Daily English Show #11 – Wellington To Blenheim (Video)
December 25, 2011 – 7:13 am | 29 Comments

The Daily English Show, an occasional video series, has hit the road traveling through New Zealand in a United Campervan. Today they travel to the beehive (Parliament), Lyall Bay (check out Maranui Cafe review) then …

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Geoff Murphy’s Goodbye Pork Pie Re-enacted
March 6, 2009 – 9:42 pm | 32 Comments

Director Geoff Murphy’s (Young Guns II, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory,The Quiet Earth) claim to fame was the New Zealand cult classic Goodbye Pork Pie. Made in 1986 this movie is about a young guy …

New Kiwi TV Series to Include Jemaine Clement
March 6, 2009 – 7:35 am | 9 Comments

Two brand new comedy series including Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement, have the go ahead thanks to NZ On Air, New Zealand’s funding agency for television, radio and NZ music content.
A Kiwi comic …

Quoteable Quotes – Bret and Jemaine – Flight of the Conchords
March 3, 2009 – 11:46 am | 11 Comments

McKenzie: “Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson put New Zealand on the map, but he put it on the map as Middle-earth, not as New Zealand.” Clement: “A lot of what Jackson purports to …

Sexy Kiwi Zoe Bell Takes Crackle By Storm
March 2, 2009 – 6:52 pm | 8 Comments

Sexy 30 year old kiwi actor Zoe Bell has taken the action martial arts scene by storm with a new web series called Angel of Death available on Sony’s Crackle. There is no shortage of …

Director Peter Jackson Profile of Gore and Horror
February 28, 2009 – 11:09 pm | 6 Comments

Fangoriaonline, the definitive horror bog has a profile of New Zealand’s favorite son, Peter Jackson, and his years making horror movies.
What many people don’t realize is that it was Peter Jackson that gave Kate Winslet …

Quotable Quotes – Burt Munroe
February 28, 2009 – 8:33 pm | 2 Comments

What’s your name young man? ….. McFarland…Mike McFarland
I knew a McFarland, he used to sell milking machines in Timaru….
You must be related because he was a total prick…..
[The World's Fastest Indian]
[Burt Munroe]

Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop Makes Mermaid Suit for Double Amputee (Video)
February 25, 2009 – 11:25 am | 79 Comments

Peter Jackson’s Weta Studios makes a mermaid suit for a Double Amputee.

Top Gear Live – arrives in New Zealand (Video)
February 13, 2009 – 3:57 pm | No Comment

The top car show in the world, Top Gear,  has brought it’s live action production to Auckland, Jeremy Clarkson and his crew has enlisted top Kiwi driver Greg Murphy as the 3rd Wheel.

Flight of the Conchords Tour North America
February 2, 2009 – 3:43 pm | 5 Comments

New Zealand’s “fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a capella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo”, the Flight of the Conchords are beginning a North American tour after the conclusion of their second series on HBO. Brett and Jermaine are …

Opshop – Jason Kerrison and Brendon Hartley racing at the A1GP
January 28, 2009 – 9:56 am | No Comment

Jason Kerrison from the Kiwi band Opshop was the guest drive of New Zealand’s next motoracing hope Brendon Hartley during the A1GP in Taupo over the weekend.

Kiwi Shlock Horror Flick Getting Traction
May 17, 2008 – 8:29 am | 2 Comments

Kiwi shlock flick from Gorilla Pictures, Last of the Living [Official Site] is gaining some traction in North America. Thanks to Peter Jackson and his early work, and the success of Eagle vs Shark, there …

Serious Kiwi Racing Simulation
April 28, 2008 – 11:12 pm | 10 Comments

Pro-motion from Auckland has just introduced the latest and most realistic car simulator in New Zealand

Kiwi CGI Software Company To Build Robots
April 27, 2008 – 5:12 pm | 7 Comments

Kiwi Software firm Massive Software is getting into the virtual robot business. The key to Massive’s success is their 3D animation rendering software used in Lord of the Rings, Golden Compass and the Pirates of …