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Warner Bros Discovery New Zealand boss Juliet Peterson said: “We understand that [in] every NZ on Air funding round, scores of applications are considered and not all can be accepted. “We are disappointed to see Paddy Gower Has Issues has not been funded this round. “We believe in Paddy, and

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

D’oh! They’re standing easy! (feet apart – hands behind back), not to attention (feet together – hands/arms down their sides). If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member

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Former TV3 “weather girl” Toni Marsh, 55, claims a news boss once said: “You’re that little bit of fluff on Max TV.” “In the past, people were more honest and said what they thought. I am not politically correct – I knew I was hired to be a piece of

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

It’s Bechamel sauce, not bechamal. It was named after the Marquis de Béchamel, one of Louis XIV’s generals in France, who was reputed to have invented it. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.

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Moscow is off the travel menu for New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom after his name was added to a burgeoning list of New Zealanders now banned from entering Russia. Holdom found out at the weekend that he had been included in a list released by the Russian foreign ministry detailing

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Following Sir Ian McKellen’s shock onstage fall last month, the actor has shared a sad update. Sir Ian McKellen has pulled out of the UK tour of his latest play as he continues to recover from a horror stage fall. The Lord of the Rings acting veteran, who turned

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Javier Bardem played rugby for Spain. He’s Spanish, born and bred, not Argentinian. And I doubt he would’ve made Los Pumas in any case. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would

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A coroner has released graphic video footage showing the moment a deranged man who attacked an innocent pensioner in a meth-fuelled psychosis is Tasered by police, wrestled to the ground and taken into custody as loved ones scream “he’s sick” and “don’t hurt him”. The man’s

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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This is a singular-plural contradiction, NZH. It’s basic grammar: the star’s [star is] going or stars are. And let’s not start on the definition of ‘stars’… If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the

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Jill Biden was right at her husband’s side on Saturday (local time) as they exited Air Force One to head for a pair of campaign stops at luxurious vacation homes on Long Island. And she got straight to the point when it was her turn to introduce the president

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The BFD World News Quiz

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A former TVNZ employee has queried the broadcaster’s decision to spend $30,000 sending three senior staff to an industry event in Los Angeles, days after the final episodes of Sunday and Fair Go aired. Travel itineraries and budget breakdowns provided to Stuff under the Official Information Act show

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