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Popstars returns for 2021 with judges Kimbra, Nathan King and Vince Harder searching for New Zealand s best vocal talent.
With a new version of Popstars about to land, the world s first made-for-television pop group are warning of the hidden dangers of reality TV superstardom. They talk to Chris Schulz. Five young faces would beam from giant billboards, newspaper front pages and magazine racks. Their songs would play constantly on the radio, their music videos rotated heavily on TV. When
Popstars debuted, the coverage started immediately. For a full year, it didn t stop. We were in people s faces 24/7, says Megan Alatini, who, along with Erika Takacs, Joe Cotton, Keri Harper and Carly Binding, formed TrueBliss, the world s first made-for-TV pop group.
If Sina Saffari looks like he s had no sleep, that s because he hasn t. After two quickfire lockdowns in Auckland, the co-founder of a long-running Kaipara music festival is so busy he s been unable to get any shut eye.
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Earth Beat Aotearoa is a five-day family-friendly music and arts festival that is set to kick off on Wednesday. I m pretty swamped, admits Saffari, who immediately orders a strong iced coffee when he arrives at an inner city Auckland cafe. I m already up to my eyeballs as it is. He s been up all night for good reason. Saffari s Earth Beat Aotearoa is a five-day family-friendly music and arts festival that is set to kick off on Wednesday.
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March 6, 2021
An interview with the most feared man in New Zealand media
Journalists avoid his calls, editors loathe it when he highlights mistakes. But he reckons he’s not scary at all. Chris Schulz meets RNZ’s Mr Mediawatch, Colin Peacock.
Over his summer holidays, Colin Peacock tried to switch off. For much of the previous 12 months, the 52-year-old host of Radio New Zealand’s long-running Mediawatch show had seen his favourite industry – the media – decimated, and it had taken its toll.
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Opinion - Journalists avoid his calls, editors loathe it when he highlights mistakes. But he reckons he s not scary at all. Chris Schulz meets RNZ s Mr Mediawatch, Colin Peacock.
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Over his summer holidays, Colin Peacock tried to switch off. For much of the previous 12 months, the 52-year-old host of Radio New Zealand s long-running Mediawatch show had seen his favourite industry - the media - decimated, and it had taken its toll.
The worldwide pandemic caused by Covid-19 wreaked havoc. Bauer Media closed its doors, with 237 jobs lost and major magazine mastheads like