This story first appeared on capsulenz.com When you think of Hilary Barry, what comes to mind? Giggles? News cleave? Clapbacks against Karens and triumphs over social media trolls? Well to be fair she’s all of those things – not to mention a damn fine broadcaster and journalist – but in the years since the lovingly dubbed “Hilz Baz” waka jumped from Mediaworks to TVNZ, New Zealand has had the chance to see just who the self-proclaimed ‘lippy suburban mother of two’ truly is: joy, personified. (Although, squeaks of it did come out from time to time on the 6pm news – “Hilary Barry giggle” compilations on YouTube are fire.)