George Fenwick09:47, May 03 2021
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From big prawns to fluffy sheep, the queens took the idea of representing their home towns to interesting places.
RECAP: One
Drag Race Down Under contestant made a powerful runway debut by making a politically resonant statement for aboriginal Australians.
Who was it? Jojo Zaho, an indigenous drag queen from Newcastle, who displayed a banner on the back of her runway look – the theme of which was “no place like home” – that read: “Always was, always will be,” in reference to Australia being aboriginal land which never ceded sovereignty to colonisers.
Amazing. Right? This is what had excited me so much about the idea of
RIP Pods: New Zealand’s top 10 discontinued confectionery, ranked
Ranking
As the nation is rocked by the news chocolate Pods are being discontinued, Stewart Sowman-Lund digs deep into the confectionary graveyard to reminisce about other deceased sweets.
When I was a child, the cinema-going experience was incomplete without a small box of Snifters. That soon evolved into a family bag of Pods (Snickers, of course). Now I’m left wondering if it’s even worth going to the movies. Maybe it’s better to curl up on the couch, watch something bad on Netflix and eat some old leftovers from the fridge.
BIG SHOT (DISNEY+) Former
Full House star John Stamos plays temperamental basketball coach Marvyn Korn in this 10-part David E. Kelley (
Boston Legal,
Big Little Lies) dramedy. He’s a man who finds himself having to rebuild her career at an elite girl’s private high school after he is fired from a more lucrative role. “The charismatic cast certainly helps,” wrote
Time magazine s Judy Berman. “Stamos may never win an Oscar, but he s a reliably likeable TV presence who makes it easy to root for a high-strung bully who s trying to rebuild his life.”
CREAMERIE (TVNZ ONDEMAND) Despite the premise, initial aesthetics and the presence of the luminous Tandi Wright, a dystopian drama akin to the under-rated, sadly short-lived
Press Release – TRENZ An event to prepare the New Zealand tourism industry for the return of international visitors has reached capacity with more than 700 tourism operators registered to attend. TRENZ Hui 2021, a reshaped version of New Zealands biggest annual tourism …
An event to prepare the New Zealand tourism industry for the return of international visitors has reached capacity with more than 700 tourism operators registered to attend.
TRENZ Hui 2021, a reshaped version of New Zealand’s biggest annual tourism business event, is being held in Ōtautahi Christchurch on 5-6 May.
With most borders still closed and international buyers unable to attend, TRENZ Hui 2021 will focus on generating solutions for the challenges involved in reopening to the world.
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 2:37 pm
An event to prepare the New Zealand tourism industry for
the return of international visitors has reached capacity
with more than 700 tourism operators registered to
attend.
TRENZ Hui 2021, a reshaped version of New
Zealand’s biggest annual tourism business event, is being
held in Ōtautahi Christchurch on 5-6 May.
With most
borders still closed and international buyers unable to
attend, TRENZ Hui 2021 will focus on generating solutions
for the challenges involved in reopening to the
world.
The event is managed by Tourism Industry
Aotearoa and Chief Executive Chris Roberts says the
overwhelming demand from attendees is a clear statement of