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The big problem with Netflix's new smash hit
It's #1 in 76 countries, and sums up a whole weird era
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This should be the best week of Erny Belle’s life. Why’s she so down?
New Zealand music is not working like it used to
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A conversation with the most important person in NZ TV
About the most important day in their year
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Old Dads and the sharp growth of conservative pop culture
The grouchy, reactionary Netflix film is a surprise smash – and there’s more coming
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OneFour: Against All Odds is brilliant, infuriating and the year's best music documentary
It's explains the forces which made a controversial Australian rap group disappear
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Netflix is a wasteland for NZ TV. A bold new campaign hopes to change that
If it's successful, we might not just watch Netflix, but see ourselves there too.
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After the Party is queasy, morally complex and the best New Zealand TV drama in years
The six-part TVNZ drama explores the lingering, crazymaking aftermath of a boozy party and stars Robyn Malcolm at what might be her career peak.
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Stopping for a cuppa
A small hiatus while we gorge on the election, then a comeback with a brand new author
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