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Alex Casey

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From the Jono and Ellie bombshell to the return of Collins, we look at back at two incredible nights of television.

The best moments from the outrageous final episodes of MAFS AU

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'Seeing these children, and their little bright shiny faces, really hit home how young they were.'

How The Lost Boys of Dilworth brought a ‘horrendous nightmare’ to life

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An impressive new HBO spy thriller, a charming new romantic reality series, the return of My Life is Murder and more.<br />


New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

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'People always joke that they hope I never contact them. Because for blokes, it's probably the child they never knew about. And for women, it’s probably the child they’ve never spoken about.'

‘One hell of a shock’: Why not everyone wants flowers from David Lomas

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Only read this if you've also had John o' Groats, Fray Bentos and the sword of Damocles stuck in your head since 2002.

A complete list of things I only know about because of The Office

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Netflix's retelling of the events surrounding Prince Andrew's infamous TV interview has the sheen of a high-prestige drama, but it pays to keep your expectations low.

Review: Prince Andrew drama Scoop hits a lot of bum notes, but Billie Piper isn’t one

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'Some people might take the news elegantly … not running around the house like I did.'

‘Several hours screaming’: Jess Hong on being cast in Netflix’s most-watched series

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'It's the end of something very special in New Zealand that may not happen anywhere else in the world.'

‘The end of something very special’: A look back at nearly half a century of Fair Go

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Three’s sharp new local drama follows two best friends and a surrogacy pact that goes wrong.

The aftershocks keep coming in gripping new psychological drama Friends Like Her

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Subways, palaces, gold heists, rockets on trains and luxury nightlife? You Bollywood in Wellington.

When Wellington starred in a Bollywood spy thriller: a scene-by-scene breakdown

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Today it was confirmed that both Newshub and Sunday would be gone by the middle of the year. Here’s how the networks covered the news.  

‘The end of news as we know it’: How the news reported the end of the news, again 

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Please tell me that is not your facial hair.

Important: Chris Warner has a beard now

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Including one contestant who's taking his third bite of the reality TV cherry. 

Who are the home cooks heading to My Kitchen Rules NZ this year?

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A dark new local drama, the next big series based on a popular video game, Michael Douglas hooning around 18th century France and more.

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Sins and sinners abound in the big budget drama, but does the show deliver?

Can we keep the faith with TVNZ’s new local drama Testify?

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'It's big, it's intense... but at the same time, it's still just a set.'

‘Look at all the food’: Vinnie Bennett on going from What Now to Hollywood

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Anyone who's been made to feel small and stupid by faceless bureaucracy will relate.

Review: Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office is an enraging drama about righteous hope

Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office is an enraging drama about righteous hope

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'We say to our kids every dinner time, you have no idea how lucky you are that we have all our own food here. And they just go ‘yeah yeah whatever mum'.'

‘We’d never move back’: Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie on swapping the hustle for the harvest

Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie on swapping the hustle for the harvest

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Chris Luxon has weighed in, and now so are we. 

Aotearoa was first in the world to hear Cowboy Carter – here’s what we thought

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They're a long way apart in almost every way. But Auckland can still take lessons from the liberal city deep in the heart of Texas.

Can Auckland be a (little) bit more like Austin? 10 takeaways from a week at SXSW

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In the final months of Pukekohe Park Raceway raceway, the father and daughter duo running it want to give everyone one last chance to go fast.

The last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park Raceway

Watch: The last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park Raceway

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The print news giant has beaten out NZME to create a 6pm bulletin to replace Newshub at Three, with 'limited' roles for laid-off Newshub staff.

‘Some’ Newshub staff to be taken on by Stuff for new 6pm bulletin

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The pet bonds policy is just one proposal in a suite of many that overwhelmingly favour landlords’ rights.

Will pet bonds really be a win-win? I’m not holding my breath

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My most expensive clothing purchase in the last year? A $22 pack of Kmart undies.

The cost of being: A skint student waiting anxiously to start a new job

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Mega tunnel idea prompts anger and satire but finds a couple of champions

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Uncovering the strange and knotty past – and inadequate present – of a grassy hill that sits above Wellington CBD.

A flagpole, a failed space, and a confused history of white fragility

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You want to build a giant underground tunnel? Dream a little bigger.

A series of alternative, equally ambitious, transport options for Wellington

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Cost: Would be extremely complex and expensive. Benefit: Would provide a vital boost for the consulting industry. 

Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel

. Brush up on all the bonnets, babies and body horror of the first two seasons here. 

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!!! Contains spoilers for season 1 and 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale !!!

The Handmaid's Tale recap: season one and two | The Spinoff for Lightbox

The first three episodes of season three of The Handmaid’s Tale drop on Lightbox at 8pm on Thursday June 6 

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Season three of The Handmaid's Tale drops on June 6, exclusively on Lightbox. Brush up on all the bonnets, babies and body horror of the first two seasons here. 

The Spinoff

Pop CultureMay 30, 2019

Video recap: The Handmaid’s Tale season 1 and 2 in under three minutes

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Pop CultureMay 30, 2019

Video recap: The Handmaid’s Tale season 1 and 2 in under three minutes

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