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VideoJune 16, 2015

Video: My Reality Rules – The Spinoff’s Panel Discussion at the NZ Young Writers Festival

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The first ever New Zealand Young Writers Festival was held in Dunedin last month. Alex Casey and Duncan Greive were asked to do a panel discussion about reality television, and it’s place in New Zealand culture.

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Click here for more from the NZ Young Writers Festival, including an ‘Ask Me Anything’ with Guy Williams off the telly.

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