstorm’ by Darude on week four of Dancing with the Stars NZ. (Photo: Eddison Te Reo)
16th May, 2022

Dancing with the Stars, week four: Bangers and jams

We're past the halfway point of the competition, and it's time to go clubbing.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
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14th May, 2022

How Ozark spent its final season murdering itself

As the bodies piled up, Netflix's hit crime drama turned into a dull endurance test for viewers.
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By Chris Schulz
Senior writer
From left to right: Brad Coleman, Loryn Reynolds, Brittany Coleman and Kristie Williams on Dancing with the Stars NZ. (Image Design: Tina Tiller)
14th May, 2022

How hard is being a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars?

We hear from the celebs, but what’s doing the show like for their on-stage partners?
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Big Brother Australia is going back to the future
13th May, 2022

Big Brother is going back to the future

Some legendary housemates have been summoned back to the diary room – but the Big Brother house is a very different place in 2022.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
James Roque: Boy Mestizo (Photos: Supplied)
12th May, 2022

James Roque: How I made my own comedy special – then sold it to Three

For years an hour-long comedy special felt like the impossible dream. Tonight, it premieres on Three.
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By James Roque
Guest writer
(Image: FIRST / Tina Tiller)
11th May, 2022

Why Eli Matthewson quit dancing lessons

'I did ballet from age four till six. An iconic run.'
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By FIRST
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Welcome to Lego Masters NZ (Photos: TVNZ / Design: Toby Morris)
10th May, 2022

Lego Masters NZ celebrates the Lego nerd in all of us

Featuring Aotearoa's most controversial duck, a rollercoaster from hell and 'snot bricks' galore.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Dancing with the Stars judge Lance Savali kills it. (Photo: Three)
9th May, 2022

Dancing with the Stars rankings: Return of the dance-off

The dance-off is back – but somebody still has to go home!
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Lego Masters NZ brickmaster Robin Sathers (Photo: TVNZ)
9th May, 2022

Tales of a professional Lego brickmaster

The only person on Lego Masters NZ who isn’t bricking it.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
The cast of Down for Love (Image: TVNZ/Tina Tiller)
8th May, 2022

Down For Love is transforming reality romance

Love love? You’ll love this.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
Poe Tiara Ruhe-Tararo and Tristan Valencia, two of the subjects of Re:’s new documentary series, 2000s Baby. (Photo: Supplied)
7th May, 2022

What’s it like to turn 21 in the middle of a pandemic?

Two 2000s babies talk about how they celebrated and what the milestone meant to them.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Image: Tina Tiller
6th May, 2022

The 10 most shocking moments in Dancing with the Stars NZ history

Disappearing ponytails and dislocated knees are just the beginning.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Image: Tina Tiller / Katjana Grgicevich / Supplied
6th May, 2022

To Jonny from Eli, with all my love and eternal thanks

A straight man being so warm, open and kind to his gay mate on national TV really mattered, writes Eli Matthewson.
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By Eli Matthewson
Guest writer
Image: Tina Tiller
4th May, 2022

The curious case of The Pilgrim, a decade-old script tearing the screen industry apart

The chief executive of the Film Commission is on leave and lawyers are involved as a row over a screen project heats up.
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By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
Goodbye for now, sweet prince. (Image: Tina Tiller)
3rd May, 2022

Outlander recap: going out with a bang

What’s the worst thing that could happen in the season finale of Outlander? Spoiler: it’s not nits.
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By Tara Ward
TV writer
Eli Matthewson and Sonia Gray, two celebrities who shouldn’t have gone home this early on Dancing with the Stars. (Photo: Three, image design: Tina Tiller)
3rd May, 2022

Dancing with the Stars is broken

Two weeks of shock eliminations suggest that our most beloved reality show might need a tweak.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Dancing with the Chairs, week two. (Photo: Three)
2nd May, 2022

Dancing with the Stars, week two: Another shock elimination?

What week two of DWTS NZ gave us was pure shock and awe.
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Do you pay the top dollar for YouTube Premium? Sure, but it’s bang for your buck. (Image Design: Bianca Cross)
2nd May, 2022

Hear me out: YouTube Premium is the best-value streaming service

Is it time to stop skipping that one-month free trial offer?
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By Sam Brooks
Staff feature writer
Look at these faces looking at you! They’re what you’ll be watching in May. (Image Design: Tina Tiller)
1st May, 2022

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

With thanks to our friends at Nando’s, we round up everything coming to streaming services this month.
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By The Spinoff
Staff writers

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