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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Rhys Darby Interviews for the NZ Comedy Festival (Video)
April 20, 2009 – 8:32 am | 10 Comments

Rhys Darby AKA Murray from Flight of the Conchords interviews standup comics Brendhan Lovegrove, Jeremy Corbett and Paul Ego for the New Zealand Comedy

Gooey Romance Epic Wins People Choice Award (Video)
April 18, 2009 – 3:07 pm | 2 Comments

Issac Westenra, younger  brother of Kiwi singing superstar Hayley Westenra has picked up the People’s Choice Award for most views in the 2009 Cadbury Creme Egg Gooeys Film Festival.

Hobbit Will Be Two Movies But….
April 18, 2009 – 8:38 am | 3 Comments

According to Empire Magazine, the second Hobbit Movie will now not be a 60 filler between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Rings but:

The Story of Christian the Lion (Video)
April 17, 2009 – 11:15 am | 8 Comments

Paul Henry talks to John Rendell, one of the two “owners” of Christian the Lion who was rescued from Harrods and released into the care of George Adamson of Born Free fame.

More Kiwi Pavlova Goodness with Pavlova Entrepreneurs (Video)
April 17, 2009 – 7:06 am | 7 Comments

Pavlova Purveyors Cowell’s Genuine Pavlova partake in Pavlova pushing via video.

Chris Pine Talks Star Trek in Auckland
April 16, 2009 – 8:09 am | 13 Comments

Chris Pine who plays Captain Kirk in a new more edgy Star Trek talks at the Auckland Premiere of the movie. Kiwi rd of the Rings star Karl Urban stars as Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy …

Kiwi Anna Paquin And The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (Video)
April 15, 2009 – 9:24 pm | 4 Comments

Kiwi Anna talks to Chattanooga Tennessee’s CBS Affiliate WDEF about the TV Movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler.

Lord of the Rings Tour Big Hit in North America (Video)
April 15, 2009 – 7:51 am | 7 Comments

“Lord of the Rings” fans are flocking to New Zealand, where the trilogy was filmed to see first hand where the successful film trilogy was made according to CNN.

Jemaine Clement Plays Dr Ronald Chevalier
April 14, 2009 – 7:39 am | One Comment

Jemaine plays a Quasi Sci-Fi author and life guru Dr Ronald Chevalier.

NZ Declares Dessert Wars on Australia – Throws Down Tea Towel
April 13, 2009 – 7:59 am | 11 Comments

Kiwi Prime Minster John Keys threw down the Tea Towel gauntlet last week over Australian claims that they invented the Palova dessert.

Kiwi DreamGirls Cause Stir in Bollywood
April 12, 2009 – 8:27 am | 17 Comments

Six Kiwi-Indian girls have been given the chance to perform with the leading lights of Bollywood including Aditi Bhagwat and Shiva Rindhani.

48 Hours of Furious Filmmaking in New Zealand
April 9, 2009 – 8:11 am | 33 Comments

This years 48 hours of Film-making is back on in New Zealand. The challenge is for independent teams (not Peter Jackson or the Weta guys)  to create a short form video over one weekend.

Weta Workshop’s Richard Taylor Talks Dr Who (Video)
April 8, 2009 – 8:55 pm | 5 Comments

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Richard Taylor, founder of Weta Workshop talks about the Dr Who work they have been working on with the BBC.

Lumberjacks Make Hay At Easter Show (Video)
April 8, 2009 – 8:37 pm | 3 Comments

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Meet the new face of lumberjacking, World-champion female lumberjack Shana Martin and Olivia Judd show us how at the Royal Easter show in Auckland.